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">Oh, dear, Obama.

Someone should have told him. Hell hath no fury like an internet scorned.

">Kim knows how to cook

For the last 3 days, I have been eating like it’s a holiday. What I mean is that I am looking forward to leftovers after the big meal. Kim makes the *best* pulled pork BBQ, and with cole slaw on top, potato salad (with bacon!) on the side.   I have been eating until I [...]

">From the head of a 15 year old boy…

“Mom, these pants suck. I’ve only been wearing them a week and they are ALREADY dirty!”

">This is how good I have it

I had Kimber-made baked ziti for dinner, and homemade – homemade! Cinnamon rolls just this minute.  That’s right.  Did you KNOW that cinnamon rolls don’t always come from a tube?  I was not aware.  They taste like a slice of fried gold.  But softer, and not fried. The brownie/cookies below were awesome too.  Dis girl [...]

">Bittersweet Inspiration

Thanks for the kind comments and emails and calls about Rufus. I really appreciate it. I’ve taken a domestic turn, throwing myself into cooking and cleaning and baking. A warm kitchen on cold, rainy days is a beautiful comfort. The fudge drops above are dreamy. They’re a crossbreed cookie/brownie, with crispy, crunchy edges and a [...]

">i cannot be soothed

people are crazy. the whole world’s gone crazy. we’ve got war in this corner and the Olympics in that. we’re fighting for the gold over here and fighting for our lives over there. pick a spot. there is triumph and joy and hatred and murder going on there. africa is starving to death and we [...]

">echo

i have to say this, and there’s no one here to hear it. i’m not stupid.