Stuology

I tried my first green bags. I don’t mean “green” as a marketing term used to make you spend more money all in the name of Saving The Earth. I mean green as in they are slightly green and made out of zeolite which is used to absorb ethylene gas which is what makes your [...]

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Last night before bed, Ada redressed her Build-A-Bear Snowman into a tank top and panties*, which is what Ada prefers wearing to bed. Sometime today, she had taken those off and put on a nice Hello Kitty party dress. Guess where I found the pjs she took off? In the drawer container I bought to [...]

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This event made it as a quip on Facebook, but not here, so I’ll backstory for the few of you that don’t read me there. The other day we were having a Work Day. I have set aside these days where we spend the entire afternoon doing chores around the house so we can spend [...]

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Cauliflower and Leek soup This was tonight’s soup. I’m looking forward to having this tomorrow for lunch. It is based on a cauliflower and almond soup from Gourmet. My changes: Added two more leeks A tad more coriander Whole milk from Iwig Sweet almond oil mixed with the butter A small lump of fresh chopped [...]

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Good thing I don’t like this site much because I certainly don’t need this: table runner pepper mill water bottle salt & pepper shakers more salt & pepper shakers even more salt & pepper shakers duffle bag locket

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It feels like autumn today, and given that it is after 1:00pm and still feels like autumn, I don’t think that it will be getting around to spring today. Tonight’s dinner will be soup: cauliflower coriander soup with toasted almonds to be exact. The only thing I don’t have for it is leeks, but we [...]

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Chili Garlic Ribeye This was our lunch yesterday. We ate out so much over the weekend that I didn’t cook the ribeyes that were in the fridge. They needed to be cooked as soon as possible, so lunch it was. These ribeyes were fabulous. I read around a lot about pan searing steak because I [...]

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According to Jay, we ate goldfish for dinner. That’s because every fish to him is a goldfish. What we actually had was salmon cooked with a blood orange and ginger glaze. It was served with hazelnut crusted goat cheese. And mashed potatoes and applesauce, both to use up supplies and to have something the kids [...]

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Ada: Mom, I have something to talk to you about. Me: Okay, what is it. Ada: Why don’t we get a haircut and then you measure the yard and make a call and have somebody come stay with us and then you leave us and go to the store and put the playhouse in the [...]

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I haven’t felt like posting here lately. You can find me pretty active on Facebook. I find it easier to post a couple of lines of our day than sit and write. I’ll summarize some stuff: Food I made a chipotle chicken salad that I loved using leftovers from the crab salad. I made my [...]

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