Do you wonder where last month went? Last year? The last six years? Me, too. My six-year-old is suddenly 12, tromping around in my shoes and borrowing my t-shirts. I want to stop time. Now. Turns out there’s a way to trick your mind into believing the clock has slowed down. And, luckily, our brains […]
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Kids need fiber: How to get them to eat veggies
Please don’t hate me when I tell you this, but I have a nine-year-old who eats her vegetables. Not just leaves of iceberg lettuce, either—we’re talking fennel, whole tomatoes, celery leaves, cilantro, beets, golden carrots, cabbage, fava beans, leeks. She’s kind of a monster. It’s pretty great considering I was never really a serious vegetables […]
Doing the Work: I’m starting with stories
Can we really end structural racism? What I’ve been seeing and reading in the news lately blows my mind. I get goosebumps, I get angry, I feel sad. I examine my white fragility, my whiteness. Even though I was too chicken to be on the front lines of local Black Lives Matter demonstrations (I’ve been […]
Twice as Good: Sauces That’ll Make You Love Your Own Cooking
I get tired of my own cooking sometimes. At those times, even the crispy, salty, lemony roasted chicken I just pulled out of the oven seems boring. The pan-seared grass-fed skirt steak looks unfinished and slightly unappetizing. My vegetables taste too vegetable-y. My meal needs just a ‘little something’ to make it taste lighter, brighter, […]
They Canceled Fun: a Tiny resource roundup
The Virus. It’s easy to feel sort of paralyzed right now–and that’s okay. I’m having a hard time thinking about sticking to my normal schedule when I really just want to scroll the newsfeeds, searching for a crumb of hope. My kid nailed it when she said, ‘They canceled fun!’ Luckily, I haven’t been laid […]
What’s for Dinner? 5 Easy Meals That Don’t Involve Takeout or Blue Apron
Yes, you still have to cook. And clean. But only a little bit. We all know it’s waaay healthier and cheaper to eat at home. We also know that cooking a meal and dealing with dishes after a long day pretty much sucks. When I walk in the door after work on a weekday, I […]