Yesterday I decided to make some maple candy, Laura Ingalls-style. This was mostly for my own mysterious reasons, which I choose not to share at this time, thank you. The silly thing is, my kids don’t even like maple syrup. I don’t know why. I think they’re crazy. Every time we have pancakes, I curse … [Read more…]
We’re very excited at our house, because we’re leaving for Jiminy Peak on Sunday. We went on the same trip last year, too. Which somehow feels like a million years ago, not just because it was warm and rainy for that trip, but because I’d just recently started the blog. I created the Capital District … [Read more…]
So about half an hour ago I was, uh, sitting down when I reached over and noticed this: I’m actually delighted with the thoughtfulness and effort, even if the execution wasn’t quite flawless.
I know that I’ve been offering up detox dips, but in honor of the upcoming Super Bowl, I thought I’d share our favorite party dip, from my friend J. It is toxic, health-wise, but supremely delicious. Buffalo Chicken Dip Ingredients: 1 package cream cheese (we usually get the 1/3 less fat stuff) 1.5 lbs. chicken … [Read more…]
Did everybody survive? My nutty children were outside playing in the snow by 6:20 am. It wasn’t even quite daybreak. They completely don’t understand the whole sleeping-in concept. Which is terrible, because it’s something that I really support and feel strongly about. But they got along pretty well all day, with J even refusing a … [Read more…]
Wow, that’s some serious snow. The girls were doing all of their bring-on-a-snow-day superstitions, which seemed a little. . . unnecessary. But we’ll see. I think that this is my last Detox Dip, and it’s Black Bean and Corn Dip. This is a variation of my sister’s recipe, although I don’t know where she came … [Read more…]
I’m feeling slothful and uninspired at the moment. I even whined to Cute W that I didn’t know what to post tonight. Really, I have a list of possible posts, but just about all of them required some research or writing effort. So what I really meant was, I didn’t know what I could post … [Read more…]
Tonight at 7:30 pm there’s a presentation at Proctors of Bullied, a documentary about one student’s experiences with anti-gay bullying. Along with the documentary, there will be screenings of student films and a panel discussion about bullying. I can’t believe I missed this, especially since I’m friends with one of the organizers! In my brain … [Read more…]
Today’s dip is a Curried Eggplant Dip. It’s loosely based on this recipe. I bet it’s delicious. But I’m lazy, and I didn’t have the ingredients. But my improvisation turned out pretty well. I’m not a fan of eggplant. Generally I think that it’s too boring and spongy-textured. In fact, I tried another eggplant recipe … [Read more…]
Last year, Cute W came home with Thinkfun’s Chocolate Fix as a Valentine’s Day gift for the girls. W is always looking for super-strategic games and puzzles, and they are received with varying degrees of enthusiasm. This one went over quite well. First, it’s cute. That scores points with my kids. There’s a booklet with … [Read more…]
