Time keeps on ticking, alas

May 31st, 2010

I’m sure you’d agree that it takes some serious mama skills to hit the bottom of the peanut butter jar on the very last day of school. Timing is everything. The kids wondered why I was chronicling my morning sandwich making.  They should have been wondering how their strawberries were going to taste doused in [...]

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There’s nothing like cinnamon in the morning

Feb 11th, 2009

My kitchen smells amazing.   Unbelievably incredibly amazing.  And I’ll tell you, I don’t typically waste superlatives on things that don’t include chocolate.  In the interest of full disclosure, though, I probably should mention that I am writing this before my first attempt at homemade granola is ready for a taste test; at least this way [...]

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…Super-Flax!

Feb 11th, 2009

You should add flax to everything. Not convinced? Oh, alright.  If you don’t want to save time and just take my word for it, here are some of the reasons why I think flax is great: It adds moisture to things like cakes, muffins, and quick breads. You can decrease the oil in recipes by [...]

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