Stuology

Utopia in the Stugopolis kingdom will be discovered on StuDayTM. *Cool, of course, being an objective term for people who play Ikariam and/or are big dorks.

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We were given a CD of songs for James recently. It will also be great for Ada. I finally got around to ripping it so we can put them on their iPod. The songs are sung at a little slower pace than usual which is great for helping Ada and James sing along and pronounce [...]

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Butternut Squash and Crab Bisque ½ to 1 lb. of crabmeat. 2 medium butternut squash, peeled and diced, seeds removed 4 cups chicken stock 1 cup heavy cream ½ stick of butter ½ cup diced shallot 2 cloves of garlic, minced lemon juice to taste 1 teaspoon crushed sage (or to taste) sea salt to [...]

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Butternut Squash, Peeled I love this. I like it so much that I told Mac I was going to bathe in the leftovers. He gave me the look you would expect him to give me. The photo isn’t of the soup, however. It is a photo of the squash after I peeled it. Doesn’t it [...]

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The loaf I made with unbleached AP flour was very yummy. I wanted to make one with whole wheat. The first one I tried–eh. Not inedible, but not great as a sandwich loaf. I’m trying again today since 1) they are rebooting servers which I need to log into work, so I can’t until 1:00pm, [...]

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Our meal plan got mixed around when Ada said last night that she wanted to go to “the Apple place.” We entertained her and went to Applebees. It has been awhile since we have been there. I have to say that the food that was getting bad was last night just terrible. I don’t plan [...]

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We had a teacher conference for Ada last Friday, and one for James the Tuesday before Ada’s. James has been doing great at drop-off until recently when he decided to revert back to crying and screaming and such. Distracting him with food has always worked in the past, but not so much now. He eventually [...]

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Yes, you read that date correctly I knew that I had it for awhile, but I didn’t realize just how many whiles it really has been. The problem is that I have cleaned out and organized my cabinets quite a few times and this was still in there. I’ve moved twice since this has expired, [...]

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The title of the post was what Mac said during dinner tonight. I made pizza dough earlier in the day. I also made the sauce–giving me the opportunity to use some of the tomato products I’ve been hoarding. I cleaned out my cereal, chip, crackers and so on pantry tonight while chatting with a friend. [...]

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Saturday: Pizza–probably half cheese only and half with mushrooms and bell peppers. Or I will make two. I’m not sure. I have pizza dough in the fridge that I made this morning. I’m about to make the sauce. I have ginger pear muffins in the oven for dessert. Sunday: Breakfast – Buttermilk pancakes with blueberry [...]

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