Earlier this week, I was able to meet a new mother to our homeschool group that I really connected with. It’s always nice to meet someone who shares so many values with you, especially in the homeschooling community. We had a really great chat, and my friend K, also in our group, asked her about what she does—then clarified that she meant as a passion, not as a job or work. The mom told us about our interests and it made me think about how lucky I am.
Here’s a recipe for Skinny Pumpkin Cinnamon Chip Donuts. I’m not sure if donuts can ever truly be “skinny,” and if they were, I don’t think the donut lovers in my family would eat them! I’m not a donut fan, but I am happy to go get donuts with them (and to get coffee). Perhaps I could try making these for my family, too.
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Disney has announced the cast to its upcoming Into the Woods production. Some notable faces include Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick and Emily Blunt. I happen to like all of these women, so maybe it will be good. Oh, and Johnny Depp is the Big Bad Wolf, if you are interested…
I love horseradish so much, but I have had to abstain ever since I switched to a low carb diet. I have yet to find a commercial horseradish preparation that doesn't include sugar, even though most actual recipes for horseradish don't add sugar. For some reason in America, we can't send anything out the door without sugar in it, though. And thus, commercial horseradish is sweetened. (Why though, seriously?)
This week I decided to finally buckle down and make my own horseradish. It turned out to be so easy that I wonder why I didn't try this sooner.
I have always found eggplant to be a challenge. About once a year I get suckered into buying one, usually because they look so beautiful plump and delicious. And I like eggplant when other people cook it, like at a restaurant. But every time I have tried to make it myself, it has been a complete unmitigated disaster. As in, "Throw that away and fix something else for dinner" level disaster.
The fall is quickly approaching, and what better way to celebrate than prepare pumpkin everything? My family always makes pumpkin bread—save for the year with the pumpkin shortages—and pumpkin pie, but this pumpkin pie ice cream is a cool idea that we haven’t tried yet. If you have some pie filling and some oatmeal cookies, you are already halfway there.
I like to use this "All About" column to demystify one of the strange foods we know we should be eating more of, but don't know how to handle. I have learned a lot about this stuff over the last few years, but these foods were impenetrable to me until I buckled down and started learning about them. Over the weekend I had a conversation with someone about brown rice which made me feel better about knowing so little about brown rice until recently. Clearly I was not alone on that!
I have caught bits and pieces of this film at random before, but finally decided it was time to sit down and watch the entire movie. The Last Airbender, for those that don’t know, is an M. Night Shyamalan project. Now, back in the day, he was a decent director. This movie, however, proves that the man has absolutely nothing left in him. By the end of the film I was left not only wondering what happened, but also trying to figure out how anyone could have made this pile of rubbish.
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With Grandparent’s Day just around the corner, Kiwi Crate has been posting some really fun-looking activities to do for Grandma and Grandpa. You can make these cute homemade postcards, some homemade hand scrub, or these painted golf tees. Of course, making something personal that comes from your heart is always best!
