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WIAW 184 – New Year, New Home

WIAW 184 – New Year, New Home

Well (looking back) I haven’t posted What I Ate Wednesday  in nearly three months! tl:dr – we moved from New York City to Raleigh, NC to live with and assist Rich’s parents, who are in their nineties. Full story… Everything (non-catastrophic) that could go wrong 

Settling In

Settling In

On the off chance anyone missed this, we just moved from New York City to Raleigh, North Carolina. We have moved in with Rich’s nonagenarian parents (one should use such words once in a while!) to help them, which produces its own complications – we’re 

A New Year, and 2017 in Review

A New Year, and 2017 in Review

Well, a new year and a new life, here in North Carolina, for me… I didn’t bring much for the kitchen, since this one was already well appointed – but you’ll recognize a few pans (when I unpack them…) I haven’t unpacked the blue teapot 

What a Long, Strange Trip…

What a Long, Strange Trip…

All this week, I’ve had Truckin’ by The Grateful Dead as an earworm… First, there were no catastrophes, no disasters, nothing that could not be overcome. Short of that, though, everything that could go wrong did… (Well – my name is Murphy, after all… and 

Stewed Chicken with Tomatoes

Stewed Chicken with Tomatoes

Stewed Chicken with Tomatoes turns a simple recipe into a real meal. Easy enough to make with low energy, but enough flavor to be interesting! Well, I said things were a bit scattered here, with  the move – but I didn’t know the half of