This is not new news. In fact, I have blogged about my loathing of gyms in the past. (Click here.) Right about the time of that 2011 blog post, I rediscovered running. I had sworn off of it in high school, thinking any running that did not include something like a basketball in front of you, or a field hockey stick ... Read More »
I’m going to do it. I think. I may never push the PUBLISH button, however. In my family, we have a very difficult time telling others when we have accomplished something we are proud of. It is, admittedly, a weird family thing: we don’t give importance to those significant moments that highlight our accomplishments. Example: I did not invite my parents to my ... Read More »
True to my Northeastern US upbringing, I tend to want things to happen now, if not yesterday. A common expression in our house when the kids were young was “Chop! Chop!” It could have meant “If you don’t eat that last shrimp on your plate right now, I just might!” Or maybe it meant “Bedtime was 2 minutes ago!” Or even “Let’s ... Read More »
In keeping with our blog name, here are a few killer sauces to keep you warm, now that the chilly weather seems to have settled in. HOMEMADE MAC ‘N CHEESE SAUCE – consider adding lobster or shrimp to this seriously decadent sauce. I am gluten free, so the flour and the pasta are both gluten free in this house. Sauté ... Read More »
Confession: I usually dislike Thanksgiving. I like gathering for the holiday, but it is not my favorite. Why don’t I like it? Here is the silly reason: its traditional foods are not my favorites. I like to like what I eat. It comes with growing up Italian, then marrying into Greek. Food matters, especially at a holiday table. The one year that ... Read More »
We are almost a year and a half out of our home, the place where we started our lives together, raised our children, and buried our dogs. Our new digs give me a new route to the office every day. Whereas before I drove through bucolic countrysides, I now slog through some heavily trafficked but residential areas, and then the dreaded, please-don’t-make-a-left-turn, ... Read More »
I may take some heat for this post. Conversely, I may find some like-minded friends, or even motivate others to do some research on the topic. Here goes. I bought some Bitcoin. Then I bought some alt cryptocurrencies: Steem, BAT, Stratis and DigiByte. Yes, I did. My portfolio is up, but I won’t say how much, in case the IRS ... Read More »
I said I would start posting again in September. Now it’s October. I’ve gotten off-track on a lot of things since June. Reading. Exercising. Eating well. Writing. The summer flew by and even with barVino now being closed Sunday and Monday, there still didn’t seem to be enough time to do everything. So . . . the kitchen cabinets aren’t ... Read More »
I was working at my favorite Starbucks the other day, a place that allows me to focus and concentrate without the distractions at home. Okay, I admit it. Starbucks also provides me a clean table to work at without having to organize my own clutter. (Where to put it???) Starbucks also allows me to look around for distraction when I need ... Read More »
One of my summer goals was to try some new cooking flavors. We tend to get stuck in the typical grilled meal mode over the summer. Come fall, and then throughout the winter, it is the delicious Italian-food rut where we find ourselves. I will never complain about a red sauce cooking down on a weekend, making a mess on the ... Read More »
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