Category Archives: Humor

From frozen green cubes to warm watercress soup

Posted on January 24, 2011 by madamescientist

“I froze down the watercress”, my husband confessed, with a mixture of sheepishness and pride. Instead of this.. I saw this! Ummm….for the record, he is not crazy (well, only a little). At least, I am partly to blame for … Continue reading →

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Wontons in Winter

Posted on January 3, 2011 by madamescientist

Snow flurries swirled in the impending gloom as we scurried into the warm, teeming hub that is H-Mart, my favorite Korean/Asian store. Grabbing a cart, I veered briskly to the right, straight to the cornucopia of fresh fruits and vegetables … Continue reading →

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Of Curly Kale and Manganese

Posted on June 26, 2010 by madamescientist

Today, I froze some curly Kale. Like most endeavors that are time consuming, economically equivocal and of dubious utility, this was a labor of love. One may well say the same of raising children, but I digress. You see, earlier … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day Musings

Posted on May 31, 2010 by madamescientist

War is illogical. I am not a history buff, but looking at the data from the Iran and Afghan wars I must conclude that the equation does not tilt in our favor. I refer to the 6K lives lost and … Continue reading →

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