Recent Posts Tagged With 'recipes'

• First day of Snow

  Posted on Monday December 1st, 2008 at 07:57 in recipes, tradition

  We’ve been waiting for the longest time and today it is finally here - the first day of snow. When we got up this morning (WAY too early for a Saturday morninig thanks to B) there were a good three inches of snow lying on the ground. Hurrah! It...

• Quick and Tasty Dinner

  Posted on Tuesday November 25th, 2008 at 17:20 in recipes

  Last week was so busy that I missed taking part in Shannon’s WFMW blog carnival at Rocks in my dryer (and actually hardly posted anything at all!). This week isn’t much better, but I am nothing if not determined, so today I present you wi...

• Saved by a Cookie

  Posted on Tuesday November 11th, 2008 at 17:06 in recipes

  I am always looking for little things to make life easier (or at least manageable), and my latest discovery is something that might make a good addition for the weekly Works-for-me-Wednesday hosted by Shannon at Rocks in my dryer. I don’t know ...

• Fun with Chocolate

  Posted on Saturday November 8th, 2008 at 10:25 in family, recipes, learning

  The other day (I’ll admit it was over a week ago; I just didn’t get around to posting) I took the boys to the local children’s museum. That is always a fun trip in itself, but now, before Christmas, they are offering a special activ...

• Michaelmas

  Posted on Monday September 29th, 2008 at 03:48 in recipes, tradition

  Today, September 29, is the day we celebrate Michaelmas. It is traditionally the day to honor St. Michael (and the other archangels). The boys have mixed feelings about this day. Legend has it that the devil fell into a blackberry bush when he was th...

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  Posted on Tuesday September 16th, 2008 at 14:13 in recipes

  Last Saturday a friend was coming for an afternoon visit. Unfortunately, our house was a complete mess and we spent most of the morning trying to make it look presentable. Usually, I like to offer guests some sort of homemade treat (cookies, brownies...

• Digging for Treasure

  Posted on Tuesday September 9th, 2008 at 15:44 in recipes, potatoes, harvest

  Have you had enough fruit posts for a while? Never fear. This time we’ll talk about something completely different - vegetables! It is still harvest season and today we did something that is especially fun for the kids (and me). Actually, it is...

• Even More Apples

  Posted on Monday September 8th, 2008 at 12:37 in recipes, tradition

  Fall is still in the air and we are not done with our apple project yet. Today we went to Grandpa’s garden to pick apples. Unfortunately, there weren’t that many apples this year (presumably for the same reason as the dearth of plums?). S...

• Gingerbread Complaints and Fall Foods

  Posted on Thursday September 4th, 2008 at 03:37 in recipes, cake, fall, plums

  You know I love Christmas. Still, there are limits. Yesterday I went to the grocery store, and they already had an aisle filled with all Christmas treats - gingerbread and everything! I’m sorry, but here the kids are still on summer vacation. I...

• Apples, Apples, Apples

  Posted on Saturday August 30th, 2008 at 16:47 in recipes, tradition

  The air is starting to feel like fall, and that means it is about time to start our apple projects again. For some reason, apples just provide many great project opportunities. The first thing we did for our apple season project this year was to take...