Happy Valentine’s Day

Posted by mimi on Feb 14, 2011 in dish | 0 comments It’s de rigeur for those of us who write for women to also write something about the girly holiday of Valentine’s Day. Why girly, I hear you ask? Because most of the noise surrounding this day issues from men who are not only expected to show up with roses and dish out major bucks for a romantic dinner á deux, but also being guilted into buying jewelry or making other grandiose gestures to...
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The Bed List

Posted by mimi on Feb 4, 2011 in dish | 0 comments Who would have thought the geeky handyman on The Facts of Life would have turned out this pretty? Although there’s something cosmically unfair about any one human male being this handsome, it would be far worse if all that handsome came in a dumb package–and this one is certainly not dumb. He’s a passionate advocate, a smart businessman, and a clever director (did anyone see Syriana coming...
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Kitchen Smackdown, Family Style

Posted by mimi on Jan 30, 2011 in dish | 0 comments Today the church music ministry held its annual cookoff. This year’s twist? Take a firefighter favorite recipe, make it your own, and submit it for judging by actual firefighters. Mama, sis, and yours truly all entered–different categories, as it turns out–and brought home two wins! My mother is an excellent cook, so I was not surprised at all when her version of Low Tide Chicken won...
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The Evergreen Sweetness of the Magnolia Mother

Posted by mimi on Jan 14, 2011 in dish | 0 comments Over at a far more serious website, the Wall Street Journal has posted an opinion piece entitled “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” by Amy Chua, the Yale Law professor whose paen to Chinese-style parenting, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, has set off a depth charge of angst among the mom population. Chua posits that Western moms are far too permissive and don’t demand enough of their darling...
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Trickle, Trickle

Posted by mimi on Jan 6, 2011 in dish | 0 comments Remember that old Woody Allen quip, “If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans”? We’re living that at Chez mimi right now. Here we are, all excited about the new year, ready to remake our entire financial and creative selves, when we realize that there’s water on the floor of our den. Not much water, but enough. We can’t find the source. The sinks aren’t leaking. The cabinets are dry....
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