Today’s post leans toward something personal and reflective, though I’ll balance it with a light, airy recipe for blue cheese popovers at the end.
Balance is key in life, after all.
I used to dislike writing. In school it felt like a chore that demanded time and concentration I didn’t want to give. I talked through class, hated the way a pencil rubbed into my middle finger, and even in college I didn’t enjoy it. My husband and I met in an English class; while I tried hard, he barely tried at all—he even napped under the table during lectures. Guess who earned the better grades? Him. It drove me crazy.
I didn’t discover the true power of my own words until 2006.
That year I was pregnant with our fourth child and suddenly felt compelled to start a journal. I’d never kept a diary before, but I began writing down everything—my feelings, my hopes, even what I ate. Our baby Hugo was born with severe, unexpected heart defects. I spent the next two months at his bedside with that journal, recording the details of his life and ours in the hospital. Those two months were the first time I’d been apart from my husband and other children; it was my first real time alone as an adult. It was a strange mix of solitude and constant presence of medical teams, visitors, and machines.
Our son passed away after his third open-heart surgery, at just under two months old. The journal I kept during that time has become an invaluable gift. It’s the closest thing I have to a window into those days with him—both the fragile, machine-surrounded days after surgery and the memories of him carefree in my belly, kicking and alive. Reading those pages now brings back a clear sense of who I was then and the life we had for that brief time.
That journal is a blessing. So was he.
If you’ve never kept a journal, consider trying it for a month. It might surprise you how much clarity and comfort it can bring.
I had different cravings with each of my five pregnancies, but one craving was constant: blue cheese. Today I’m sharing a recipe for blue cheese popovers. Popovers are an elegant but underrated alternative to rolls, biscuits, or bread. They’re simple to make, quick, and closely related to Yorkshire pudding.
Blue cheese tends to divide people—many love it, many don’t. These blue cheese popovers are a gentle introduction to that bold flavor: light, airy, and savory, with just enough tang to make them memorable. They pair beautifully with soups or stews and sing alongside red meat and a full-bodied red wine. If you’re curious about blue cheese, these popovers might send you to the “dark side.”
Blue Cheese Popovers
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Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon Butter
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup blue cheese dressing
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dill weed
- 1 Tablespoon blue cheese crumbles (optional)
Instructions
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Grease a 12-cup muffin pan with butter.
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Whisk together the eggs, milk, and blue cheese dressing until combined. Add the flour, salt, cayenne, and dill, whisking until smooth and lump-free.
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Pour the batter into the muffin pan, filling each cup about two-thirds full. Sprinkle blue cheese crumbles on top if desired.
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Place the muffin pan into a cold oven, then set the oven to 450°F (230°C). Bake until the popovers are puffy and browned, about 25–30 minutes.
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