You can thank the New York Times for this. They published this—and it’s still out there—in 1996 (oh my, I’m oooold). It is their  PLAIN AND SIMPLE recipe;This Is Chili: Beans, Corn, Tomatoes and Beer – New York Times. It doesn’t get more simple than that. Good food. Good for you. Easily adaptable, but I’d recommend making it “the right way” first, then feel free to play around. The interplay of spices...

If you’ve had to stop eating gluten, the first thing you noticed was how much more expensive grocery shopping is. While it may bring a little relief on your taxes (http://www.irs.gov/publications/p502/ar02.html#en_US_publink100014757  and  http://www.celiaccentral.org/  and  http://www.celiac.org/  and  http://www.celiac.com/articles  but you might also want to check if it’s  worth the hassle in your tax bracket)  Better Batter...

‘Tis the season, after all, so I’ve been knitting zombies. Not just ANY zombies–MochimochiLand zombies. I discovered these little dudes at Alissa’s Knitting Fairy shop in Arlington, Texas (AWESOME store. Go!) and we spent an evening giggling over the ones she’d made and then finally caving in and getting the little zombie kit. The kit comes with everything. Little thread-bobbins of yarn, a bag of stuffing,...

Dallas Arlington is fantastic! Just putting that out there. What a marvelous place. What marvelous people. What talented knitters. WHAT FUN! I’ll post my fave photo ops below but first, let me just accept responsibility for something. I evidently brought Virginia weather with me. Yes, I’d like to take the blame for the wonderful cool weather and cloudy moodiness in the sky. It’s great. Flight in was great. Knitting Fairy last...

Well, we’ve turned the corner on the decade marking September 11, 2001. Eleven years out, now, but who’s counting? Over the years I’ve written many different 9/11 posts starting with our experience long before there were blogs. I also wrote about it irregularly here, on or around 9/11 anniversaries. on the ten year anniversary on the nine year anniversary on the six year anniversary and last year, after being interviewed by...