by Leslie Sholly | Nov 29, 2013 | cooking, food, Parenting
The NaBloPoMo wagon, that is. But, y’all, this week has been brutal. First there was the all-nighter. Jake got his paper done. Emily bagged on us around 3 a.m. I stayed up and up and up. For those of you who have heard me rant about helicopter parenting,...
by Leslie Sholly | Feb 11, 2013 | cooking, food, recipes
I was 19 when I moved into my first apartment–on-campus housing at Georgetown University with three friends. Excited about having a kitchen, I ambitiously dumped the meal plan and looked forward to home-cooked meals. To prepare, I bought a green notebook and...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 30, 2012 | cooking, food, recipes, recipes
I rarely use recipes, certainly not for everyday foods. I like to think of my own mind as a sort of cookbook, capable of synthesizing ingredients into masterpieces. I’m not sure if that’s a special talent or something that can be learned from years of...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 22, 2012 | cooking, food, recipes
I don’t know about you, but I always get nervous about roasting the Thanksgiving turkey. It’s such a big responsibility. If your casserole doesn’t turn out exactly right, so what? There are about 100 more casseroles on the table. But if the...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 20, 2012 | cooking, family, food, Gratitude
That’s my counter, waiting for tomorrow. We are hosting Thanksgiving for the first time in several years, and I expect to be cooking all day. I hope to have only the turkey to deal with on Thursday. When I was growing up, Thanksgiving was so comforting,...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 9, 2012 | cooking, food, recipes
Yes, it’s that time of year–or really, it’s slightly after that time of year, since I couldn’t find a carving-sized pumpkin for love or money the night before Halloween, which is when I attempted to buy them. But that meant I ended up with...