by dana gonzalez I used to joke about my kids: "Wow, she's six! I've kept her alive for six years!" This was in comparison to my lack of success with house plants, mostly. Of course, there were other things I'd neglected: diets, leftovers, goldfish, car batteries, taxes. So it always amazed me that with my... Continue Reading →
Longmont, CO Six. Six french fries sprawled indulgently on a dinner plate, a short distance away from an Olympic-sized pool of ketchup, the lot of which is swathed in plastic wrap and sitting front and center in my refrigerator. Whether it's the ketchup or the fries we're trying to preserve, is anyone's guess. Maybe it's... Continue Reading →
City Mom, Longmont Mom Longmont, CO Having recently moved my family from Chicago to Longmont, Colorado, well, what can I say – I miss the sirens. Every four minutes, I wonder if I’ve gone deaf. Back at the University of Colorado, I referred to this place as Longtucky. As a student, I generally had no... Continue Reading →
Longmont, CO I just read that, if you want to keep your bay leaves flavorful longer, you can store them in the freezer and they'll last for years. This seems to suggest that these little turtle shell shavings had flavor, to begin with. They are hard to describe, given that they have no discernible taste... Continue Reading →
The Overhead Bin 