Category Archives: Kids

Day to Day Life: Week Twenty-Seven

Shall we take a peek at the last week? It looked something like this: Vincent went to an intensive 3 day water polo camp at Stanford. I’m constantly impressed by this young man. We happened upon the California Avenue Farmer’s … Continue reading

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Potato Macaroni Egg Salad

I’m not a stranger to insomnia. I do some of my best work in the wee morning hours. I have since I was about 12 years old. But sometimes it’s a pain in the ass when you’re wide awake at … Continue reading

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Chocolate Truffle Cookies

We are coming back from nearly a week of traveling. Literally, as I write this, we are on I-5 heading north to Oregon from California. (Aah, the benefits of technology. Blogging from the backseat of our truck cab? Ridiculous.) That … Continue reading

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Day to Day Life: Week Twenty-Six

The last week looked a bit like this: We were given tickets to see Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. This fun show was accompanied by boots for the cold that has been chased from Ashland, wine, brie, and soft bread. … Continue reading

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Summer Corn Salad

Summer has arrived full-on and I don’t know how the hell it happened. Next week is July? How’d we get here? For the first time in 28 years, I’ve got a garden that is chock-full of produce. Rich two-year-old compost … Continue reading

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Not Your Grandmama’s Red Velvet (Cup)cake(s) with Cream Cheese Frosting

Sometimes a recipe poses obstacles. For instance, when a certain little boy tells me he’d like red velvet cupcakes for his birthday party, I need to wrestle with the idea of using food coloring I’d typically prefer not adding to … Continue reading

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Day to Day Life: Week Twenty-Four

Here’s a small glimpse into the last week: Lots of blue skies! I turned 28 on Monday and requested doughnuts. Woo hoo! Birthday foxgloves hand-picked by my husband. Two pounds of  zucchini out of the garden! More coming daily! Craig’s … Continue reading

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Sweetly Spiced Yogurt Pudding

We just had a week filled with birthday celebrating. Silas has had three separate birthday celebrations – all of them including homemade treats and cooking. I made a vanilla cake with salted caramel meringue buttercream filling. The process of making … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Green Chile Sweet Corn Mac and Cheese

The last week has been a whirlwind. While I’ve got more than a few recipes ready to show up on this little blog, the last handful of days have been long and come 10:30 at night, the last thing I … Continue reading

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Day to Day Life: Week Twenty-Three

Let’s take a look at the last week. It looked a little like this: A pound of garden-grown radishes. Good for soup making, coming soon. Mr. Sunshine finished up second grade. Three months of summer to be had! Homemade tortillas … Continue reading

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