Grayson, Zeke and I have spent the past 5 weeks with my parents in their “off-grid” home in the magnificent Ozark mountains. A couple of weeks ago I wrote in my first “off-grid” post that dad and mom have been treating us to some great food here in the Ozarks, not only in their own kitchen, but also out […]

First-Trimester Hiatus Blog 2:  “Onions, hormones, and soup….”Blog Written at 10 Weeks pregnant, November 5, 2012 The onset of hormones and related nausea make for a quick transition from home-cooked meals every night, to no dinner on the table. Needless to say, we’ve had a lack of meals from scratch lately. I’ve managed the occasional home made […]

I just devoured one of the greatest meals I have ever had set before me. Truly I would dare to rate this plate of food in the top five dishes I have ever eaten. Unfortunately, I failed to take a photograph of this delectable concoction before I tore it to pieces and thoroughly finished off the entire […]

Mmmmmm, the rich fragrance of gooey, smouldering, sizzling,  and eventually flaming cheese-like substance wrapped so delicately in plastic–or maybe that’s the “cheese” itself–searing ever so elegantly atop the grill. Two years ago the waft of this aroma sent my stomach turning. Fortunately, this year I was further along in my pregnancy–12 weeks instead of 5–allowing […]

My sister came to visit and bake Christmas cookies with me on Thursday. She and I are both fairly new to motherhood; myself in just 17 months, and her only 4 months with my baby niece. As we took a lunch break from our rigorous baking, she and I discussed  the rather extreme and irrational fears […]

I realize I’ve had a slight hiatus in blogging. Trust me, it has not been specific to blogging. No, I fear this hiatus also enveloped my cooking, pursuit of good food, judgment of what good food is, and consumption of real food. What could cause such a detour in what seemed so strong–our pursuit of real […]