What's In My Teapot?

Forgive me! This is my third post about food in four days, and between that and posts about books, you must think that's about all I get done around here... eat and read ! Believe me, while that does sound like a very pleasant existence, there are other things that happen in my life: teaching Elasa what a sphere is in math, going to Prayer Meeting in single-digit weather & nylons, attempting to iron but getting off the hook when the iron calls in sick, changing Parker's wardrobe after he soaks himself playing in the dishwater left undrained after his older siblings washed the dishes, making a huge batch of granola (oops! Food again!) I've even been taking small and furtive bites from a brand new and rather large tome of a book on, uhm... dieting ! But more on that another time... Diets are not for cold evenings in February when the temperature is groveling in the basement on the thermometer. These evenings beg for comfort foods that go well with a cup of t...

Today was an exceptionally ordinary day, and the fact that I can make that statement causes me to be extremely grateful, for it means that we are all well and that there is no major holiday on the horizon (two things to be thankful for in January!) The only problem is that ordinary does not always beget creative writing, which could explain why things have been pretty quiet around here! I was excited when I announced in this post  that the third Tuesday of each month would be a random review, but today I felt a bit at loose ends with it all. I taught school, folded laundry, got the ironing done, pulled frozen spaghetti sauce out of the freezer and popped it into my slow-cooker for supper, washed a high chair tray three times, read stories to the children (repeating the same book several times), and worked at expanding Elasa's wardrobe by cutting out two dresses. Where, in all of that, lay inspiration for a fascinating review? After supper, knowing that the time had com...