Apology

I have been very, very bad at keeping on top of this blogging business as of late. Apparently life has gotten all sorts of crazy and as time has compacted itself, writing in this blog is one of the (many) things that got squeezed out of the bottom. I guess my previously best-intentioned "Blogger Code of Ethics" probably has as much credibility as Pinocchio sans rhinoplasty.

But, I have been thinking about this blog. I have been thinking about zie blaaaag and trying to self-diagnose why I have slowed down in my postingness. Laziness? Boringness? Tiredness? Lack-of-anything-insteresting-to-say-ness? What-the-hell,-really?-another-thing-on-my-list-ness?-fuck-that-ness!?

And.

I also came to thinking that it might be because I try too hard to be witty and polished instead of real and raw in my writing exercises (and, on that note, I have decided that real and raw is also synonymous to mean an allowance of more spelling and grammatical errors and, at times, a free pass to not make any sense at all as an acceptable medium to allow deep and "creative" self-expression for some folks. At any rate, I am far, far to anal retentive for any of that messy "raw" business).


*Disclaimer: In no way do I mean to imply that I do not make errors of grammar or spelling in Standing Crazy. It simply means that I do actually use the spell check, proof my writing and try to make some sort of logical sense. And, yes, I am well aware of the fact that my use of italics, hyphens, parenthesis and made-up words breaks some grammar rules but, that my friend, is where my creative self-expression-ness lives. So there.


Or, it might be because I am a mom, wife, and employee who is trying to raise a child, take care of a husband and home and maintain a much needed income (as well as orchestrate a move half-way across this little thing we live on called a planet in addition to the 5 million other little nameless "life" things that somehow end up on my list).

Or, it may also be that I have been hitting the wine bottle again at night lately which has a tendency to lull me in to a "just let me vegetate and watch steamy-hot Patrick Dempsey on TV rather than write or be productive in any way shape or form" state of mind.

At any rate, which ever of the above-mentioned reasons wins the lottery of blame, it won't change the fact that I have backburnered this little blog deal for longer than one should who has big dreams of bloggerliciousness.

So.

To all my fans and readers (hi Kate!), I apologize for pretty much any emotion my lack of writing evoked. I will try to resume my weekly posting habit to the best of my ability.

There. Glad I got that off my chest.


Posting Recipe

Because all good apologies should be accompanied with something decadent (in addition to a good glass of red wine) and nothing says decadent (albeit as non-cellulite friendly as it may be) to me these days like a good butter sauce.

Brown Butter Sage Sauce
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
15 to 18 small fresh sage leaves
1/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth


Melt butter in a medium frying pan over medium heat until the white milk solids have browned, about 5 minutes. Add sage and chicken broth (note: I have used beef broth here too in a pinch) and reduce heat to medium low. Simmer until sauce is reduced and slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and serve.

I like to serve this one over pasta (such as pumpkin or squash ravioli), over baked squash, as a base flavoring for home-made mashed potatoes, over fish (add lemon and Parmesan), etc... but be sure to vary recipe quantity according to what you are making and how much of "what" you have.