I feel like every time I open Facebook there are new must-try food hacks, some are funny, some are really great, but more and more of these hacks are trying a little too hard. Just to be clear, I love a good hack, and I’ve posted some here, both mine and others’ but if it’s not […]

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  • March 19, 2015 - 12:38 pm

    Suheiry Feliciano - I think good food hacks are the ones that you remember because you actually use them, not just pin them or share them. I like your tips. I used to make pancakes for the week and freeze them. It’s so much cheaper than buying them frozen.ReplyCancel

    • March 25, 2015 - 9:02 am

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Suheiry, I think most people who do a lot of cooking use hacks and don’t even think of them that way.ReplyCancel

I spent my entire freshman year at Skidmore College feeling like a fish out of water, feeling Jewish. Nothing in my life had prepared me for the rich, beautiful, WASP-y girls I encountered when I got there. Suddenly I was surrounded by willowy blondes wearing twin sets and pearls to class and driving brand new sports cars. Growing […]

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  • March 17, 2015 - 6:16 pm

    Lisa @ The Meaning of Me - Isolation and awkwardness can happen to anyone, anywhere. I’m so sorry that those feelings followed you around – it’s amazing how an experience can linger long after we’ve removed ourselves from the situation.
    In the meantime, your photo has me hungry for a nice hot bowl of matzoh ball soup!ReplyCancel

    • March 18, 2015 - 10:34 am

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Lisa, matzoh ball season is nearly upon us!! I can’t wait either 🙂ReplyCancel

  • March 17, 2015 - 10:51 pm

    Chasing Joy - It was very interesting reading this. As a black girl I have felt this many many times including at work, at some blog conferences, and in social situations where I have been the only or one of a few black people. For the most part I have adapted and don’t feel out of place. But often enough the feelings surface and I feel tired o being the only one.

    I think it was probably a good experience for you in the long run. It probably makes you empathetic towards others during times when they may fell like the gefilte fish.ReplyCancel

    • March 18, 2015 - 10:33 am

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Joy, Thank you for sharing that. Empathy is an important characteristic, one I hope I have.ReplyCancel

  • March 18, 2015 - 2:48 pm

    abundance in the boondocks - I enjoyed reading this post. I liked the words “I felt hideous and ethnic.” I enjoyed the contrasts between the WASP-y girls and the narrator. How brave it is to “raise the white flag” and move on.ReplyCancel

    • March 18, 2015 - 3:14 pm

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Thank you Carey. I think just as there is something to the notion of hanging in and adapting, there is also some merit in knowing when something isn’t a good fit.ReplyCancel

  • March 19, 2015 - 3:52 pm

    Meg - Having grown up mostly poor in a mostly wealthy suburb, I know how this feels. I could never afford the trips or activities that others enjoyed. On the other hand, my empathy toward others less fortunate has opened my world and I’m grateful for that. Nicely written. Thanks for sharing.ReplyCancel

I have written about my difficulties with breakfast, numerous times. I would love to go out for breakfast every day, because there is something much more appealing about eggs that someone else has cooked. Maybe it’s all the things they’re willing to give me with my eggs that I’m unwilling to make, potatoes, sausage, rye […]

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  • March 16, 2015 - 8:18 am

    Quirky Chrissy - I love breakfast at any time of day. I also believe you can put eggs in/on anything thus turning it into breakfast. (An egg scrambler with leftover Chinese food? Yup. Pizza topped with a fried egg? Yup. Eggy sammich on fruit bread? Mmm.

    So I’d give this a shot.ReplyCancel

    • March 16, 2015 - 1:57 pm

      nrlowell@comcast.net - That all sounds good to me Chrissy!ReplyCancel

Farm raised salmon has  pretty bad reputation, but if you’ve been avoiding it, I think it’s worth a second look. Wild salmon is chock full of omega fats, but there is a limited supply, and the season is short, meaning that except for a few months a year wild salmon is only available frozen. It is also very […]

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  • March 12, 2015 - 8:39 am

    Quirky Chrissy - Yum. I rarely cook seafood inside the house because Brian can’t stand it. Which is unfortunate, because I love seafood! So when I do cook it, it’s usually frozen (don’t judge!).ReplyCancel

    • March 16, 2015 - 8:11 am

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Chrissy, I find that if I cook fish in the oven rather than on the stove it’s less smelly!ReplyCancel

  • March 12, 2015 - 11:21 am

    Linda Roy - I’m not a fish person. Unless it’s sushi, which I know, makes zero sense. But my husband and one of my sons love it. So the other day decided to make fish for them. I have little to no idea how to prepare fish, despite the internet, and I ended up getting tilapia because it’s cheap. I did okay, but I should’ve gone with salmon. And also, my husband was telling me that tilapia has fewer nutrients and isn’t farm raised. So this piece is both enlightening and timely for me. Thanks Nancy! I’m going to show this to my husband and go out and get some farm raised salmon.ReplyCancel

I swim because in the water I am thin, sleek and beautiful. For thirty minutes a few times a week I love my body and marvel at what it can accomplish. I cut through the water, feeling it on every part of me. The straps of my bathing suit form an X across my back, […]

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  • March 10, 2015 - 8:29 am

    Quirky Chrissy - Beautifully written! I know the feeling about going to the gym. Working on getting better though.ReplyCancel

    • March 10, 2015 - 1:09 pm

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Chrissy, your yoga project has been nothing short of inspiring for me!ReplyCancel

  • March 10, 2015 - 10:50 am

    Peggy Gilbey McMackin - Cool Post Nancy!ReplyCancel

    • March 10, 2015 - 1:09 pm

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Thanks Peggy.ReplyCancel

  • February 27, 2017 - 6:59 am

    Gravity, You Bitch » Chefs Last Diet - […] and feel the buoyancy of the water release you to the pull of gravity inch by inch. In the water, I feel weightless and free, and as I emerge I feel every pound of flesh pulling against my skeleton and I […]ReplyCancel

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