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Can't get food off the brain lately. Summer does that to me. I have a loop in my head that runs like this: "Lemon meringue pie, BLT's, corn on the cob dripping with butter, ice cold mint tea, pan-fried lemon sole filets…
SO cold! I'm back to hiding in sweatshirts and cozy throws for the first half of the day again. We had a sudden cold snap sweep through yesterday morning very early and it has turned our whole neighborhood into a ghost t…
Yesterday I finally made those meyer lemon madelines I'd been talking about for so long. Yum. Never made madelines before but, I have to say (particularly for those drawn to the idea but, quickly intimidated) that it was…
So, last night was our first night of teaching Gideon to go to sleep without nursing. I tanked him up with milk in a well lighted room before tooth-brushing and then took him to the nursery to put him to sleep. At first …
The Advent wreath, candles and books are all in the attic, in boxes, buried under the lights, the garland and a myriad of ornaments. Blast. I was hoping to be able to get them all out and set up on the table but it looks…
Had another fabulous cooking lesson with Protege. She's coming along nicely, feeling more confident about her ability to figure things out, and manage some of the basic skills from memory. I am doing more letting her sai…
I got all the laundry we own washed yesterday! Yay! Plus, Protege and I cooked gingerbread, a marvelous beef stew, drop biscuits and also made a simple salad with dressing for our cooking lesson. Yum! The beef stew was r…
Oh Chinatown! How I do love you! We headed down into it's heart on Saturday afternoon with our good friend Pixie. Wow. I should have taken more pictures because truly, it was incredible. There was this kind of misty, …
My cooking protege came over yesterday and we had our crazy all day cooking lesson again. This week she learned quick breads and how to make a simple oven meal: roast chicken, baked potatoes, baked squash. And then in re…
It's baking day!!!!! YAY! I'm making pies, a carrot cake, some sourdough bread and who knows what all else! Time to warm up the place! Woohoo!!! I'm really excited. I have a new friend coming over to learn to cook and he…

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