It's been a while since I did a gift guide, each year the holidays seem to creep up on me faster and faster and each year I am never prepared for them. Last year I had gotten fired from a position I held for 7 or 8 years without any warning or any cause (you can read about it here). Even though it was one
Happy New Year! This year I'm starting off with an Instant Pot ham a wild rice soup recipe. I make all kinds of soups during the holidays. Usually because there are so many leftovers from the holiday meals, but also because it's so damn cold. Currently it's about -14°. That's Minnesota, and that's why we make things like Tater Tot Hot Dish. It's also probably
So this latest viral video is either really funny or really creepy depending on how much of a helicopter parent you turned out to be. It's about mothers and their sons who grow up to use Old Spice. I suppose it's about letting go but really it just looks like these young men are going to have difficulty in any new relationship and they may
There's been a lot of talk in the media lately about women in the work place. Can we have it all? is the question being put forth once again with no clear or easy answer. Can we have it all? Can women have both a family and a successful and fulfilling career? Not according to Anne-Marie Slaughter we can't. I'm lucky enough to be able
Halloween is less than a week away. As I write this it is snowing but next week it looks to be perfect trick or treat weather. What follows is some fun statistics about Halloween. Costumes, candy and bobbing for apples are just some of the things we do on All Hallows Eve. According to this infographic candy bars like Snickers, Hershey bars and Milky Ways
October is Pork Month and Costco is having a great sale on all different cuts of pork. I made this with a tenderloin from Costco. I seasoned it with one of my favorite Penzy's spice mixes; Galena Street Rub, and put it on the grill. I've been doing the no carb thing for the past several month but forgot about pork. I've eaten more chicken
Father's Day is just around the corner and I bet he doesn't want another tie or t-shirt that says #1 Dad. Okay, he might want another shirt and would probably even wear it with considerable pride but have you ever considered getting your dad some flowers? I can speak from experience, there are some dads out there would really appreciate a nice orchid rather than
(Do you have any idea how many people, when writing about cake, use the title 'Let them eat cake'? Lots, so I changed the title of this post to something more accurate but less French.) Today is my birthday and I am going to have cake! I've never been so excited about cake before but that's what happens when you give up carbs for New
I do. I have child induced Attention Deficit Disorder which means I can't focus on one task for more than a few minutes at a time. I'm not ashamed to admit I have this disorder, most mothers do. Scratch that, all mothers have child induced ADD. It starts during gestation, though we don't notice the degree of the disorder until after birth. In the beginning,
Last night my son graduated from high school. Not only did he graduate but he graduated Cum Laude and with IB honors, and he has been accepted to one of the top science engineering schools in the country. I'm extremely proud of him. He has been an easy child to raise which is good because I didn't always do the right thing when it came
