Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
For those of us who came of age during the Freddy Krueger and “Hollywood Chainsaw Hooker” era – I’m guessing the person who green-lit that movie is now working as the set designer for a musical comedy remake of Hamlet at a backwoods dinner theatre – we see shadows where there aren’t any, and hear …
Before we get this party started, let’s make one thing clear: this post is a judgement free zone. I know; it is sort of hard to believe you forgot it was Halloween tomorrow, but here in Pleasantville we understand “busy” so no worries – we’re not judging. Maybe your kids are too small to remind …
Dinner in 15 is no joke in this house. It’s a real occurrence twice a week when my children fly through the door after school and have exactly 30 minutes to get changed, eat and then leave for their four hour cheer practice. Dinner has to be perfectly planned to include three key elements—it must …
The International Diabetes Federation says the global burden of diabetes will surge from 382 million to 592 million by 2035. That is a lot of people suffering from an often preventable disease. It is also estimated that one in ten people have or will have diabetes worldwide, and the age of onset is getting younger …
Pasta is unleavened dough formed into various shapes and boiled. Did you know that there are over 600 shapes of pasta and that their names describe their shapes? Spaghetti means cord, vermicelli means little worms (ew), rotini are spirals … you get the idea. Pasta is a staple food of traditional Italian cuisine with the …
Dear Millicent, I am a person who feels things. I am quick to laugh, quick to empathetic tears, and more distressingly, quick to “oh my god, your stupidity is making me rage volcano spew fiery hot lava through my veins.” When issues arise because of other people not using a single ounce of logic or …
We’ve covered the many benefits of kids participating in sports and arts based extracurricular activities in Top 10 Benefits of Sports-Based Extracurricular Activities and Top 10 Reasons Your Kids Need Arts-Based Extracurricular Activities. You evaluated your options and chose an activity (or a few!) and hopefully your child is enjoying their activity and everything is tickety-boo …
I sometimes like to brag about how terrible my job is. “Welp,” I said, “Today I’ve an assignment to make and photograph an alcoholic coffee drink. It’s a hard job, but someone’s got to do it.” Rotten tomatoes ensued, and I enjoyed every minute of it. I do like working as a food blogger. It …
