August 2010
9 posts
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Yo, This Dough is Fresh!
Just the word pizza conjures up all kinds of yummy thoughts. Even bad pizza is good pizza. This, that I am about to share with you, is heavenly pizza. I had a serious carb hangover the next morning because I ate too dang much of it. My daughter devoured it and has already asked me to make it again.
Here’s the reason it’s so good: fresh dough. That’s right, fresh dough… fo’shizzle. ...
That Suitcase Full of Sorrows
When I was a teenager I worked on a show that was about a family. As with real families, my fictional family on Life Goes On had its ups and downs, and as part of the fictional downers, the actors were often called upon to cry on cue. This absolutely terrified me, because after all, I was a pretty happy kid who didn’t have much to cry about. For training on how to convey intense emotion, I...
dramatecture asked: The tomato harvest picture reminds me of sitting in the front yard on the slab of concrete that was once a garage, with a salt shaker swiped from the kitchen in one hand, baby tomatoes from my father's tomato plants in the other. My mother would always discover this when she realized the salt shaker was missing. I always had scabs on my knees from falling down or off my bike and the grass...
dramatecture asked: Not so much a question as a comment. You are my first person to follow on tumblr. I'm going to sound like a crazy fan-girl when I say this, but I have been a fan of your acting since I first saw you in 'Life Goes On' and it's so amazing to find your blog. I am hopefully going to become a mother in the next couple years and I hope my own daughter is as amazing and beautiful as...
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You Had Me At "Kalamata"
I have previously mentioned that my daughter has a thing for kalamata olives. Maggie mostly just eats them straight out of the jar but occasionally likes them in pasta or on a sandwich. Recently I made some olive tapenade for a dinner party, and she got to it before my guests did. Let’s just say I had to run out at the last minute for some store-bought tapenade to go with the toasted baguette...
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Pesto Chango!
Last night I made my favorite pesto for Maggie and her little friend Jack, while the adults had restaurant-bought pizza. Not only did the kids polish off their penne with pesto, but they each asked for two more helpings. And on top of that, the adults found the pizza a bit bland and switched over to devouring the pesto along with the kiddos. So if that’s not a recommendation, I don’t know what...
That Montana Swagger
My husband grew up in Montana. A pretty wild place if you ask a Southern California girl like me. He could ride a horse before he could walk, skied downhill by age three, camped in all kinds of densely wooded areas with all kinds of big animals nearby, and helped countless calves be born. My family on the other hand never camped, we cruised (my dad loves all-you-can-eat buffets and the open...
