When The Boy started kindergarten seven (SEVEN!?!) years ago, he was at a shiny new school. They were very progressive and tried to find a way to teach the kids in every situation. For a while I was letting him buy the school lunches and then I started looking more closely at the weekly menu.… Read More The Dreaded School Lunch
Earlier this summer, The Boy and I found a huge blackberry thicket in our neighborhood. I told The Boy about how I used to go out in the woods when I was his age and pick blackberries for my Granny to bake in a cobbler. The Boy never met my Granny, who was an amazing cook. She always… Read More The Great Cobbler Debate
“Good evening and good Shabbos!” These are the words we hear on Friday nights when we attend services at our local synagogue. Wait. What?! Didn’t Lowcountry Foodie Mama JUST cook something with a bunch of bacon? And shrimp? And didn’t I see some cheese peeking out from that Sloppy Joe? Well, yes, yes you did see… Read More Good Summer Shabbos – Spatchcocked Grilled Chicken
We are gearing up for The Boy to start middle school. There is the normal preparation of buying school supplies and uniforms and the drama of dealing with a tweener boy. But we have also learned that the bus will pick him up around 6:30. Yep. A.M. Yikes. I truly am a morning person and, to… Read More Preparing for Chaos and Building Our Nest Eggs
A few years ago, I stumbled upon a wonderful website while looking for a solution to some household problem I was having. I honestly don’t even remember how I found the site, but HomeEc101 has become one of my go-to websites whenever I need to know how to cook something, clean something or fix something. If… Read More Tastes Like Summer – Tomato Pie
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