• Why, Aren’t We Plump and Perky Today?…Crockpot Chicken Chili

    If my daughter gets her period before age 11 can I sue Costco? I’m not kidding. Because I just happened to be shopping there over the weekend and couldn’t help but notice that every single piece of produce and every single slab of meat looks absolutely perfect. Perfect like this: And then I just happened [...]

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    Why, Aren’t We Plump and Perky Today?…Crockpot Chicken Chili
  • Thermostat Woes

    My husband and I, how shall I put this…have severe thermal differences. If it were up to him our house would be used to store frozen meats for Costco. I, on the other hand, believe that a thermostat was meant to be used. If we wanted to live in a frozen tundra we would move [...]

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    Thermostat Woes
  • Whine Pairings

    I love going to fine restaurants where food is paired with the perfect wine. There’s just something about having professional direction of your alcoholic intake that’s so sophisticated. Makes the food taste better and makes me feel smart. For instance, a white flaky fish baked with capers, lemon and bread crumbs is delightful with a [...]

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    Whine Pairings
  • Anything But Cattle Call Buffet

    mmm…please pass the Salmonella   Whenever I ask my kids where they want to go for dinner they say one of two places:Chick- fil-A or Sweet Tomatoes. Chick-Fil-A is a Southern staple…a place out-of-towners wax poetic about when they visit. But if you live near one it’s just another place to get fat no matter [...]

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LYLAS BFF*…Grandma’s Banana Bread

by mykitchenchaos | posted on: May 22nd, 2013 |  10 Comments
LYLAS BFF*…Grandma’s Banana Bread

  When we were little the number of friends we had correlated directly to our happiness. Being popular meant it was imperative to have *everybody* like you. Birthday parties were jam-packed. People would vie to sit next to you at lunch or play with you at recess. You had sixteen ‘BFFs’ on a rotating schedule. [...]

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Working From Home Ain’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be

by mykitchenchaos | posted on: May 20th, 2013 |  2 Comments
Working From Home Ain’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be

Tonight’s Dinner.   Tonight’s Dinner.  

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A Mother’s Day Thought

by mykitchenchaos | posted on: May 10th, 2013 |  6 Comments
A Mother’s Day Thought

Since this is both a cooking and a parenting blog I should probably offer something up for Mother’s Day. Okay. My hope is that I’ll be doing neither on Sunday (cooking nor parenting). My cooking recommendations are as follows: Breakfast: The Four Seasons Mid-morning snack: Haagen Dazs Lunch: The Ritz Carlton Afternoon Snack: Payard Dinner: Daniel And one last before [...]

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Stuffy Old Parents

by mykitchenchaos | posted on: May 6th, 2013 |  6 Comments
Stuffy Old Parents

My daughter got mad at me the other day for doing this in public: She was just absolutely mortified. Completely ran away in the other direction pretending not to know me at the mall. Jeez, I was just having a little fun. Aren’t parents allowed to do that anymore or do we have to be [...]

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Anything But Cattle Call Buffet

by mykitchenchaos | posted on: April 30th, 2013 |  1 Comment
Anything But Cattle Call Buffet

mmm…please pass the Salmonella   Whenever I ask my kids where they want to go for dinner they say one of two places:Chick- fil-A or Sweet Tomatoes. Chick-Fil-A is a Southern staple…a place out-of-towners wax poetic about when they visit. But if you live near one it’s just another place to get fat no matter [...]

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Just Chill…

by mykitchenchaos | posted on: April 22nd, 2013 |  4 Comments
Just Chill…

A Monday Dilemma: Your child has a complete meltdown upon arriving at school at 7:45 am. Claims a stomach ache is the culprit. Stomach ache was not present throughout entire weekend. But child also rarely complains of a stomach ache. Child proceeds to hold up entire carpool line requiring not one but three teachers to [...]

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Spring is for Berries…Creamy Berry Smoothie

by mykitchenchaos | posted on: April 15th, 2013 |  18 Comments
strawberries

I love Farmer’s Markets. Good ones. Big ones. Ones that don’t have booths selling auto insurance. Ones where people walk around with straws coming out of coconuts eating mangoes on sticks. Ones where random bands play random songs, and people say hello and walk their dogs. Ones where you buy herbs you’ll never actually plant [...]

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Why I spend $5 on Coffee…Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

by mykitchenchaos | posted on: April 4th, 2013 |  2 Comments
Why I spend $5 on Coffee…Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Okay, I’ll admit it. I spend a lot of money on coffee. An obscene amount. Almost every day. Sometimes twice a day. Sometimes twice in the same coffee place. Financial advisors would admonish me. Self-help books write chapters about me. But here’s the way I see it. I don’t smoke. I drink wine daily on [...]

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Matzah Mystery

by mykitchenchaos | posted on: March 25th, 2013 |  8 Comments
Matzah Mystery

So here’s a question. If the Jews were in such a hurry to get out of Egypt and didn’t have time to let their bread rise, wouldn’t it have been much easier to make tortillas? Seriously, I’m really trying to figure this out. Take a look at this: And now look at this: If you [...]

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Soup and a Side of Fryes

by mykitchenchaos | posted on: March 24th, 2013 |  8 Comments
Perfectly Logical Meal and Budget Planning

As a non-meal planner, I don’t spend my Sundays writing lists. I’ve never taken one to the grocery store and so I usually forget at least six things when I come home. I stare at those women with the coupons filed neatly in the organizers and I wish I could be like them.  Alas, the [...]

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