Elizabeth

September 27, 2018September 30, 2018 Elizabeth

Favorite French Cooking Terms

Food

(and my favorite French soup recipe)

Happy Fall, y’all! I know it sounds silly and cliche, but I’m back in Texas, it’s not hot hot today, and I’m cooking soup for dinner tonight!

TWO USEFUL COOKING TERMS

Mirepoix. Refers to a mixture of carrots, celery, and onions; sometimes called “the basis of all French cooking.” It’s beautifully aromatic when sautéed and incredibly flavorful as the base of many dishes, including the soup I’m about to link to for you.

Mise en place. (This one is THE BEST.) Translates to “everything in its place,” and refers to the practice of doing ALL…

September 25, 2018October 4, 2018 Elizabeth

Let There be Coupons

Keeping House

After dropping off big sis at preschool today, little man and I headed to Kroger, our nearest grocery store. I had a short list of staples we were running low on: bread, Nutella, coffee, deli turkey, maybe berries depending on price.

I have tried many off brand chocolate-hazelnut spreads, and perhaps it’s that my time in Spain, where Nutella was as inexpensive as the store brand is here, ingrained the habit too deeply, but in my opinion, none of them measure up. So, I’m always willing to pay full price to have the real deal. It goes on toast…

September 24, 2018September 30, 2018 Elizabeth

What’s a Homemaker?

Self-Care

When I was pregnant with my first baby, my husband set up a prenatal massage for me as a birthday gift. In the lobby before the massage, I was asked to fill out a questionnaire about my pains and stresses, so that my massage therapist could best help me relax. On the line for “occupation,” I wrote, “homemaker.”

A gal probably a little younger than I went over the sheet of paper with me when I finished. She double checked my answers related to the prenatal nature of my massage, for safety, and then she asked, “What’s a homemaker?”