Tag: healthier recipe
Week 40: Mangia, Mangia!
This project has definitely shone a spotlight on the fact that I’m much more like my mother than I care to admit. It’s not that I believe that my mother was a horrible person, rather it’s just that I’ve spent a great deal of energy trying to create a life that was different than hers. […]
Week 31: Not So Devilish Dip – Recipe FAIL
What’s the unhealthiest, processed, and otherwise most disgusting food that you either love to eat now or loved to eat during your childhood? I confess…this clean-eating, no sugar and no processed food allowed, healthy, middle-aged (ok, maybe a little more than middle-aged) mom has a long list of junk foods (see below) that I regularly consumed as […]
Week 26: Waldorf Salad, Hold the Mayo and the Melodrama
I’m halfway through my 52-week commitment (insert happy dance here)! To be quite honest it seems as though I’ve run out of things to say… Or maybe it’s that I’ve run out of things that I think folks want to hear. In the editing process, Rick’s feedback has been that I should go deeper into […]
Week 20: Waiting for the Little Sweet Potato
Any day now my daughter’s life is about to change forever and she’ll be a Mother. We’re all in that expectant holding pattern where there’s lots of love, support, excitement and some anxiety as we wait for the Little Sweet Potato to arrive. The next few posts are likely going to be very short like this one, […]
Week 16: Italian Easter Pie and Finding Religion
I don’t recall going to church before the age of 12. Then suddenly, my mom found religion and we started going to an Episcopal church that was part of the born-again movement of the 70’s. The first time I attended, I was dressed in my red and white Cowboy cheer uniform, because there was a game […]
Week 13: If It’s Good Enough for the Queen
I’ve never thought of food as a historical narrative. It’s easy to draw the line from certain recipes to their geographical origin, such as seafood in coastal cultures, exotic fruit in the tropics, or peppers, avocados, and corn in hot climates. Until this week I’d never made the social or historical connection, and I’m now realizing […]
Week 9: Yes, These Muffins Contain Collard Greens
This is how it went down… I’m with my sister for a visit during the time I would cook a 52 Saturdays recipe. In fact, a recipe that has been named after another sister and her (Kristin and Kyle) . I thought, “perfect, I’ll have an opportunity to adapt and prepare a meal with her. We’ll […]
Week 3 : Tuna Casserole Comfort
It’s only week 2 and I’ve already run into a scheduling challenge. I’m actually writing this post on Wednesday and scheduling it for Saturday. As this post goes live, I’ll be in D.C. for the women’s post-inauguration March on Washington. It’s fitting because my mother would be proud to know I’m hitting the pavement in […]
Week 2: Corn Muffin Success and Sadness
Last Saturday, I began what will be a year-long process of sorting through my mother’s recipes, selecting one per week, adapting it to a healthier version, and then posting the updated recipe the following week. In this, my first of 52 weeks, I find myself excited, touched by the support of family and friends, and […]