Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
What a week! First I’m thrilled that I’m one of the first to sign on with She Blogs Media . I love being part of something new and exciting. Look for some changes to my website soon-ish 😉 Next, I wrote about being a slightly hysterical mom in an oversexed society, and why my van …
I haven’t written a post under World Gone Mad in a while, but a story I read this morning has prompted me to add a new one. A young man at a school in Durham, wrote an open letter to the girls at his school for Valentine’s Day. This is what it said: A love …
My youngest daughter came into the kitchen this morning and it looked like an rainbow had attacked her in her bedroom. She had on sports socks, leggings, a ruffled top, a poncho and a plaid kilt. And what was my first instinct? My first instinct was to go back to her room and help her …
My friend Annie, is a deep thinker. Like, so deep I’m at risk of drowning in her thoughts sometimes. Case in point; she created this very cool infographic called Hunger Equations. The thought of me creating an infographic makes my brain hurt. What doesn’t make my brain hurt is the very straight forward way she …
I’ve been hesitant to embrace Indian food mostly because I’m not a big fan of curry. My husband and kids however LOVE Indian food and because I love them, I thought I’d give butter chicken a go. I had this recipe kicking around for years, tore out of some recipe book Carnation milk had put …
My husband is adventurous in the kitchen where I am not. So, when he pulled out a recipe he found for Naan bread, I raised an eyebrow. “Don’t we need a tandoori oven or something like that?” I said. “Pshaw” he says, “let’s try it.” I’m glad he did because it’s delicious. And it’s really …
Seriously? How did I not know about this contest from Canadian Beef? I’m a total beef lover. Actually lover doesn’t seem obsessive enough. I’m a beef STALKER. Prime rib, filet mignon, flank steak, and hamburgers call to me regularly. In fact, when I was pregnant with my second child I craved sweet tarts and beef. …
I found this recipe a few years ago in one of my Everyday Food mags. It’s become a family favorite. When we can’t get to the BBQ, we cook the flank steak in a very hot iron skillet. Always delicious Vietnamese Steak Sandwiches 1 garlic clove, minced 1 teaspoon sugar 1/4 teaspoon red-pepper flakes 1 …
