Andrea Jarrell is an essayist with a fairly newfound flair for holiday meal prepping. Connect with her on Twitter @andreajarrell. My place in the preparation of the Thanksgiving meal has always been that of scullery maid, table setter, or dishwasher. My mother’s little sidekick, I wholeheartedly embraced these roles, being far more interested in how …
This post first appeared on Mona Andrei’s personal blog, Moxie-Dude. I don’t usually like to start posts sounding paranoid but I have to tell you … I’m pretty sure that Siri hates me. There. I said it. It all started when I was driving home from work earlier this week and suddenly realized that I …
Well, well, guess who made something YUMMY yesterday, awesome readers! I cooked something and believe it or not, my son said, “Wow!” Yup. True story. What?!! You don’t believe me? I would NEVER lie to you, my awesomenesses! Well, unless if you were holding a gun to my head and asking me where I keep …
This is one of my family’s favorite soups!!! The barley adds an amazing amount of fiber and the squash, carrots, celery and onions are loaded with vitamins. You can replace the chicken with turkey, if desired. One cup has just 142 calories, 1 gram of fat, 5 grams of fiber and 3 Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS. It’s so low in fat …
I’ve become concerned about some recent changes in my son Daniel, who just finished his freshman year of college. In high school Daniel was completely normal–he played football, had lots of friends, was marginally spoiled (but in a good way) and spent a lot of time relaxing on our couch. But now that he’s home this summer, …
