By Rachel, on January 28th, 2011%
A year or two ago the husband and I went to dinner at a friend’s house. We had a lovely time, and after returning home we chatted while changing into our comfy clothes (my favorite part of the day!).
“Do you know what I love most about you?”, the husband said earnestly.
I tossed . . . → Read More: My most amazing quality, if you can believe it
By Rachel, on March 10th, 2010%
I’m starting to think that the name of this site should’ve been “Domesticating Rachel” or something along those lines, since that seems to be what is happening lately. I think I’ve mentioned it before, but I’m really enjoying learning to do all the “housewifely” things I didn’t know how to do before. I really . . . → Read More: Maybe a name change is in order…?
By Rachel, on February 18th, 2010%
There are a lot of words you could use to describe my husband: Competitive. Sentimental. Hard-working. Athletic. Fun. Soft-spoken.
CARNIVORE.
And not just as in “oh sure, a little grilled chicken would be nice.” I mean carnivore as in, “give me the biggest slab of prime rib you’ve got- and RARE!” We’re talking about . . . → Read More: Taming the beast
By Rachel, on February 15th, 2010%
I have to admit that this last week I felt like supermom. Not to toot my own horn or anything (TOOT TOOT!), but this is a breakthrough for me.
Look what I managed to do:
I know it doesn’t look like much in the picture, but I now have THREE meals made from . . . → Read More: Speaking of superheros…
By Rachel, on February 2nd, 2010%
As I am in this pursuit to be more miserly and save some money, I’ve realized how clueless I am. One of the Eleven Miserly Guidelines outlined in the book I am reading is to make and freeze several meals at one time. This reduces costs because a) you can buy food in bulk . . . → Read More: Starting from scratch