Posted in Recipes on April 30, 2008 | No Comments »
All is quiet here this morning. Wednesday is Bump’s day at a Mom’s Morning Out Program and my little guy has graciously agreed to take a nap. The only sound to be heard is the hum of my food processsor as I take the time to do some pre-cooking.
First off, I made meatballs [...]
Posted in Daily Diary on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
I’ve been plunged back into the world of daily cooking in this new schedule. It’s a role I haven’t embraced for 4 years - at least on a regular basis. I’m trying to be organized to make sure I have enough on hand to do what we need to do for the week. [...]
Posted in Recipes on April 24, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m experimenting some in the cooking field, trying to find a list of 20 or so recipes to keep in my rotation. I’m trying some new things. I like to do that. I found a couple of great dishes on allrecipes today.
Mushroom Porkchops
Ingredients
* 4 pork chops
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Posted in Daily Diary on April 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
When my darling husband was on nightshift, this is where I spent my creative time:
This picture is taken during the day coincidentally instead of the dead of night. You can see the piles of projects on the table. The white chair to the left also has a pile of project wannabes on it. [...]
Posted in Daily Diary on April 22, 2008 | No Comments »
I get the Craft of the Day emails from Martha Stewart. Today’s craft I found interesting.
You could make a bag out of a pillow case. It looks very easy. What could you use it for?
I was thinking a great overnight tote for a young girl - kind of like packing your stuff [...]
Posted in Daily Diary on April 22, 2008 | No Comments »
I love my little West Bend Slow Cooker. I got it around 1995. Over the years it has cooked up many different dishes from chilis and soups to chicken and ribs. I probably pull it out about once a week to use. It’s small - only 4 quarts - which makes [...]
Posted in Daily Diary on April 21, 2008 | No Comments »
By 8 PM, all of my boys were in bed. Only Bump was still waiting to nod off. The other two were out. (Gil and Zach.) This is the first night after the first day of our new schedule. So far, not much has changed for me, except that I cook and [...]
Posted in Daily Diary on April 21, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m not one of those crazy, got to keep every little one cm piece of fabric that came off my projects. I’ll keep strips that are 2 inches and scraps that I can make 3 inch blocks from. That still ends up to be a ton of fabric. Over Christmas, I took [...]
Posted in Daily Diary on April 20, 2008 | No Comments »
I was working on some bags today. It’s time for end-of-the year gifts at Mom’s morning out. I grabbed a jelly roll and a charm pack of some sweet Moda fabric a few weeks ago when I had the luxury of visiting the closest quilt shop to my home.
The fabric has [...]
Posted in Exercise on April 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Exercise has been a hard discipline this spring. Schedules, motivation, ambitions have all swirled together and left me scattered at times. Exercise is the thing that loses out in the midst of all this shuffling. April has been the best month for me this year, but every day I still fight to [...]
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