We have a winner for the latest Starbucks and Amazon giveaway.Out of 44 entries, random.org picked number 9.The lucky winner is Linda!Linda, please e-mail me atCongratulations, doll. A book and a cup of coffee is on me this week! … [Read more...]
Review: New CMT Show "Working Class"
10:59 pm By 2 Comments
I was given an opportunity this week to preview CMT's first scripted sit-com, Working Class.It stars Melissa Peterman (from Reba) as Carli, a divorced mom of three who is trying to make a better life for her kids.Ed Asner (from The Mary Tyler Moore Show if you are old, and the Pixar movie Up if you are young) is her crusty neighbor and work buddy.They work together in the deli area of a Whole … [Read more...]
Recipe for White Chicken Chili
6:36 pm By 8 Comments
It's cold outside! I cook more now, but mostly as an excuse to have the oven and stove on. And to eat. I've been trying to perfect my White Chicken Chili, and the answer came to me from an episode of America's Test Kitchen--poach the chicken. Poaching the chicken keeps it moist and flavorful and allows you to add the shredded chicken into the chili completely cooked. No more dry … [Read more...]
Happy New Giveaway!
3:00 am By 43 Comments
I really like giving away the coffee and book thing, so let's do that again! I think it's the perfect cure for the winter blues. I currently finishing up my last bag of Starbucks Christmas Blend and reading pleasantly mindless chick lit--"Something Borrowed" and "Something Blue" by Emily Giffen. The antagonist of the first book is the protagonist of the second. A tricky feat.I … [Read more...]
Back In the Saddle
11:34 pm By 2 Comments
I'm trying to get my groove back after the holiday break. I'm tired, we've had low-level sickness in the house, but at least not the flu, knock wood. Today I spent cleaning my filthy, filthy house and slowly spelling words to my kids. It's so hard to get them to do school work after a break. I read that article in the Wall Street Journal, Battle Hymn of a Tiger Mother, about parenting like … [Read more...]
