I get a lot of emails on my blogs. A lot of them just think I’m funny or a fan of the recipes but this week I received a very interesting email that put me in an interesting position. The views on Felt Like a Foodie are my own. The “research” is my own. With …
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Game Plan for Thanksgiving Week (And a Great Cranberry Sauce Recipe Too)
The week of Thanksgiving….the week that is supposed to be dedicated to food…the week where I really don’t have much to do in the kitchen? Whaaaat? Thanksgiving is my husband’s family’s holiday. I have yet to offer up my house as the destination because in 19 years of marriage….because honestly….it has never been my favorite …
A Labor Day of Love…for Tomato Soup
So, Labor Day is here (or past depending on when you are reading this) and we already have leaves in the yard. I’m not complaining….Fall is my spirit season. The cooler weather, the changing colors and comfort food makes me happy….really happy. I was walking a lot in my yard this past week and enjoying …
Inside-Out Vegetable Lasagna
When you hear the words “inside-out”, what do you think of? Do you think of the film where every emotion has a character? (If you haven’t seen the movie, it is cute.) Do you think about accidently wearing a piece of clothes the wrong way? (I went to the beach last week and put my …
Barb. Carb. LARB.
STOP THE PRESSES! STOP THE PRESSES! Wait….this is only on the internet….STOP TYPING….DON’T HIT ENTER….DON’T POST ANYTHING YET!! I’ve got HUGE news to report. After my last blog on sonnets, I received a huge response. (I thank all five of you who chose to reach out.) Besides being told I know nothing about poetry or …
Sonnets and Sauces
Sonnet 1: Ode to my Garden (With a little help from Elizabeth Barrett Browning…. but my iambic pentameter and stanza are a little off) How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth of my countless bags of composted My roots feel free to grow and don’t feel …
We Go Together Like Shrimp and Cocktail Sauce
“We go together Like rama lama lama ka dinga da dinga dong Remembered forever As shoo-bop sha wadda wadda yippity boom de boom Chang chang changitty chang sha-bop That’s the way it should be Wah-oooh, yeah! We’re one of a kind Like dip da-dip da-dip doo-wop da doo-bee doo” Do you remember this song? It …
Mexican Corn Monday
Tomorrow is Tuesday!!!! Do you observe Taco Tuesday? I write that like it is a religious holiday and to some it is one. Simply, it is the weekly ritual of eating tacos on Tuesday. (It would be cool if there was a little more than that like maybe doing a shred the cheese dance or …
Limp Noodles and Corporal Punishment OR Why I Shouldn’t Blog When I’m Tired
DISCLAIMER: NO HUMANS, DOGS, STUFFED MONKEYS OR CHILDREN WERE HARMED IN THE WRITING THIS BLOG. (With a disclaimer like that….you want to keep reading…right?) What do you do when you are tired? Do you curl up on the couch and watch TV? Maybe you check out of life with a book on a hammock in …