Food and Drink Archives - Page 7 of 17

Black coffee, buttermilk and a glass of nostalgia

by Robin | May 25, 2009 | Food and Drink, Mom stuff, Nostalgia, Parenting, Personal

1) If I could make the canyon leap from coffee with cream and sugar to unadulterated black, I think I could drink it with dessert (or donuts or anything sweet). Now it's so sugared and creamed it IS dessert. a) ...

What do you do with rotten over-ripe bananas?

by Robin | May 24, 2009 | Food and Drink, Photos, Recipes

When we have bananas that are almost fermenting on the kitchen counter, typically I toss 'em in the freezer to use in the future for strawberry-banana smoothies. This week, instead, when I noticed three past the point of no return, I suddenly craved banana...

The Tea Lady

by Robin | Apr 17, 2009 | Family, Favorite things, Food and Drink, Kids, Life Philosophy, Mom stuff, Nostalgia, Personal, Photos

Through a kaleidoscopic lens of time past, I can see their aura of expectancy and certainty: they had big dreams, those two, and they were going to strike gold on the corner of Milledge and Woodlawn. Reason never wins an argument with...

Love-infused strawberry

by Robin | Mar 21, 2009 | Food and Drink, Kids, Personal, Photos, Random

My daughter, while slicing strawberries for breakfast-dessert, suddenly exclaimed, "Precious!! There's a heart in my strawberry!!" Four subsequent very random thoughts and observations in response: That's more cool than finding Jesus in...

I love breakfast. ESPECIALLY when it’s FREE!

by Robin | Feb 24, 2009 | BIG Announcements, Chattanooga, Food and Drink, Nutrition, Unsolicited Endorsement

Confession: with a title like that, you know I'm nothin' more than six shades of silly, but that's sorta what you get if you cross National Pancake Day with (a local) Customer Appreciation Day. Free breakfast.If you're fortunate enough to...

Valentine’s Day ~ it’s not about romance, but it IS about love

by Robin | Feb 17, 2009 | Celebrations, Family, Family Traditions, Favorite things, Food and Drink, friendship, Marriage, Mom stuff, Personal, Photos, Valentine Tea, Valentine's Day

My husband might be the luckiest man on the planet: I have no expectation from him on Valentine’s Day. Never a fan of Hallmark- and Hershey’s-prescribed holidays, while I appreciate a Valentine’s Day greeting, I’m really not interested...