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As I've discussed before, I hate wasting food.  I hate wasting it at any time of year, regardless of the circumstances, and pack-out tim...

Last week was Maslenitsa (Butter Week) here in Russia, and in world Orthodoxy in general.  It's the week before the Church is plun...

I think about blogging most days - I was doing so well - but lately I have no time for anything.  Part of this is because my oldest...

I have begun writing this post several times over the last few days, but I keep starting over because it just gets too long and unwieldy.  I...

I was raised in a frugal household.  With five kids and one salary, you learn the value of a dollar pretty quick.  We packed our lunches, pi...

I've recently become intrigued with duck, perhaps because it's readily available at the local grocery stores.  I don't remember ...

Sunday after church, as Jeremy was making brunch, he called to me from the kitchen "Honey, I think we're having a baby."  C...

Yesterday I made this for dinner.  I inadvertently baked it at a lower temperature than necessary, and my gravy totally separated and looke...

So, I've been hit with the nesting bug big time, but as most of our stuff is still somewhere on the ocean, I can't sew, or knit anyt...

Natasha and I explored a new grocery store today, Zelyonii Perekryostok.  It's a bit over a mile's walk from the Embassy, slightly d...