This week, the Betts get ready for a Halloween unlike any previous, wondering how trick or treating will happen; give some food tips that make leftover fish go further, pump up your instant ramen, and give you inexpensive, but massive pork chops;...
A few years ago, Melanie was diagnosed with several new allergies and among them was an allergy to fragrances. This is admittedly an unusual allergy, but it seems our family specializes in unusual allergies.1 And by fragrances, this means all...
I dislike the need to call every clever (or not-so-clever) trick or idea a “hack” as a tired cliché. But I did have an idea for how to spice up my lunch with something fun. It starts with instant ramen, but not just any cheap 50¢ ramen...
This week, the Betts (virtually) celebrate the final profession of vows of their friend, Sr. Karla; rejoice at a child’s return to Mass after months; discuss rendering unto God what is God’s; and discuss the two-liter bottle assumption.
In this episode, the Betts discuss their DNA and genealogy; golden spider silk and an arachnid visitor; what’s in a proper lasagna; a sticky chicken recipe; why Melanie re-read Deadly Education (it’s that good); and why some big authors need editors...
In this episode, the Betts address a claim that Catholic school is the ideal form of education for all and that homeschool should only be for necessity. Plus, campfire apple cake, spiced shrimp in tomatoes and mint, the latest Dresden novels, and a...
I’ve been listening to podcasts for a long time, since about the beginning in 2005. I’ve been making podcasts about half that time, since about 2013.1 I have listened to thousands of hours of all kinds of podcasts and created hundreds...
In this week’s episode, the Betts spend some time in a pumpkin patch, teach some scouts camp cooking techniques, make a broccoli, potato & cheese soup; watch the Social Dilemma, read Outcast & Vince Flynn’s Total Power, and look...
In this episode, the Betts say farewell to a nephew off to serve in the Army; finish Lord of the Rings; make Vietnamese meatballs; have a charcoal ash tip; get nostalgic with the Karate Kid; and consider the connection between the workers in the...
In this week’s episode, Fall weather has come to New England and that means it’s soup season. Dom and Melanie Bettinelli talk about their favorite season, some new soup recipes, a pasta recipe from the Vatican, Melanie’s favorite...
