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Blog

“Are you sitting down?”

March 24, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

How we share information matters. That’s why people put so much care into marriage proposals and pregnancy announcements.

Half-birthdays for finches, corned beef, and that time I won an award (7 Quick Takes)

March 20, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

Our two baby finches celebrated their half-birthdays this week.

Missing out again

March 18, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

I met the anniversary of the last day of in-person school with eyes wide open—bracing myself for that weight. But I’m realizing that missing out on experiences for the second time might be harder.

Pie for Pi Day, gołąbki, drive-through confession, and Harry & Meghan (7 Quick Takes)

March 13, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

Pi Day is March 14, and the only question is how much pie—and which flavors—are we going to bake and eat this weekend.

Oh, no! My favorite restaurant is closing.

March 10, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

I couldn’t believe it when we heard the news. Dimitri’s International Grille in Catonsville, Md., is closing.

Treats for a Sunday, toy trains, and other pandemic fun (7 Quick Takes)

March 5, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

~1~ Did we give up desserts for Lent? Maybe? Probably? But Sundays are Sundays. So, this past Sunday I was thinking of making homemade apple pie. Then I thought of Rice Krispie treats—so much easier and faster to make. They were even more popular than the pie would have been, and they took hardly any […]

Washing dishes for Lent

March 4, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window

We are blessed to have dirty dishes to wash.

A Lent full of promise, steak success, cooking with children, and more (7 Quick Takes)

February 27, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

This Lent holds a different kind of hope and promise.

Pandemic Stories (or why there’s a Nerf gun in the tub)

February 25, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

Our daily lives are different in so many ways, transformed suddenly almost a year ago and then evolving bit by bit every day.

A pandemic Lent, ox cookies, and Valentine’s gifts (7 Quick Takes)

February 19, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

In many ways, it feels we have been in one long Lent for almost a year now.

Do nothing for Lent

February 18, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window

Many years for Lent I take on too many goals and give up too many things. A few days into Lent, I invariably realize I have failed at everything I planned to give up and take on.

Xin Nian Kuai Le! A Chinese dumpling recipe

February 14, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Recipes

Remember way back at the beginning of the pandemic when we were all jockeying for yeast and discussing sourdough starters? It seems like a distant memory. Lately, I feel I’m thinking more about which local restaurant I want to support tonight.

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