52. I can’t say hello to a new year until I say good bye to her. My Grandma died. She’s never missed wishing me a happy birthday. She’s been at every graduation including junior high, high school and college. She was with me when I accepted my first grown up job. She was front and …
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An Excuse to Make Reubens
Excuses. Do you find them or do they find you? I sit down to write and it is always something. The dog wants to go out. There is someone at the door. The phone won’t stop ringing. There is a fascinating text chain between my dog friends. I see dust on the window. The timer goes off. My water glass is empty. I …
Mindset Reset: Midwestern Alfredo
Part 2: Mindset. A gigantic proportion of my blogging mindset was wrapped up with “authenticity” of recipes. I haven’t done a genetic test but I come from a vast group of different nationalities. I can’t claim anything I like to cook is one hundred percent derived from any one country. I spend a considerable amount of time …
2022: Mindset Reset
Mindset. For the most part, this is an aspect of our lives that we control. We have the power to make moments of life either positive or negative. Maybe my mindset at times can be a little too “Pollyanna” because I do try to look at the bigger picture and find one small thing that makes me glad. …
BEAN There, Done That
Bean there, done with that. Hello. It’s me. Barb…aka Felt Like a Foodie. I’m back. I think. Sometimes you need a break. You would think the pandemic would have lit a fire under me to want to write instead I had feelings of jealousy watching every other person making cooking videos and doing it so much better than I …
The Birthday Blog: 51
51. 51! 51? How am I 51? Am I supposed to feel 51? I don’t. Sometimes I feel younger, silly and carefree. There are somedays where I feel like I have the weight of the world on my shoulders and just want to go to sleep. I always thought the teen years were the “awkward” years but no one warns …
An Egg-Citing Controversy
Controversy. I was talking to a friend last week and finally pinpointed why I haven’t felt like blogging and it is all because of controversy. The last thing I ever wanted to do on this forum was to stir up controversy but lately it seems like there is a dispute about every topic in the world including …
Hail Caesar and Fish Sauce
10 years. Double Digits. A decade. This month I celebrate the beginning of writing Felt Like a Foodie. I’m really proud of this achievement overall. I’ve written hundreds of blogs and taken thousands of pictures. I’ve met some incredibly famous people who have proven why their stars shine brightly. I’ve also crossed paths with some chefs who have shown me that …
Menu Bored
She was tired. You can see it in her eyes for they lacked a sparkle. You can see it in her smile as little frown lines become more permanent. Even how she stands looks like a person who is about to fall over. It wasn’t because she was deprived of sleep, it was because she was starting to …
2020 and Appreciating Your Ravioli Sauce
It is New Year’s Eve 2020 and I have not written a blog in a very long time. This has been a year of challenges. I’ve had so much to say and so little to say if that makes any sense. On my walks, I started to think of summarizing the year in a blog and kept …