Category: (it's all about the) food

WF&G 7 guidelines: Week One

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, books, family, health, italian

Okay, so what I'm learning with applying the WF&G (Women Food and God by Geneen Roth) 7 guidelines is that I'm in trouble right away (for example, I am trying to figure out ways to sync the guidelines with the Weight Watchers Points system...and somehow, I think that is not the author's intent...). It is also actually … Continue reading WF&G 7 guidelines: Week One

Women Food and God

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, books, health

Women Food and God: an unexpected path to almost everything is written by Geneen Roth, who has written many books about compulsive eating and weight. She will be presenting a program at Kripalu in Lenox, MA this September. She has been on the Oprah show and some of her writings are on Oprah's website as well.  … Continue reading Women Food and God

Midsummer garden update

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, gardening, health, italian

Well, so far, so good. After the scary appearance of blossom end rot on two of the heirloom plum tomatoes (Juliets, I think, but since my husband buried its name tag during planting, it's anybody's guess, really) that led to me wildly flinging them into the woods, no more have reared its ugly (and I … Continue reading Midsummer garden update

Ramona and Beezus

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, tweens

  Remember the "Ramona" books from your growing up years? Well, now fast-forward the year 2010, and we have the "Ramona and Beezus" movie. Don't be confused by the reversal of the names; it's based on the book Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary, published first in the 1950's.  I am always interested in books … Continue reading Ramona and Beezus

Pirates! in Kennebunk!

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, tweens

If you want something fun and inexpensive to do, scour your own and adjacent towns for low cost (cheap! cheap!) or free activities to do with the fam.  Last Thursday night, my husband, daughter and I met at the Kennebunk High School to see a play. I met them after work; they went early, bought the … Continue reading Pirates! in Kennebunk!

Saying goodbye to a friend

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, baking, fitness, good grief, health, tweens

My daughter's friend delivered some unexpected news last week. Without preamble, she sent a one line email declaring that she was moving. To California. Like, soon.    Well. It's not the first time that one of her close friends have moved away; it's the third time, actually. It seems to be hitting her in a … Continue reading Saying goodbye to a friend

Grazing date night

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, italian, restaurants

For our wedding anniversary this year we had some big plans to eat out at a nice Italian restaurant near our home. We had been talking about it for several days, but when the time came to get ready to go, we hesitated. "I'm not that hungry", my husband said. "We don't have to eat … Continue reading Grazing date night

Garden Update

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, books, gardening

Things are really doing well this year. I've been picking zucchini, yellow squash, string beans, and sugar snap peas for a while now. I thought I'd picked the last strawberry last week, but then the funky pink-flowered strawberry plant that I found at the Portland Farmer's Market a few months ago produced a couple more! … Continue reading Garden Update

Backyard date

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family

Maybe you leave for work very early in the morning, and return home late in the evening...and maybe you have a significant other that you would like to have date-time with, at least once in a while! What do you do? Well, the situation demands creativity on the part of the couple, no question. Tonight, … Continue reading Backyard date

The best birthday cake ever

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, italian

So, why am I still talking about (and eating!) birthday cake in July when my birthday was in May? Because my brother and I are Irish (and Italian!) twins, born just 13 months apart...and where there are birthdays, there must be cake! Besides having our birthdays at the end of warm weather months, another thing … Continue reading The best birthday cake ever