Wood Sprite is very much into cooking these days. She likes to do simple things all on her own, like preparing pitchers of lemonade, making sandwiches and toast, and anything else I’ll let her do. I’m wary about letting her around the stove; not just because she is eight, but because our stove is an old gas model with pilot lights that scares me. We have an electric one we are planning on installing and that will make me more comfortable.
Every Friday we feature some fun things to do for the weekend here at Progressive Parenting, Conscious Caregiving. What are your plans for the weekend? Here are a few ideas for you and your family. Feel free to add your own in the comments.
Try drip-painting on ice together.
Make your own wind chimes with this fun idea from Popular Mechanics.
As we ramp up to Thanksgiving, it's time to start giving thought as to recipes for The Big Day. If you are lucky enough to just be bringing a side dish to Thanksgiving dinner, I highly recommend making cranberry sauce from scratch.
Mia Dia from Scratch is a great little Mexican place in Grapevine that has become so renowned for having the best food that it is often filled to capacity. By using traditional Mexican fare and creating a fusion with more modern recipes, they cook up something new and exciting that is sure to impress. They use only fresh and high-quality ingredients as well, so you can assured that what you’re eating is the best. From tacos to margaritas, you can find all sorts of amazing offerings at this excellent
Give a $10 donation to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital through the Melting Pot anytime from now until December 15 and get a free $20 gift card to use at the restaurant.
Get a free appetizer at your next visit to Chili’s with this coupon. Offer valid through November 18.
Save $10 on two adult lobster, seafood bake or crab dinners at Red Lobster. Dining solo? Save $5 with the same deal.
Want to learn about the history of eggnog, and then make Alton Brown’s own recipe for some holiday cheer? Click here. Indy and I were not big Alton Brown fans in the past but he has grown on us over the years and I really like his quirky explanations of history and culture. I wish I liked eggnog but we aren’t big fans of it, either; nevertheless, I have many family members who love it and I may make some just for them this year.
This week I decided that I would do some community service by helping to improve the world. Thus, I am going to break down five science fiction series that I feel are absolutely essential if you’re ever going to be a proper sci-fi geek. Probably everyone reading will have heard of these, though not everyone will have seen them all. There are likely even those of you that have tried to watch one or another of these and found them not to your tastes. Regardless, they should all be sampled at least once, even if you decide that they’re not essential for your own sci-fi agenda. Read on to learn of five amazing TV series and why you should watch them.
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This year, for the first time since 1888, and for the last time for over 77,000 years, Thanksgiving and Hanukkah will overlap. If you're looking for some recipes, here's an amazing round-up of recipe collections that fuse traditional Hanukkah foods with the standard Thanksgiving fare. It sounds SO DELICIOUS!
