[Did you win??] First, thanks to everyone who entered the Simply Bar giveaway and helped me contribute to Second Harvest! The giveaway received 87 entries, so I am going to upgrade the donation to $1 per entry and give $87 to the organization. I know they can use it and will happily put it toward […]
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Festive Freebie V: I Simply Love These Bars!, Help Me Help, and a Winner from Last Week
[This year, I decided to offer a “Festive Freebies” series in which I give away some of my favorite food products. . . hand-picked by me! These are things I already love and actually eat (or use) regularly, and which I’d love to share with you. Here’s my fifth Festive Freebie–with a charitable twist. Click here […]
Dog Day: The Girls Go Gaga for Halloween
“Here it is, Halloween again, and once again, Mum has us decked in these silly costumes. . . seriously, Mum, Lady Gaga?? I mean, how many more years will I have to put up with such indignities? A bad romance, indeed. . . . “ “What do you mean, Elsie? I LOVED my costume this […]
Easy Chili Mac Recipe
Before I get to the recipe. . . let me tell you about this amazing care package I received in the mail last week. It was from Sarah of The Ordinary Vegetarian, and it was all part of a blogger care package swap orchestrated by Lindsay of Running with Tongs. Sarah and I were matched […]
Zucchini Pie–Yeast Free and Anti Candida Friendly
[Before I launch into today’s post, I wanted to thank everyone for their kind wishes for poor, accident-prone Elsie! Our Number One* Girl is doing much better, thanks–still limping a little, but infinitely less than that first scary evening. While her gait has improved, her mood hasn’t quite, as she has to stay behind with boring […]
Rhubarb Swirl Ice Cream
Ah, the crazy, lazy days of summer. Well, at least I got it half right. 😉 Ack!! I’m going nuts over here! Bonkers! Batty! Off the deep end! Loco! Folle! Verrückt! Whack! Or, as Susan Powter used to say, “STOP THE INSANITEEEEEEEE!!”. Well, really, it’s my own fault. I mean, it’s crunch time at my job, […]
Dog Day: Who’s Your Mama?
For all the moms out there. . . Whether a Mom by birth, [My mother on her wedding day, aged 22] a Mom by choice, [Elsie, you’re a pretty good pillow.”] or a Mom you hold close in your heart, [My Mom at my wedding, aged 59, three years before she died.] Wishing you all day […]
Dog Day: Wuff is in the Air
“Hmmm. . . I know there was something special happening today. . . but what? Maybe if I sleep with my head on Elsie’s pillow I’ll think of it . . . “. “Mum, I appreciate that you turned on this doggie television for me, but that’s not it. . . hmmm. . . .special day. . […]
Happy Holidays to All
Whether you celebrate today or not, hope you enjoy the day and some time to relax with friends and family! Wishing you all a day filled with love, happiness, laughter and healthy eating (okay, maybe a leeeetle non-healthy eating) 😉 “Mum, we can’t wait to spend time with family. . . we get lots of […]
Reprise: Last Minute Thanksgiving Ideas
For those of you celebrating this weekend, Happy Thanksgiving! I wasn’t going to post a list of Thanksgiving recipes this year since there are so many I wouldn’t be able to enjoy (never-ending ACD, and all)–but then I thought, why should the REST of you suffer starve miss out? And so, I’m re-posting my recipe […]