As the weather warms and locally-grown produce begins to arrive at our grocery stores and farmers’ markets, I feel like I am reuniting with old friends. It has only been the last few years that I paid much attention to when various produce was in season. Partially due to economics, in season foods are often … Continue reading »
Today I bought 5 pounds of rhubarb at the farmers’ market. I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am to start cooking things featuring this fabulous spring vegetable. That’s right it’s a vegetable! I have a few ideas tickling my brain but I thought it would be fun to poll the people. Dearest … Continue reading »
Back in ye olde days, when I worked in an office, the coffee shop around the corner occasionally sold Morning Glory Muffins. They were decadently moist, sweet, a little spicy, and huge. Every so often I would treat myself to one and try to eat it over two days. At the time I pretended it was better … Continue reading »
Readers in the Seattle area I hope you will come out for this event! Readers outside of the area mark your calendars to spend the day being active along with us. Send pictures of your activity to ourladyof2nds@yahoo.com. I’ll try to feature everyone’s images on the blog the week after the event. Invitation! My thirtieth … Continue reading »
Last Saturday was Mr. Second Helpings and my 5th wedding anniversary. We marked the day by re-exchanging our newly resized wedding rings. I don’t think we could have designed a nicer day. The sun shone warm and bright all day. I bustled around in the kitchen preparing a special meal while Mr. Second Helpings took The … Continue reading »
It is great to have a variety of go-to meals stored in your mental recipe collection. These meals can generally be pulled together using freezer and pantry staples, and though they may be written down somewhere the precise recipe is no longer needed. Alas even those back up ideas can become dull after awhile so … Continue reading »
The Second Helpings are getting ready to head north to beautiful Vancouver, B.C. It will be our first family vacation via train! I am so excited to see how The Little Helping reacts to this new way of traveling. I am preparing myself for him to be unimpressed but based on the growing number of … Continue reading »
[Heads up! This post contains a very tasteful image of a nude model in profile. It may be unsuitable for some readers or reading environments.] Last week a friend of mine read an article on the US Edition of The Guardian newspaper’s website through Facebook that was broadcast onto her friends News Feeds. The headline … Continue reading »
I have been so wrapped up in a sugary haze I let a major milestone pass quietly - I reached my personal goal weight. Whoops, hang on…*tap, tap* [clears throat] I HAVE REACHED MY PERSONAL GOAL WEIGHT!!!! As of two weeks ago, I am 51.4 % lighter than I was at my first Weight Watchers meeting … Continue reading »
Easter – Bunnies – Baskets – Colors – Eggs – Meringues! I though it would be fun to craft a post showing a meringue in every Spring color. I have been planning it for weeks. I started scouting grocery stores for extracts and arranged to borrow some gel food dyes. I even made a trip … Continue reading »