Yesterday I forgot to add eggs to the batter I made, and ruined a dozen of chocolate walnut muffins. This is something that would have never happened to Bree Van de Kamp, I’m sure, or, for that matter, to my mother: an epitome of fine homemaking, and an impossible domestic goddess role model. Entering...
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“Every trip to the supermarket these days requires us to navigate what has become a truly treacherous food landscape”, says Michael Pollan in a new article for the New York Times. Pollan discusses the increasing complication and absurdity of processed foods and offers, as usual, Rules to Eat By.
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I am deeply committed to eating real food, and by that mean wholesome, traditional, close-to-nature food. Fruit, vegetables, grains and roots (like potatoes!), fresh meat and poultry, fish, eggs, milk and cream. I use very little processed products in my cooking. Canned tomatoes, commercial cheese or pickles are prime examples of the few processed...
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I sometimes think that marriage is like potatoes. An essential staple in almost every home, practically an institution, marriage can be cooked in a variety of methods. Marriage, like potatoes, can be fried and exhausted, mashed and crushed, grilled and well-done, habitual and seasoned, flavored, tasteless, or simply divine. Because potatoes are so versatile, and can be beautifully prepared...
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The moment you say “I do” to a man and accept an engagement ring from him is the moment you sign up for a spiritual process of death and rebirth. By consenting to a marriage proposal, you agree to make irreversible life changes, transform your identity, and radically revolutionize both your life and your...
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Housewifing’s handpicked links of the day: StillTasty: The Ultimate Shelflife Guide Dragos Roua: 100 Ways to Live a Better Life InStyle: 8 Way to Extend Your Summer Beauty
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Make a list of all your accomplishments as a single person. Make a list of all the reasons for marrying your fiancé. Between arguing about flower colors and stressing over money, you’re going to need the reminders. Do something ridiculously romantic with your future husband. Don’t wait for the honeymoon; don’t wait until after...
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Six weeks after getting engaged and 3.5 months before my wedding, I realized I’ve been so busy planning a ceremony and a party that I haven’t given a lot of thought to the meaning of being a wife, as opposed to a girlfriend, for example, or even as opposed to a life partner, sharing...
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“Putting the nutritionists in charge of the menu and the kitchen has not only ruined an untold number of meals, but also has done little for our health, except very possibly to make it worse”. (Michael Pollan, “In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto”)
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1.       A healthy life style with sound eating habits and regular exercise will make your skin tighter, your body slimmer (in most cases), and your hair shinier.   2.       If you have extra money for a beauty splurge, spend it on a dentist appointment. If you have no money, SAVE for a dentist appointment....
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