dinner – 7 feb 2011
Busy all day without stopping, not even to take one photo. Camille made bread; I made soup. Chloe ate both.
pizza night – 4 feb 2011
A couple of months ago, I decided that Fridays would be homemade pizza nights whenever we are home. Camille generally prepares the pizza dough. This week, she used a recipe recommended by a friend Best Pizza Dough Ever Recipe. She didn’t quite manage to follow the directions, but the pizza was very good … I’m
chloe cooking – 24 jan 2011
Chloe loves to help out in the kitchen, chopping veggies for our soup.
Thanksgiving Turkey
We’re always hearing about the “Tofuturkey” as the vegetarian-alternative, but for the carb-heads that we are, this Turkey has become an annual tradition at the cabin. This year, Camille baked the main bread loaf — delicious (but the pot that comes out of the oven with the loaf in it — well, the handle is
New Breakfast Recipe
It’s been that kind of week. I have barely managed to complete the necessary, given our crazy travel schedule (TX > home > Blue Ridge) and the brain numbing headache that descended on me today. I can hardly string two thoughts together at this point. While I’ve never been a wordsmith, I had hopes of
Supermarket Temptations
My girls have been accompanying me on shopping trips since they were born. They learn fairly early on not to ask me to buy something while we are at the store, since my answer will almost always be “No.” But not always … if they have a good reason, I listen to it, but I
Photo Friday: Burgundy
Photo taken on 11 Oct 2010 in Georgetown, TX. A little red wine on the deck. Yes, I realize that it is not Friday, but Thursday. However, I’ve decided to begin submitting my weekly contribution to the Photo Friday contest (not that my photos are in the same league with the other entries), and the
Decatur Farmer’s Market
Each Monday, I hope to review and update our ever evolving 101 Things List. I’ve added a bunch of new things and linked to my entry about our trip to the US Space & Rocket Center. Another item from the list that we managed to enjoy this past week was a trip to the Decatur
Photo Friday – Summer Fun
Photo taken at a street vendor kiosk outside of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul on 11 Jul 2010. Yes, I realize that it is not Friday, but Thursday. However, I’ve decided to begin submitting my weekly contribution to the Photo Friday contest (not that my photos are in the same league with the other entries),
dinner from thin air
Last night I was in the mood for a veggie burger and fries. I was in no mood to go to the store after a long day of running an infinite number of errands. What’s in the cabinets? TVP! Potatoes! Dinner! I soaked the TVP in low sodium veggie broth, added an egg and some
spring-y food
Chloe decided that she wanted a spring dinner to celebrate the coming of spring. i had a hard time coming up with a plan. Lettuce? Eggs? But then Barbara suggested foo with spring in the name, such as spring rolls and spring mix. but what to go with that? Phil had the brilliant idea of
adventures in cabinet excavations
As I mentioned in Food for (Good) Thoughts, our first step in eating better was to get the cabinets and fridge empty. The objective was to eat or get rid of just about everything. I told the girls that they could eat what they wanted, they just had to eat what was on hand. Okay,
Food for (Good) Thoughts
The days when we were stranded at the cabin, we ended up not eating very well. Add into the mix too little exercise and too much time to think, I landed in a bit of a funk. Just days after our escape, we had a wonderful visit to the Eastern Market. Imagining life near the
what’s for dinner?
it’s that age old question, isn’t it? Through the years I’ve had various plans to answer the question. Serious meal planning and big shopping trips, daily menus and daily trips, a meal planning service that creates one big shopping list. While I’m still using the latter (see my post e-Mealz), I’m finding that I want
stangest artichoke i’ve ever seen
After the girls and I picked up Barbara from the airport this afternoon, we joined the multitudes fleeing Atlanta for the mountains. The sun had gone away, but the leaves along the four lane were still showing their fall colors. Despite the heavier than usual traffic, we ran into no problems and felt relaxed as
e-Mealz
While I was frenetically scheduling our lives on Thursday, I decided that whenever I tried to explore my cookbooks, make up weekly menus and create shopping lists, I could only do this for a few weeks before something threw me off. I thought it would be so cool if I could find weekly menus with
Tiny Treats
Sunday and Monday at the cabin, the girls made lots of “Tiny Treats”! A few weeks ago, Camille bought the book Tiny Treats at the Barnes and Noble in Georgetown. She’s made a couple of the things, but this week, she created a menu, a spreadsheet and a shopping list. Well, first they made the
Cooking Fun
Last week a nice big package arrived for us from our pal Mindy at XMKids Radio. See, the girls and I have been tuning in to XM while on our car travels. Chloe keeps occupied in the car as she tries to call in to talk to Mindy, Kenny and Robbie. (Though sometimes she gets
Best Birthday Gift?
Yeah, she’s a funny girl. Those, in fact, are Wasabi peas. Truly, she loved all her gifts, safari clothes, the building toy Camille picked out for her, but the best was saved for last. Her own Nintendo DS. Yes, they snuck the Wii into the house and now we are officially a modern family. Here’s
GBK Gwyneth
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