The Exhausted Menu

Thoughts on life, food, and the moments in between

  • Hold Music

    I walked into a doctor’s office, and they gave me Zepbound. Wait. There’s a story here. I started taking Zepbound earlier this summer for a couple of reasons. One: obviously, my weight. Perimenopause hit, and boy-howdy, did my body not agree. I gained 20lbs in about 6 months. And I can’t take hormone replacement therapy…

  • Vinaigrette Vibes

    I can’t stop making summer salads. In particular, I keep making a broccoli-carrot salad that’s a mashup of two salads I ate growing up as a kid. It’s so versatile and crunchy, and it lasts for days in the fridge. Last night, I used up some rotisserie chicken I found in the back of the…

  • Therapeutic Blackstone

    We bought a Blackstone a little over a year ago. Our grill had died and there was a blowout sale at our local Lowes that sealed the deal for us. Though I work with history now, back in the day (centuries ago), I worked as a short-order cook at a golf course. It started out…

  • As the Campus Turns

    It does feel like a soap opera sometimes. Life has been . . . life. Our house felt like a train station for about a month as friends and family visited. The distraction was a welcome one, as we dealt with a rollercoaster of administrative abuses at our jobs that have negatively affected so many…

  • Spaghetti Thursday

    I have two regularly occurring meals on my weekly rotation – Taco Tuesday and Spaghetti Thursday. These are the two days of the week where it’s a) easy, b) no complaints, and c) cheap. So, when I tell people that I plan my weekly meals a month out and hear gasps, I explain that eight…

  • “Hello, boys!”

    “I’m baaaack!” I’m terrible at keeping up with things. I usually say that won’t do it if it’s not on my calendar. Even remembering to breathe sometimes is a calendar event. So, I’m making a calendar event to update the Exhausted Menu. Or, maybe I’m living up to the name of the blog. Who knows….

Hi There

I’m a bit of a dangerous combo. I love my family (those I’m stuck with and those I choose), food (especially cheese), and I run my mouth. You’ll see all that here and more. We started the ride at dawn and I’m glad you’re here for the adventure.

K. Molder

Writer, blogger, foodie

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