An incomplete list of the things I’ve missed these past six weeks of #cmucarnival domination. 1. Cooking. I can’t actually remember the last time I cooked a complete meal from scratch. Bummer. But since our CSA started last week, I have fewer excuses preventing me from picking up this old habit. 2. Grocery shopping. I [...]
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We went out for brunch on Sunday morning. Like out. To a restaurant. It was delightful. And we walked! From our house!! Clearly I am so excited by this potential that I’m speaking writing in clipped non-sentences. But I do long for a more walkable neighborhood, even though we have vastly more accessible by foot [...]
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Subtitled: guess who got a KitchenAid! And I love it oh so much, not the least because I got it brand new for half price. Since I’ve had it in my possession, I’ve gone a little nuts in the baking department. I made challah for my coworkers. It was just a double batch of Smitten [...]
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I’ve written about my go-to recipe for chocolate chip cookies before. I still don’t tweak it much – I’m playing around with temperature and bake times, mostly – and it remains tremendously popular at family and work events alike. The one thing about it, though, is that I end up with all of these egg [...]
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Subtitle: Andrea adores alliteration. Anyway. I made challah again for Thanksgiving. All by my big girl self. Yes, I borrowed my mom’s Kitchenaid mixer. Yes, I used CSA eggs. At this point, the recipe is familiar enough that I’m comfortable experimenting a little the next time I make it, but the Thanksgiving loaves were by [...]
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The only thing better than your best friend having a baby is watching your son hold that baby for the first time. Happy first #mountainhousethanksgiving, Jonah.
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Ah, Thanksgiving break. A time for food, family, friends. And for finally finishing the posts that have been sitting in draft-limbo. Riiiight. For a couple of weeks now I’ve been doing a Saturday or Sunday crock pot thing, mostly inspired by how useful my #fishtacos leftovers proved to be. Now that rugby is over for [...]
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Things that are over: 1. Halloween 2. Homecoming 3. Soccer season Things I survived: 1. Halloween 2. Homecoming 3. Soccer season Now I can devote all my attention to preparing for the zombie apocalypse. Just kidding! Still scared to death of that. Looking forward to more hockey, though. And increased gym access. And Thanksgiving! Yes, [...]
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So on the same day that my best friend’s baby* was born, I had an epic battle with my own baby over a haircut and had to physically remove myself from the situation before I (totally) completely lost it. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking. (And you’re right.) But the hair was indeed cut, in [...]
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Yesterday, my brother and his family, our parents and my family all met to take the kiddos to Schramm’s Farm, continuing a tradition that began when we were kids ourselves. This morning, as I was working from home before Avi’s parent teacher conference (verdict: rockstar) I got a delightful email full of photos that highlighted [...]
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