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Four years
My son turned four last Thursday. He nursed at some point last week, so I'm totally claiming the fourth ribbon. ;)
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Wow, flautas are easy
I looked up at it was twenty past seven. Nobody had thought to fix supper yet ( Read more... ) -
Tonight's crockpot dish
About 2lbs skinless chicken thighs, one jar of Dulcet's Tangy & Peppery Moroccan Sauce, half a yellow onion (chopped). Toss it in the crockpot. And a handful of dried apricots (quartered) and 2/3c brown jasmine rice. Stir. After an hour on high, pour in just enough hot water to make it look slightly soupy and push the rice down into the water ( Read more... ) -
Failed chili sauce save
So I made some chili sauce the other night. It was meant to be a dried chili salsa for enchiladas. I seeded and toasted guajillos and pasillas, soaked them, then blended them with garlic and water and a bit of clove. I put it in a saucepan and simmered it for a bit. Bitter ( Read more... ) -
Superbowl Commercials
We're not having a party, just the four of us and the new TV ( Read more... ) -
Merry Christmas!
The manbeast is taking care of supper today. MiL is napping on the couch. The urchin is playing with some magnaforms. FiL is chatting with the manbeast. Whiskey is patiently waiting for food to magically appear.
Mustard-Seed-Crusted Prime Rib Roast with Dijon Créme Fraîche and Roasted Balsamic Onions. I made the dijon créme fraîche, but ( Read more... ) -
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Ronan is playing space ships. We're on a space ship. Captain Whiskey is in charge of switches, but Ronan is the pilot ( Read more... ) -
All three year olds are brilliant negotiators.
Ronan: Tom, let's go play trains. You and me.
Tom: No, sorry, I need to work now.
Ronan: Well, you could play trains and work at the same time, bring your computer (Tom has a laptop, Ronan knows Tom can move it anywhere).
Tom: Sorry, guy, I can't do both things at the same time. I need to concentrate.
Ronan: Well, you can just work later and ( Read more... )
