“Why are we going there? Are we getting poor?” I could hear the concern in my daughter’s voice after I told them we were going to Buist Community Assistance Center, our amazing local food pantry, for a tour in a few days. Just as learning practical life skills like cooking is important to their development, […]
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Is gluten bad for everyone? Should allll of us go on an elimination diet meal plan that’s grain-free for good? Should everyone ditch whole wheat and switch to baking with einkorn, or just use only freshly ground, soaked whole wheat as long as you don’t have Celiac? Nope. Those aren’t even the right questions to
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This is good advice about husbands and real food, I promise. And no, I’m not upset with my husband and taking it out on men everywhere. It was my husband’s idea, in fact. Ever since I pulled things like serving beef tongue and not telling him (and then successfully doing the same with beef heart),
It all started with the apple. Adam and Eve were given one rule: Don’t eat the apple. They had a simple choice to make: To eat or not to eat. And then Satan complicated things with pride, envy, selfishness and the temptation of being like a god. They messed up. They ate the apple. And
They say parenting changes you. And they aren’t kidding. I remember looking down at our firstborn when she was a tiny little bundle. Such a cute nose. And big, innocent eyes. And adorable smile. And… Oh no! I’m now responsible for this little human! Cue the parental panic. Around the time that our first was
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It’s funny how the rhymes and chants of childhood can stick with us over the years. Some chants were used for very serious decision making on the playground: Eenie meenie miney moe, Catch a tiger by the toe. If he hollers let him go. Eenie meenie miney moe! Some were nonsensical and a nuisance. Remember
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You’re a terrible parent. You’ve made some awful choices, and your kids are probably not going to turn out well now. You know who you should act like when you parent, and when you make every decision that will affect your family? Things like whether or not to work, if you breastfeed or use a
I’ve felt sorry for the young girls caught up in the Salem Witch Hunt since I was about their age. Sometime in middle school when I myself was a pre-adolescent (back before the word “tween” was coined), I had to write a report of some sort on the Salem Witch Trials. I don’t remember all
Walking into the “diet/nutrition” section of a bookstore is overwhelming, the sheer quantity and variety of books absolutely staggering. I wandered into that section in a bookstore last week and started scanning titles. Almost immediately I began thinking about how many different diets one could embark on and how crazy it was that there were
