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Oh my. I probably should add

unsiez — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:44:16 -0600

Oh my. I probably should add this to my list of Must See TV.
BusyGal

Oooh. Mollee. That sounds

unsiez — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:43:05 -0600

Oooh. Mollee. That sounds absolutely delicious. Pecarino cheese? See that's what baffles me about cooking. These unusual ingredients...when you say local grocer, do you mean Byerly's or Lund's? Because I can't imagine Cub Foods or County Market having anything besides cold pack cheese with port wine in the specialty cheese section.

BusyGal

You can click here to visit

Karla — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:49:02 -0600

You can click here to visit an Eden Prairie resident's extremely simple cooking show, Cooking for Dads. Now after watching this, you might wonder just how simple a recipe has to be for a dad. Answer? Really simple.
http://www.youtube.com/cookingfordads
He doesn't measure ingredients, doesn't use a whole lot of tools, and actually makes some nice meals.

My latest favorite recipe

MFrancisco — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:01:27 -0600

My latest favorite recipe find is a super simple but very tasty pasta dish.

Boil spaghetti noodles (I prefer angel hair) in heavily salted water until al dente (7-8 minutes or so).

Drain noodles and plate immediately.

Grate tons of pecarino romano cheese (available in the specialty cheese section of your grocery store) on top of the noodles and then a generous portion of freshly ground black pepper.

Add a spoonful or so of the still-hot pasta water and toss.

Serve immediately.

You can't believe how amazingly simply and delicious this is. I am salivating just thinking about it.

Note: I'm not putting any exact measurements for these ingredients because it's best done to your individual tastes. Just don't skimp on the cheese or pepper.

Hi Unsie, I laughed at

Morticia — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:01:36 -0600

Hi Unsie,
I laughed at your day of shopping and cooking. I prepare two dinners a week and really don't like doing it but otherwise I'd live on steamed broccoli and WW pasta and my husband would be tired of that after one day. Then he does two dinners and another night we eat out and two more we just do our own meals - I steam my broccoli and he opens a can of soup. My husband does the grocery shopping and enjoys it - I just run by the store for milk. Coupons? Yes, a good idea but too much like work. One good thing about doing Weight Watchers last year and trying to keep the weight off is the realization that we really don't need to eat very much. - Morticia

Oh, Steinie. You made me

unsiez — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:53:21 -0600

Oh, Steinie.

You made me cry. Thanks for believing in me. I'll keep your optimism in mind the next time I have to fumble around in the kitchen. "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can..."

But I think coupons and that whole thing is way beyond me.

BusyGal

Unsie, you CAN cook ... give

steinie — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:57:10 -0600

Unsie, you CAN cook ... give it another try, when your husband isn't sick and you aren't playing nurse. Become friends with your crockpot. Get a "pretty one," with a removable ceramic cooker/server so you can go from pot to table. They make them in all your favorite designer colors! Start slow - one night a week. Soon, you'll be just like me and the others you asked about in your blog - planning menus (the night before or on your commute home from work), grocery shopping with lists, post-it notes, expired coupons and receipts falling out of your purse, and making "meal magic" from cans, boxes and fresh-from-the-fridge finds.

You can do it, Unsie - I know you can!

Oh, those shoes are hot!

Morticia — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:02:11 -0500

Oh, those shoes are hot! But how nice it would be to have size 7 foot, could walk into any shoe store or better yet, a place like DSW Shoe Warehouse and find dozens, no hundreds of shoes that would fit my feet. But wearing 9.5W keeps me humble, keeps my choices limited so I don't get too full of myself.
Morticia

Shoes Stories Yes, that's

Morticia — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:08:13 -0500

Shoes Stories
Yes, that's right, the DSW shoe store at the M of A. Can't even find my size there. I have had good luck ordering online from Zappos and they have FREE SHIPPING both ways. So I can have the shoes sent to my office, try them on, send back if they don't fit. UPS will come and pick them up so its very easy. NPR did a story on Zappos last month and how they are growing fast and this is partly due to their free shipping policy. One satisfied customer interviewed was a woman Episcopalian priest in Alabama who said she would order three pairs at a a time and might send back two of them. I had noticed that the women priest at my Episcopalian church wears nice shoes, when I should be praying while on my knees for the Eucharist, I have been admiring her footwear. Of course, when she says, "The body of Christ" I certainly do not respond with, "Where did you get those cute shoes?"
Morticia

Are you talking about our

unsiez — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 06:53:20 -0500

Are you talking about our adventure at DSW last fall? Yes. I can surely sympathize. Maybe that's why we're friends. We can go to a shoe warehouse store together and find nothing to try on.
That's friendship.
BusyGal

Small feet are not the only

Morticia. — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:52:53 -0500

Small feet are not the only ones with difficulty finding shoes. How about my 9.5 W feet. I once marched through this huge shoe warehouse and not one pair of shoes would fit my feet. However, earlier this month I was in Maine and stopped at a New Balance outlet. What a heavenly place. Numerous shoes in my size and at a great price. I purchased two pairs. Unfortunately, they only carried athletic shoes so I am set for the gym but not for the office or other occasions. But I was happy for awhile.
Morticia