I’ve had a difficult time finding pizza dough that is not only GF, but also easy to make (i.e. doesn’t take a long time waiting for the yeast to activate and the dough to rise). I missed pizza the most in the first few months after going GF, but honestly over time it just became [...]
Archive > December 2009
Best of 2009: Fun.
The Lighthearted: Film: The Hangover. Yes, I watched it. The un-rated version, even. And laughed my ass off something crazy. “Not at the table, Carlos!” Book: Dark Desires After Dusk, book five in Kresley Cole’s IAD series. Two words: Car scene. Song: A toss up between “Toes” (Zac Brown Band) and “Hillbilly Bone” (Trace Adkins [...]
Best of 2009: Serious.
Because everyone else is doing it, and I’m nothing if not a sheep. Serious: Film: Fast Food Nation. It was released in 2006, but I didn’t get to see it until November, 2009. It had an enormous impact on the way I view food, particularly meat. I love that our organic market offers locally-grown foods, [...]
Things I learned in 2009.
1. How (not) to write a book. The experience was an important one, however, as it brought me to where I am now, writing with a better understanding of what needs to happen and why. 2. How to set boundaries. Stressful the first time you do it, but it does get easier. The most critical [...]
Pics from Christmas.
Not too many. I’m lazy. And just for fun…here the Kid is last year at this time:
To those who survived this day…
consider this a virtual pat on the back. Just because it only comes once a year doesn’t make it any easier.
Christmas Eve.
House cleaned. Clothes washed. Dishes done. Muffins for Santa baked (I hear he’s become health conscious, so cookies were out). Hopefully during the Kid’s nap I can finally get my hair fixed up take a shower, then work on chapter six. Welcome to the chaos that is the Christmas holiday weekend.
