Arcadia got stitches

So, this is probably old news for most of our readers, but we had intended to share this story and are finally getting around to it.  Two weeks ago Arcadia got hurt at daycare (the cause of the giant gash on her forehead is still unknown).  So, I got a call at work that [...]

RKDy likes to help

So I’m definitely biased on this, but Arcadia is the smartest little toddler I know.  When getting ready for work/daycare this morning, I asked Arcadia if she’d go upstairs and get me a pair of socks to wear.  Tysen tried to get her to go with him to help me out, but she was [...]

I went owlverboard, and it was owlrageous!

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This weekend I attended a baby shower for a friend who is having twins.  I had heard that she was decorating the nursery with owls, so I took the opportunity to get crafty.  I first volunteered to make cake pops for the occasion, and thought it might be neat to make them in the [...]

Recipe Resources

Gimme some of that yummy food mommeee!

I have several cooking blogs in my Google feed reader which inspire me daily to try new ingredients and recipes. Recently family members have been turning to me for vegetarian meal ideas, so I thought I would share some of my inspirations with you.

Gimme some of that yummy food mommeee!

The Kitchn [...]

Cookbooks for Christmas

Whole Grain Baking

Bear with us as we figure out how to format this better, I’m stumped and am about to maul the computer.

This year I received several new cookbooks.  I have been reading through them and trying out some new recipes.  Here’s what I got, with some early reviews:

Whole Grain Baking: Delicious Recipes Using [...]

Arcadia’s first birthday

It’s hard to believe a whole year has passed since Arcadia was born.  For Arcadia’s birthday, we celebrated with cake.  Because Arcadia likes to eat everything put in front of her, I knew that I needed to make a healthy cake for her consumption.  A while back I stumbled upon a recipe for a [...]

New CSA, Week 4

You may remember I indicated earlier that we joined a new CSA, Olin-Fox Farms, mid-way through the Fall program.  Here’s the farm share we got:

Arugula, Mustard Greens, Mixed Salad Greens, Apples (3 Stayman, 3 York), Dozen eggs, Parsley, Michihili Cabbage, Black Spanish Radishes, Snap [...]