Spilled Milk Blog

  • Remarkably Bright Creatures: read it before you see the movie

    Remarkably Bright Creatures: read it before you see the movie

    So many people have told me to read Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt, but it just hadn’t risen to the top of my reading list until I was facing a 12-hour (each way) car ride to see my son compete in the esports national championship last weekend. Oh my goodness, what a delight.… Read more

  • January Meal Plan

    January Meal Plan

    My goal this year is to get a bit more organized in the kitchen so we aren’t left at the last minute wondering what’s for dinner. That usually results in an expensive and unhealthy fast-food run . . . or breakfast for dinner, again. I was inspired by a friend whose New Year’s Resolution last… Read more

  • My 2025 Reading List

    My 2025 Reading List

    It’s one of my favorite times of the year to browse around the bookstore, so I wanted to share the books I’ve read this year to give you some ideas on what to buy…and what not to buy…for yourself or the people on your list. Good, bad, and in-between, here’s my 2025 reading list. I’ve… Read more

  • Polishing the Silver, by Gunilla Norris

    Polishing the Silver, by Gunilla Norris

    I clipped this poem from a copy of Real Simple magazine back when I subscribed to it (along with Victoria and Martha Stewart Living) in the late 1990s. It spoke to me then, in a way I didn’t even fully realize. It still speaks to me now. I started watching a documentary recently on Netflix… Read more

  • Easy One-Dish Chili-Crisp Tilapia and Couscous Bake

    Easy One-Dish Chili-Crisp Tilapia and Couscous Bake

    This isn’t a cooking blog. It never will be. That said, I threw some ingredients together for dinner tonight and it turned out really tasty, so I thought I’d share. I have a feeling you could switch things up to suit your personal preferences, and it would probably turn out just as well. 1 cup… Read more

  • Announcing . . . Book Club Discussion Guides!

    Announcing . . . Book Club Discussion Guides!

    Over the past year or so I’ve had the real pleasure of discovering and discussing new books with a group of friends in a new book club. We meet once a month at someone’s house, and the host cooks a main course. We keep it simple — soup, chicken, pasta. The rest of us bring… Read more