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Readers' Panel: Internet Privacy Issues
2008-08-25 10:00:00
Dear Michelle:Have you ever addressed the issue of security and pictures on your blog? How do you decide what you should or should not publish and do you worry about publishing personal things or pictures of your children?Sincerely,Mary at Not Before 7I've been asked this by many people but most recently by Mary so I'll give her credit. It comes most frequently from people who don't have blogs who, puzzled by the phenomenon of blogging, will ask me why on earth I would expose so much personal information but sometimes bloggers want to know how cautious they should be when posting pictures or information.I don't want to be flippant about this, as with much of life there is potential for danger, even disaster, but it's a matter of evaluating the issues and acting with wisdom.First let's look at the benefits of sharing a bit of your personal information with your readers. Sharing personal things connects you with your readers, lets them know a little bit about you and gives you ...
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How to Make the Perfect Hamburger
2008-08-24 10:00:00
I apologize to all you vegetarians/vegans out there who may shudder at my recipe of the day and actually I'm not a huge meat eater myself. I much prefer a soup, salad, sandwich or pasta than any kind of meat but every once in a while the summer breezes blow just so and I crave a good burger.So if you're still enjoying the last bits of summer and are looking for ways to use that barbecue I make my favorite combination by topping a patty with a slice of green chili followed by two thin slices of ham and a slice of cheddar.Simple but it is completely the best combination a hamburger could enjoy.Now if you'd like a few tips I've picked up over the years about how to make your burgers turn out perfectly tender and juicy here's what I can offer:1. Use 20% lean ground beef. Yes it's fattier but the fat is what makes the burger hold together and stay juicy. So today may not be that day you want to follow the diet. Finely ground meat such as turkey tends to get mushy and fall apar...
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Peace Love Mom T-Shirts Giveaway
2008-08-23 10:00:00
Have you finished all that back-to-school shopping? Are your children now fully clothed and off to classes? Well let's hope so because it's time to think about something for YOU.I found a shirt shop that makes fun t-shirts--the perfect addition to my fall wardrobe. Now I'm normally more of a dress up kind of gal but when I saw how fun these tees are I couldn't help but get excited.Peace Love Mom is a site that uses cute and trendy designs to promote motherhood with slogans like "Lucky Mom," "Vote for Mom" and "Peace Love Mom" (along with plenty of others).I happen to be one of those lucky moms--I have the shirt to prove it--and I love it though the light pink one I have is a little better as a layering tee over my long sleeved shirt because it's just a little thinner than I like to wear as a stand-alone shirt. I'm always cold it seems.Anyway, I love the fun design and have got my eye on the Peace Love Mom thermals that somehow make warmth look hot. Even come September I'm ...
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Are the Olympics Good for America?
2008-08-22 10:00:00
There's been a lot of chatter about how China sees the 2008 Olympics as an opportunity to put its best foot forward, for them to impress the world with how modern and progressive the Communist party can be but I'm really less concerned with what our neighbor to the east is doing and more concerned about how lately the United States seems to embarrass itself on the world stage every time we get together for this little party.If China is suffering a public relations "situation" then America must be in a public relations crisis. Since 1776 has there been a time when the country was so widely criticized and reviled?The thing is the Olympic games offer a unique chance to put aside political issues and to meet with neighbors on equal terms where anyone can walk away with a victory medal but the United States so often flaunts its celebrity status to the point that I can't help but say I don't blame the other countries if they hate our guts. I'd hate our guts too for two simple reaso...
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Olympic Observations
2008-08-21 10:00:00
We have a thick orange electrical cord winding from a surge protector in the family room past the bathroom, through the hall, up the stairs, through the living room and into the kitchen wall JUST so the guys can get their nightly Olympic fix.I kind of like watching with them but the hours and hours of footage have spawned some interesting thoughts. There's just so much material to poke fun of it's hard to know where to start.1. If you want to succeed at the Olympics get a really great name. On Team America alone there is Damu Cherry, Rafeeq Curry, Beezie Madden and Deontay Wilder. With a name like Deedee Trotter she was absolutely, entirely, contractually bound to have an Olympic career. It's on her birth certificate. However, I wondered if Porntip Buranapraseatsuk representing the lovely country of Thailand found that "Porntip" gave her the edge she needed to bring home the gold.But the award for Best Olympic Women's Name Ever? Goes to Libby Trickett. I could say that o...
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Sandwich Bag Magic
2008-08-20 10:01:00
Here's a good game for the last days of summer heat. (Did you get any? Sooo jealous) Fill a plastic sandwich bag with water and take turns sticking very sharp pencils through the bag to see how many pencils the bag can take (and it's quite a few I'll warn you).If anyone lets loose the water they're out--but as much fun as this is for a warm summer day I doubt you'll have any complaints.Sponsored by The Fine Art of Family--Beautiful jewelry by designer Monica Rich Kosann.Technorati tags: children, activities, motherhood
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Polar Roses
2008-08-20 10:00:00
My Polska (Polar ) rose, a hardy Finnish variety that I've had for six years now, is in full bloom and I never imagined I could have such a beautiful site in my garden.Do you see those Mom? Thinking of you . . .Sponsored by Oaki at Outdoor Adventure Kid Company--Gear for kids who live outside.Technorati tags: gardening, Alaska, roses
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State of the Union Address
2008-08-19 10:01:00
Here's a riddle for you: what's covered in three inches of dust, makes a disturbing popping sound and is covered in plastic and extension cords?That would be my house.Things are coming along fine, thanks for asking, after four separate concrete pours we now have beautiful front steps that are so pretty I impulsively run up and down them several times a day in a Rocky Balboa move that has the neighbors staring. Our contractor started framing the addition on Saturday so you can actually tell we're in motion here and already it's starting to look exciting (I catch Andrew sneaking home at lunch to peak at the progress).I knew it would be this way but we're heading into the part of the remodel that we shall not dwell on too much for fear of sounding grumpy. The part where they've shut off power in the bedrooms, shut down my garage door and covered the flooring in protective plastic to keep the mud at a minimum. The boys have long orange extension cords threaded through the house...
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August's Write-Away Winner
2008-08-19 10:00:00
Tomorrow is the first day of school here. You know what that means? It means I can actually go back to blogging around here. And it also means I'm going to miss the kids (I'm not entirely heartless you know).Thank you to everyone this month who participated (there were 52 of you) each time I get an entry I have a little warm fuzzy thought for the person who took time to write an submission and send it in--it takes real guts to hand your writing over to be judged and I appreciate you for being so brave and making this contest so successful. Thank you also to Tracy at Dandelion Mama who took time out of her days to do her part as our judge. Well done Tracy!. . . And the winner is:Genesis Moments with Man's First KissSarah is a freelance writer from Phoenixville, PA with two preteen daughters, a wonderful husband and insane little beagle. She teaches preschool crafts at the YMCA, writes a budgeting seminar for single moms at the local crisis pregnancy center and volunteers bot...
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Ninilchik Clams, Down and Dirty
2008-08-18 10:00:00
This weekend I spent eight hours in the car with my kids, eight hours filled with provocative conversation such as:"Dad, if you could be the author of any book in the world which book would it be?""The Bible.""Huh?"or"So what's that song you're singing?""It's my theme song.""You have a theme song? I want a theme song--make one up for me!""Supporting characters don't have theme songs."It was our last camping trip before the kids start school on Wednesday and after a wet weekend of protecting my vital organs from the mosquitoes and getting so muddy I'm still finding dirt in personal places I'm ready to turn my children over to the public education system and vote all the teachers a pay raise.Friday afternoon we drove four hours south to Clam Gulch. I'd been begging Andrew all summer to go clam digging and since me begging to do something outdoorsy happens only once in a marriage he decided he'd better humor me. But going to Clam Gulch was our first mistake because after trave...
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Tropical Apricot Bread
2008-08-17 10:00:00
If you think that when it comes to bread your choices are white or wheat I'm going to expand your mind a bit today. One of my favorite little cook books that I picked up more than a dozen years ago at a Sam's Club down in North Dakota is Entrees from Your Bread Machine by Donna Rathmell German.It's not fancy, it's not big--no pictures--and cost me all of something like $5 but it's been a terrific investment because I've used so many recipes from that cook book over the years. Here's a modified recipe from one of the many terrific bread recipes in that book. Note that there isn't a lot of sugar added to the dough because the nectar and dried fruit has so much sugar already.1 1/2 cups apricot nectar2 tablespoons butter1 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon sugar3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour3/4 tablespoon of yeast1 cup (give or take) of diced, dried tropical fruit mix (mine had shaved coconut, mango, papaya, pineapple and raisins)Make sure the ingredients are at room temperature then pu...
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Crazy Creek Chair, Wupzey and Prima Princessa Giveaway
2008-08-16 10:00:00
Our family is out camping today, enjoying some of the last days of summer--of course it was raining pretty hard yesterday so who knows what kind of weather we're getting--but while we're out roughing it here are a few sweet products I wanted to share.First, here's Crazy Creek Chair which sells these terrific foldable-portable chairs that I could really be using right about now.They have some designed for serious adventure that are lightweight, portable and will insulate against wet or cold ground, they have stadium chairs to make days at the game more relaxing, they have boating chairs designed for canoes that keep you warm and upright. Portable chairs for any and all occasions--just what you need for enjoying the outdoors.Given all the outdoor possibilities, these seem like a great gadget to have around. I'd probably keep mine in the back of my car next to my bug spray, sun block, first aid kit and emergency picnic blanket.Crazy Creek is giving away one of their original chair...
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Enzie Shamiri and World Market Portraits
2008-08-15 10:00:00
It's finished! It's finished! Lillian's portrait is done--and you can probably tell that I'm jumping up and down.Back in May I wrote about Enzie Shamiri at World Market Portraits , the artist who was painting Lillian's oil portrait and every couple of days I've gone to check her blog to see what progress has been made.Well it's done! Enzie's posted pictures for each step along the way and it's been so fun to see the way things have developed and now that she's finished she's compiled the whole project into one post that you can see here.In between updates on Lily's picture there have been all sorts of interesting posts about portraiture--the most recent to have my attention was this one on the Male Portrait. You'll have to click through to see what I mean but it kind of shows you what things might look like if Mr. Darcy ever came back into the pages of GQ.Anyway, I've so enjoyed getting to know Enzie through this whole process and am thrilled with the results--I know...
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Want to Talk? Join Me on Blogger Talk Radio
2008-08-14 17:31:00
Tuesday August 19th I'll be talking with two wonderful bloggers, Melanie from Blogging Basics 101 and Karen at Simply Amusing Blog on Blogger Talk Radio . It's an hour-long program about improving your blog and will begin at 12 pm CST. You can listen to the program by going to Blogger Talk Radio , you can even call in with your own questions during the second half of the show (the number will be given out at that time) or join the discussion in the chat room. I'd love to talk with you--if you missed the chance to go to BlogHer last month now's your chance to get some questions in. I could talk about blogging all day!Sponsored by Dimples and Dandelions--for the Serena and Lily Bedding Collection for Children
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My Favorite Banned Books
2008-08-14 10:00:00
I've been rereading my favorite books lately--some that I haven't picked up since high school--and enjoying them all over again. I'm not sure if it's because now I'm a married woman but some of them seem to be a lit-tle bit juicier the second time around. I guess I must have been clueless about half of what was going on but at any rate the whole thing got me thinking about how so many of my favorite books have been banned at one point or another for a variety or reasons.You'd be surprised at what gets kicked off the shelves--though a few of these haven't been banned outright but were merely challenged.1. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig. I don't know if you've read other books by William Steig but a lot of them are . . . odd. Shrek is one of his creations and let me just say that the movie is an improvement but I really like this little picture book about a donkey that finds a magic pebble and accidentally wishes himself into a rock. Oops.It was banned i...
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Go on Safari with Some Shrunken Heads Necklaces
2008-08-13 10:01:00
Hope this doesn't come across as too morbid, you can blame it on Disney and the pirates craze they've create, we were going for the fun and comical edge rather than the disgusting. But at any rate, here's the latest kid summer project for our last full week of summer vacation. The kids start school a week from today.We used little Styrofoam balls then poked a hole straight through with a bamboo skewer and threaded both ends of a length of yarn through the hole. I knotted the yarn at the bottom so it wouldn't pull back through and then let the kids decorate their little heads.Once again you'll get to pull out the googly eyes and any other decorations you've been storing up to make these little guys as scary or as goofy as you'd like.You could also use the idea at holiday times to make up little pumpkins or, with three balls together, a snowman.Sponsored by Rick Rack Attack--Vintage aprons that aren't just vintage reproductions they're vintage pieces.Technorati tags: child...
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. . . And Motherhood Marches On
2008-08-13 10:00:00
Fourteen and a half years ago my baby looked like this. This week she registered for high school.I drove her to the building and it was like traveling through a twenty-year time warp as we walked up the front walkway where students had set up boom boxes, playing in the sun while tossing footballs and barbecuing hot dogs.We walked inside through the registration stations so she could get her student I.D., class schedule and locker assignment but when we passed the table where you could sign up for the swim team this handsome tall, senior swimmer with wavy blond hair and a perfect smile called out to her: "Hey! Do you want to join the swim team?"She did this shy little "Who me?" move then when she realized this manly Olympian was talking to her her cheeks flushed, she stammered a bit and began to think that maybe swimming was the sport for her. She probably would have signed on the dotted line if it hadn't meant hanging out in a bathing suit, swim cap and goggles under the scrutiny...
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How to Make a Fine Batch of Jam
2008-08-12 10:00:00
I've mentioned our abundance of strawberries (and rhubarb) and the jam is flowing here folks. I've made enough batches this month that I thought I might as well tape it for anyone who needs to be convinced how extremely easy it is. Because of the high sugar content the jars seal by themselves and don't require processing in a water bath or pressure cooker. It's just a matter of carefully following the recipe that comes with the purchased pectin and filling up the jars.Oh, and if I can get in another plug for making your own jam, the homemade stuff is so far superior to anything you can buy at the store that the 20 minutes it takes to throw a batch together is a small price to pay for the way your mouth will rejoice. Easy, tasty, frugal, healthy and eco-friendly to produce your own fruit and then preserve it. I just don't see a down side.Now despite my efforts to the contrary you're going to see right off the bat that my film making is anything but professional--please overl...
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Darkness in Alaska
2008-08-11 10:00:00
Right about now I'm beginning to think about daylight. I'm watching it slip away because as of June 22nd our allotment began decreasing, heading into that downward slide toward December 21st when we'll get the shortest day of the year. When the light first started ebbing we only lost a few seconds each day--hardly worth mentioning--but as our rotation around the sun gains distance we see the sun less and less until we're losing nearly six minutes each day.I'm already starting to notice it, it used to be that I could stay up all night and still see the flower beds out front and I rarely turned on our lights--we didn't need to--but today the sun rose at 5:59 am and will set at 10:08 pm, a difference of 5 minutes and 30 seconds from yesterday. By this same time next week we'll be down by nearly 40 more minutes of precious light and still gaining speed.Some places get to hear about tropical storm warnings on the evening news, some hear about traffic jams, we listen for light. W...
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Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream
2008-08-10 10:00:00
I have a Cuisinart ice cream maker which I like fine I guess, the only problem is that I have to freeze the drum for a couple days before it's ready for churning ice cream. If I don't get it cold enough (and our freezer isn't the most reliable but hey, it's Alaska right? A faulty freezer isn't that high on the priority list) then the ice cream won't freeze completely but will get 70% there then part way through the process the whole thing, drum, ice cream and will begin to melt. Drives me crazy!So if you're in the market for an ice cream maker, I don't know that I'd recommend this one, but regardless I'd definitely recommend this recipe. I've got strawberries coming out the ears here and I've been making strawberry jam, strawberry pie and now strawberry ice cream. It's just so good.3 cups pureed strawberries2 pasteurized eggs1 1/4 cup granulated sugar1 cup of heavy cream2 cups of half and half (that's half cream, half milk and I use the fat free kinds they now pro...
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Evenflo Journey Premier Stroller Giveaway
2008-08-09 10:00:00
For the first time I've had to subcontract out a product review because I'm afraid I no longer have use for an Evenflo stroller, no matter how wonderful it might be.So for this week's information I turned to family and asked my sister Carinne to take the Evenflo Journey Premier Stroller out for a test drive--she's very product-savvy--and then let me know what she thought the pros and cons might be. After five children and a few strollers I figured she ought to know.Here's what she had to say:I am very impressed. For being a 'cheaper' stroller--and by that I mean one that is under $100, which is still a decent price to pay--it's a nice model for the money. Maybe I'm just used to stripped-down versions, but I feel like this is a deluxe model (my last stroller was a Graco that I bought 11 years ago but which wasn't spectacular). Things I like:The one hand folding feature which works very well, it's easy to fold and unfold. The one hand steering handle though the feature is...

Cerebral Contusions with Some Pickles and Spice
2008-08-08 10:00:00
With all the construction going on here we've got this gigantic dumpster sitting in our driveway that's slowly being filled with debris. I've been after Andrew to have them haul it away because I hate how ugly it looks and then it's been a problem for the kids.Lillian's thrown two balls in there. The first one wasn't hers so I felt obligated to make some kind of an effort to go get it (otherwise she'd be out of luck). There's a huge iron door on the end that locks with a rotating iron T-bar and I pried the whole thing open and threw my weight against it so that David could go retrieve the ball. It was so heavy I had to really anchor myself to keep it from clanging shut and once he was safely out all I could do was to dodge out of the way to let the door clang shut.Fair enough except that I forgot about that T-bar and as the door shut behind me the bar swung around and caught me full across the head as it crashed shut. It was a good thing the flat part of the bar hit me ...
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Ridiculous Car Names
2008-08-07 10:00:00
Do you ever see a commercial for a new car and wonder who on earth ever let that name clear marketing? Plenty of times I've heard some strange new name and wondered why the car powers that be would think it could compel me to investigate their product.Maybe I'm a traditionalist but names like Corvette, Aston Martin, Barracuda, Phantom, Jaguar and Viper snap out at you and say "I'm cool--look at me!" while the others on this list . . . don't. Oh, and being a minivan is no excuse for having a dumb name--we moms like to have cool car names as much as the guy driving the Ferrari. We just have trunk space.1. Chevrolet El Camino. Maybe I'm influenced by this possibly being the ugliest car ever created--no really, the ugliest--but that's another list for another day. However, correct me if I'm wrong but "El camino" in Spanish means "The walk." Is it just me or does that seem to be a downright marketing BOMB? And being that Andrew is fluent in Spanish I have been informed tha...
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Sponge Bob and Sponge Bobette Puppets
2008-08-06 10:01:00
I'm kind of proud of myself for coming up with this one--our little spongy friends turned out pretty cute and we had a lot of fun putting them together. Meet Sponge Bob and his girlfriend, Sponge Bobette.Each puppet uses two kitchen sponges--the ones that are about four or five inches long--plus some big googly eyes, yarn and felt for decoration, a stick for a handle and two pipe cleaners for attaching limbs.We rounded the head on the first sponge with a pair of scissors, then we cut the second sponge in half crosswise (at about the two-thirds point, not quite in equal halves) and then used the smaller piece for some arms and the longer piece to make some legs.Here's the only part that needs some supervision: using a bamboo skewer or something else pointy poke a hole in each of the limbs then a hole in the body where the limb should attach. Thread half a pipe cleaner through the hole in the body and the hole in the limb, twisting it off in the back to secure it. Repeat for each ...

No Wonder They Give Me the Willies
2008-08-06 10:00:00
Dragonflies that is, not my children--and is it any wonder they give me the willies with those gigantor wings and those big GOOGLY eyes staring me down? David kept this one for a few minutes before letting it go on the deck right in front of me. It must have sensed my fear because as soon as it was released it came straight for me and I had to slam the screen door lickity quick or I'd have been a goner--yet another victim falling prey to the evil dragonfly.It sat there on the screen door--WAITING FOR ME--for a full hour and a half before deciding that I wasn't stupid enough to open the door. Up at Camp Carlquist outside of Anchorage there's a little house that must be Dragonfly Heaven or something because when I was up there there were thousands and thousands of dragonflies all over the outside, sitting perfectly still in the sunlight, even covering the decking and steps and handrails.It was like some Hitchcockian nightmare I tell you and I backed away very carefully. I had v...
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Does My Voice Really Sound Like That??
2008-08-05 18:03:00
You'd never believe I was so nervous I thought I'd be sick--I never thought it would come off looking so calm!Janice and Susan were wonderful, and thanks to them I now know what I want for Christmas: my very own Make-up Artist (and as my sister nicely pointed out--apparently I do actually need an artist, a project like that requires the professionals). 5 Minutes for Mom Interviews Michelle Mitchell of Scribbit from 5 Minutes for Mom on Vimeo.
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America at Home--How Typical Are You?
2008-08-05 10:00:00
I was sent a copy of America at Home to review--it's a beautiful book with interesting photographs in the tradition of National Geographic or the Day in the Life series and there are some fun things about it (such as being able to order a custom cover using one of your own photographs) but the thing I found most interesting were the scattered statistics outlining the "typical" American.It made me wonder how well you or I fit that profile so if you're game, here is some of the data America at Home cites, take the polls and see how you fall in the demographics. If you're not an American, who cares? Play along anyway and see what happens--answers are absolutely anonymous, have no fear.***1. Eighty percent of married men say that if they could go back to their wedding day they would marry the same woman over again. Only 50 percent of married women would do the same. If given the chance would you marry your current spouse all over again? Yes No Not married C...

Architecture in Alaska Part II
2008-08-04 10:00:00
Away back in April--seems like years ago--I wrote about our home remodeling efforts and how much fun we were having working with Black + White Studio Architects. Planning a home addition is like planning a vacation or a wedding--what's not to love?Well a lot has happened (or perhaps NOT happened, if you're a glass-half-empty kind of person) since then and though we'd originally planed on starting work in May (that's your cue to laugh heartily at our expense) I can finally report that "Houston, we have lift off."I won't bore you with too many details about the excruciating pains the Municipality has taken to ensure our project never happens. Forgive me my melodrama but a drama it has been, earning a spot in the Crazy Hall of Fame because in short our house was built before the current housing ordinances were in place. Regulations now require that homes be 20 feet back from the front property line when in fact our garage is eight inches over that line. Eight inches. Eight LOU...
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Saffron Orzo
2008-08-03 10:00:00
Now if you look closely at this picture you'll perhaps notice that I didn't exactly use orzo in this recipe--it called for orzo but the store was out so I ended up using tiny stars instead. You won't hold it against me? It tasted just as good.But to start at the beginning, I found this recipe through Julie at Thinking About--a wonderful blogger whom I had the thrill of meeting in person--and I swore I'd try it right away. The trouble is that saffron (if you didn't already know this) is EXPENSIVE. A little bottle like you see pictured can run close to $20 which basically means that it's cheaper to throw gold dust in your food than to use saffron.Also, if you didn't already know this tidbit as well: saffron comes from a crocus, originally native to southwest Asia, and the little orange threads in the flower turn any food they spice to a beautiful gold. As expensive as the stuff is, there really isn't a substitute for the flavor or color of saffron and I wouldn't have mad...
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Zoobies and Kids Fun Cards Giveaway
2008-08-02 10:00:00
Must be the thoughts of school in the air but I've got a string of great kid products to tell you about. Fun things such as Zoobies--the cutest stuffed toy I've ever seen. Am I prepared to back up such an assertion? Why yes I am!Because not only can you get a notion of the cuteness involved by glancing at the pink hippo to the right but when I tell you that you can unzip her tummy and pull out a soft, fleecy blanket you're going to go mushy.Each of the 16 Zoobie creatures come soft and plushy with their own matching blanket stored inside. I was sent Kojo the Croc as a sample and not only does it feel like a good quality stuffed animal of the most huggable kind, he can spread out his legs to form a soft, cushy croc pillow or unzip into a fun and warm crocodile blanket.Brilliant! Perfect for cuddling and I can see children using the zippered pouch to hide their tiny treasures as well.If you pressed me to pick my favorite though that would be difficult as they're all adorable ...
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