Sitting in front of the fireplace with my furry little dog at my feet, I warm my hands on a mug of hot cocoa and savor the rich chocolate flavor. Ah, the good life. You’d never guess that just a few short hours ago I packed up my kids and sent them on their merry [...]
Archive for November, 2009
The Kids Are Gone Again Blues
Posted in About me, Gift Ideas, Handcrafted Cards, In The Kitchen, Parenting, Recipes, tagged blog, children, family, hot chocolate, mocha, my life, Parenting, Recipes, relationships on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Twelve Posts of Christmas
Posted in About me, Art and Crafts, Creativity, tagged blog, Christmas, Christmas decorations, door wreaths on November 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Andy Williams is crooning, “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go . . . .” Well, not quite everywhere, but at least at the store where I work. Hanging from a little pop-up Christmas tree in the middle of the store are three-dimensional metal and crystal-embellished ornaments. Rich jewel-toned silky tops, [...]
Praising Persimmons
Posted in In The Kitchen, Recipes, tagged blog, food, persimmon bread, persimmons, recipe on November 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Being able to buy almost every kind of fruit year-round in grocery stores is a marvelous thing, but buyer beware, there’s a fruit that’s only available in stores from September through December – and that’s the persimmon. Stock up now on this heavenly fruit! Not only are persimmons delicious and beautiful, they are loaded with [...]
Friday’s Fresh Five (11/20/09)
Posted in Helping Others, In The Kitchen, inspiration, Kids, Organization, Parenting, Style and fashion, tagged blog, children, family, fashion, food, inspiration, Kids, Parenting, quotes, random thoughts, regional produce on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The crisp air and clear blue skies were enough to lure me outside to enjoy the fall weather. This past weekend my husband and I paid visits to two of our favorite local produce haunts. Struble Ranch has just opened for the season with a bumper crop of mandarins and is located on one of [...]
Tea for Two – Recycling Teacups
Posted in Art and Crafts, Creativity, Gift Ideas, Handcrafted Cards, Jewelry, Recycling, tagged birdfeeders, blog, candles, Gift Ideas, projects, Recycling, tea, tea bags, teacups on November 18, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Some things are too pretty to throw out. Cracked or chipped teacups fall into that category for me. Recycling or reusing them in different ways seems to be the best compromise and for years I have looked for ways to do this. After much thought and research, I have compiled this list of ways to [...]
Juggling Three
Posted in About me, Kids, Parenting, tagged birth order, blog, family, Kids, middle child, my life, Parenting, reflections, relationships on November 16, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I always say that raising three children is a juggling act. In three ball juggling, there is never a moment when all three balls are in the air simultaneously and that’s pretty much how it is with my three kids. If I can get two of them in the air, or in my analogy, concern-free, [...]
Friday’s Fresh Five (11/13/09)
Posted in In The Kitchen, inspiration, Records, Style and fashion, tagged blog, culture, fashion, food, inspiration, Recipes, shopping, style on November 13, 2009 | 3 Comments »
#1 – Shop for Less Shopping in Asian markets is an experience for me. It’s amazing how much cheaper fruits, vegetables, bulk spices, and even meats are in these stores, not to mention the variety of goods available. For example, the Asian market I frequent sells medium-sized frozen prawns by the scoopful for $3.99 a [...]
Chinese-Style Puff Pastries with Pork in Hoisin Sauce
Posted in In The Kitchen, Recipes, tagged appetizers, Chinese food, cooking, food, Recipes on November 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Not that I’m a party animal, but in about a week’s time I have made food to take to three different events. Here’s an easy recipe to make and take over to friends or to a potluck that originated from Steamy Kitchen’s Jaden Hair. It’s a spin-off of Chinese steamed pork buns, but uses puff [...]
Friday’s Fresh Five (11/6/09)
Posted in Art and Crafts, Community, Creativity, Handcrafted Cards, Helping Others, In The Kitchen, inspiration, Kids, tagged blog, family, food, Helping Others, humor, inspiration, people, photos, pop culture on November 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
#1 – Making Peace, Cards That Is Being a flower child of the ’70s, I decided to make birthday cards for my sister-in-law and for a friend utilizing paper punches and scraps again, but this time designing them to be in the shape of peace signs. The heart-shaped peace sign was made by stacking large [...]
Where’s the Meat?
Posted in Health, Recipes, tagged family, food, friends, Health, lentils, proteins, Recipes on November 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sitting at the dinner table years ago, my meat-loving youngest son took one bite out of his taco and said, “Where’s the meat?” Trying to cut back on the amount of cholesterol-ladened meat I served my family, I had substituted a spicy Mexican lentil mix for the the ground beef in the taco. It must [...]
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