Long ago in Wyoming, when we were little girls, Katelyn, Annalise and I went through a phase where we were fighting a lot. I think we were probably about 12, 9, and 5, so we're talking almost 20 years ago. (Back then, my favorite dinner was elk Dad hunted and butchered himself, with a side of Mom's scallop potatoes. Sorry about the vegetarianism, Dad - it's about factory farms!)
Well, at some point, the three of us were overtaken with remorse for our bickering and had a meeting after dinner one night in the basement, during which we decided the solution was to form a club, consisting of the three of us, and called ....... ahem: "Sarah, Katelyn and Annalise in Peace: SKAP!!"
I'll just let that sink in a bit.
Actually, it gets even better. The rules of SKAP were that if one sister did something mean to another sister, the third sister got to act in a quasi-judicial capacity and decide what the mean sister had to do for her victim, and then..... we would sing a special song we referred to as the "SKAP Rap."
...... Yep. The "SKAP Rap." I don't even know what to say about that, other than that we lived in small-town Wyoming without a television, so please, cut us a break. Thankfully, I do NOT remember the words.
So, the reason I am telling this completely ridiculous story (other than that I still love to embarrass my younger siblings) is just to say that ever since I left home, I have done nothing but wish that I could again live close enough to my sisters to bicker regularly, make up, and hatch stupid plots together. Please call me today so we can bicker, OK, guys?
When I claimed "todayicooked.blogspot.com" five years ago and then called my sisters to tell them about it, I was in the middle of probably the lowest period of my life (a divorce in my mid-twenties). I think I imagined that the blog would be sort of a recipe box, a place to jot down reminders and ideas, and I think it came to mind because I was frankly having trouble forcing myself to cook for nobody but me. Watching the posts grow ever-longer, as my two deeply thoughtful sisters use the blog to capture pieces of daily life in their lovely writing voices, has been a surprise and a source of happiness again and again over five tumultuous years.
OK! So recipes:
By Annalise:
Fava Beans with Tomatoes and Toasted Bread. I love this recipe both on its merits, and because it includes an extended discussion of Annalise's embarrassing childhood nickname (also my fault - I'm on a roll here), and also because it is posted via a photo of an exchange of text messages between her and Katelyn.
Vegan Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes: This post is all Annalise all the time (covering such essentials as her love of autumn, colored pants, baking, and Pinterest), and coincidentally also contains a recipe sent via text message.
Finally, Annalise, while I will not insult your formidable baking prowess by categorizing our most-read recipe ever as a "favorite," I will note that in the time we've had this blog, you've gone from being a sweet and awesome college girl who makes her friends cookies and takes a blurry phone photo, to a sweet and awesome college grad who makes an entire Thanksgiving dinner for 40 immigrant teenagers and takes sophisticated photos on a fancy camera. Well played.
By Katelyn:
Tha(ish) Indian(ish) Soup: I obviously make this without chicken, and it's straight-up one of the yummiest things on the blog. I might make it today!
Strawberry Breakfast Salad with Cowboy: This salad is quintessential Katelyn: Healthy, comforting, fresh, and unexpected. Plus, the post itself is very sweet, which is also quintessential Katelyn. Tell that cowboy to eat his salad!
Katelyn, I credit your entries on this blog with helping me get into much healthier eating habits than 5 years ago. You are so thoughtful about everything you do in life, and (science jokes like this one aside) you really bring all of your scientific and social scientific training and learning to bear on everyday decisions. Everyone in our family benefits a lot from that.
By Sarah:
Fresh Corn and Fava Soup: This is the kind of thing I wish I managed to eat every single day! Mostly veggies, with flavor.
Alright, that's it from me. Thanks for letting me publicly air my great love for these two:
Well, at some point, the three of us were overtaken with remorse for our bickering and had a meeting after dinner one night in the basement, during which we decided the solution was to form a club, consisting of the three of us, and called ....... ahem: "Sarah, Katelyn and Annalise in Peace: SKAP!!"
I'll just let that sink in a bit.
Actually, it gets even better. The rules of SKAP were that if one sister did something mean to another sister, the third sister got to act in a quasi-judicial capacity and decide what the mean sister had to do for her victim, and then..... we would sing a special song we referred to as the "SKAP Rap."
...... Yep. The "SKAP Rap." I don't even know what to say about that, other than that we lived in small-town Wyoming without a television, so please, cut us a break. Thankfully, I do NOT remember the words.
So, the reason I am telling this completely ridiculous story (other than that I still love to embarrass my younger siblings) is just to say that ever since I left home, I have done nothing but wish that I could again live close enough to my sisters to bicker regularly, make up, and hatch stupid plots together. Please call me today so we can bicker, OK, guys?
When I claimed "todayicooked.blogspot.com" five years ago and then called my sisters to tell them about it, I was in the middle of probably the lowest period of my life (a divorce in my mid-twenties). I think I imagined that the blog would be sort of a recipe box, a place to jot down reminders and ideas, and I think it came to mind because I was frankly having trouble forcing myself to cook for nobody but me. Watching the posts grow ever-longer, as my two deeply thoughtful sisters use the blog to capture pieces of daily life in their lovely writing voices, has been a surprise and a source of happiness again and again over five tumultuous years.
OK! So recipes:
By Annalise:
Fava Beans with Tomatoes and Toasted Bread. I love this recipe both on its merits, and because it includes an extended discussion of Annalise's embarrassing childhood nickname (also my fault - I'm on a roll here), and also because it is posted via a photo of an exchange of text messages between her and Katelyn.
Vegan Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes: This post is all Annalise all the time (covering such essentials as her love of autumn, colored pants, baking, and Pinterest), and coincidentally also contains a recipe sent via text message.
Finally, Annalise, while I will not insult your formidable baking prowess by categorizing our most-read recipe ever as a "favorite," I will note that in the time we've had this blog, you've gone from being a sweet and awesome college girl who makes her friends cookies and takes a blurry phone photo, to a sweet and awesome college grad who makes an entire Thanksgiving dinner for 40 immigrant teenagers and takes sophisticated photos on a fancy camera. Well played.
By Katelyn:
Tha(ish) Indian(ish) Soup: I obviously make this without chicken, and it's straight-up one of the yummiest things on the blog. I might make it today!
Strawberry Breakfast Salad with Cowboy: This salad is quintessential Katelyn: Healthy, comforting, fresh, and unexpected. Plus, the post itself is very sweet, which is also quintessential Katelyn. Tell that cowboy to eat his salad!
Katelyn, I credit your entries on this blog with helping me get into much healthier eating habits than 5 years ago. You are so thoughtful about everything you do in life, and (science jokes like this one aside) you really bring all of your scientific and social scientific training and learning to bear on everyday decisions. Everyone in our family benefits a lot from that.
By Sarah:
Fresh Corn and Fava Soup: This is the kind of thing I wish I managed to eat every single day! Mostly veggies, with flavor.
Alright, that's it from me. Thanks for letting me publicly air my great love for these two:
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| Annalise and I are pretending to be aliens. I am confident that today, now that she is no longer a preteen wearing awesome lipgloss, Katelyn would join us. |
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