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Recently I was listening to a podcast–I honestly don’t remember which one, all I know is it had two female cohosts–about “What’s In” and “What’s Out” for 2024. I’m sure you’ve seen the latest version of resolutions, goals, words of the year, etc. . . . all over your social media. While I did not…
Here’s a real head scratcher for you: We live in northwestern Pennsylvania, four miles from the Ohio line, just a mere ten miles below the snow belt line, and . . . we don’t have snow days. I first learned this unbelievable fact when my kids started school. At the time, it didn’t affect us….
I celebrated a big birthday on Wednesday. The kind of milestone birthday that often causes people to stop and take stock of their lives and pen a “50 Things I Wish I had Known When I Was Younger” kind of list. Or some such nonsense. But don’t worry. I didn’t write that list. I’ve been…
We’re smack dab in the middle of that weird week between Christmas and New Year’s. The week that is part festive–trees and lights (and tiny pieces of torn gift wrapping) adorn the house, Christmas cookies serve as breakfast, lunch, and sometimes dinner, and holiday gatherings are still going strong, part let-down–the big day is over,…
Today I’m sharing our traditional Christmas Brunch recipe: Spinach and Feta Egg Bake. But before we get to that, can we just talk about cookies for a minute? Have I mentioned that I love cookies? Homemade cookies, specifically. But a really good Italian bakery cookie will do the trick too. That one reason that December…
Today I want to address the elf in the room. You know the one I mean, the infamous Elf on the Shelf who has built himself quite the legion of enemies. I’m not sure what he’s done to deserve the hate. In fact, I have to admit it, it puzzles me what any stuffed toy…
Happy Black Friday! I’m writing to you today from sunny St. Augustine. Have you been? This city is a-ma-zing! The architecture! The history! The restaurants! The allergy awareness. We stopped into an ice-cream shop the other day (Island Ice Cream Cafe) and asked if they had any safe ice-cream. The clerk raised her eyebrows in…
Hi friends! Welcome to Notes from the Kitchen. This is a new feature I am experimenting with here at nutfreepantry.com. I ‘m not sure if you know this, but in addition to being a mom, recipe creator, and home baker with a penchant for all things dark chocolate, I am also a writer. Don’t quit…
March 29, 2023 Today we got the text. The one every parents dreads. We are on lockdown. I don’t know what’s happening. I love you. In a heartbeat, I went from working productively on an email about the challenges facing teachers today (no lie), to shaking uncontrollably on my couch and fighting back tears as…