Category Archives: Stories

Paris: The Best Lunch

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Jennifer

Anytime you you are invited to an Italian man’s house in Paris for lunch, without exception, accept the offer. Continue reading →

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Beet Slaw

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Jennifer

“I’m afraid of beets,” she said as I dished up a plate of the ribbon salad I had just demonstrated. I was teaching a cooking class to a nice group of thirty-something mommies. Tucked, cozy and snug into the kitchen of one of the mommies, an ornery, summer storm flashed great lightning bolts outside the large kitchen windows. Continue reading →

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Wearing White

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Jennifer

You know the old saying, when a camera’s pointed at you it adds 15 pounds? Well, there were four cameras pointed at me. And it’s true, white does not work well on television. I looked positively obese. Not like my chubby-self, but really fat. Continue reading →

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Ghosts… again

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Jennifer

So, I’ve just returned from Florida’s, Amelia Island. It was gorgeous, and historic, and it had great restaurants, yes– but what I want to talk about is ghosts. Last night I went on a ghost walk. I was the only … Continue reading →

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Best Day Ever

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Jennifer

  As much as I hate to admit it, yesterday was like most other days; take an unsatisfying shower (not long/hot/saturating enough), pull on clothes from the, not-quite-dirty pile, forget make-up and get out the door. Wearing cargo pants (on their … Continue reading →

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Making Friends in Your Pajamas

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Jennifer

  ’Making friends takes time, it’s a process’. This is what I’ve told my children during the many moves we’ve made. I’ve always envied children’s place in the social stratosphere; being in school all day, orbiting around other kids with varying degrees … Continue reading →

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Exceptionally Average

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Jennifer

In high school I was average at just about everything. Most people knew me; some liked me, some found me annoying. I did okay academically (my guidance counselor used the word, ‘underacheiver’ a lot). I could throw a ball alright, … Continue reading →

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The Ant Diet

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Jennifer

   My husband and I share our home with one teenager, one tweenager, two five year olds and roughly one thousand ants, give or take. It’s autumn and, I have been told, this is the time of year for lots … Continue reading →

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Broodje Haring (you heard me)

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Jennifer

I’m standing in the middle of Albert Cuyp Market, in Amsterdam checking out a pair of size 39 orange clogs, you know for kicking around in, when my husband, Jeff says he wants to take me to lunch. I narrow … Continue reading →

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Passing Judgement

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Jennifer

Every weekday morning, as I drive home from dropping my eldest daughter off at school, my minivan passes by a small boy walking along the busy, morning rush-hour road. He can’t be more than 7 or 8 years old. He … Continue reading →

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