Each Wednesday I’m recording a Curiosity Journal, a recap of the past week. Tag words are: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing. :::Some of you have mentioned that you may begin posting a Curiosity Journal, as well. Leave your link in the comments so that we can visit and enjoy your weekly review. Reading I finished The Day I Became an Autodidact: and the … [Read more...]
Food on Fridays: Europe Comes to America
(small button below)Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome—though we love to try new dishes, your post doesn’t have to be a recipe.If you want, you could simply tell us how many M&Ms you would eat if left alone with nobody watching. … [Read more...]
Food on Fridays: Whole Wheat Honey Bread
(smaller button below)Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome—it doesn’t have to be a recipe. If you just want to post photos of your knife sharpener, that’ll do just fine.When your Food on Fridays contribution is ready, just grab the broccoli button (the big one above or smaller option at the bottom) to paste at the top of your … [Read more...]
Food on Fridays: Christmas Day
(alternative button below)Merry Christmas!If you happen to have a food-related post you'd like to include in today's Food on Fridays, by all means, link it up.Here’s a Mr. Linky tutorial:Write up a post, publish, then return here and click on Mr. Linky below. A screen will pop up where you can type in your blog name and paste in the url to your own Food on Fridays post … [Read more...]
Food on Fridays: Nutella Commercial
(alternative button below)Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome. Recipes are enjoyed, but you can write about swallowing a bug on a recent bike ride or the Nutella commercial you just saw on TV.In other words, the Food on Fridays parameters are not at all narrow. I think of it as a virtual pitch-in where everyone brings … [Read more...]
Happy World Nutella Day
Seth at the Mother Letter Project sent me a comment, wishing me a happy World Nutella Day!Today's the day--February 5, 2009!I almost forgot. Can you believe it? How could I, after my recent nuts-about-Nutella post?The creamy, hazelnutty, chocolate-y spread deserves to be celebrated.If you haven't tried it, hie thee to the nearest Target! Super-Target seems to carry it most … [Read more...]
Food on Fridays
I write about some aspect of food often enough that I decided to dedicate a day to it.The only logical choice?Fridays, of course, for that great "F" alliteration. I like saying, "I host a carnival on my blog called 'Food on Fridays'." It's fun!Anyway, if you write about food fairly frequently, why not make it on Fridays, too, and join me here?Food posts don't have to be a … [Read more...]
Christmas Crepes
Somebody in our family is having a birthday and requested my famous Kroeker crepes for breakfast. Then I got to thinking how delicious crepes would be for a holiday breakfast or brunch and decided to recommend them to you. Because so many of my friends were too intimidated to try making crepes at home -- and were forking out ridiculous sums of money for a single … [Read more...]
Monster Nutella
A friend of mine gave me a gift. A big gift. Perhaps a near perfect gift.Check it out:For the photo, to provide some perspective, I placed an ordinary jar of Nutella next to the dynamic duo she bought at Costco. Can you see and appreciate the dramatic difference? Each of the big jars contains twice the little jar.That's a lot of Nutella.I can get the regular jar (that … [Read more...]
A Taste of Belgium
We awoke to a breakfast table including this (quick--cover your keyboard to avoid shorting it out from drool):A bowl full of chocolate croissants!I love this country.Also, we were offered some of this Belgian bread:We had some of both, of course, because you know what they say...when in Belgium, eat as the Belgians eat.Shortly after, we saw yet another pleasant … [Read more...]
Where O Where Has This Blogger Been?
Hi, faithful readers!Perhaps you've been thinking, "Where's Ann? This isn't her usual pattern to let things sit for days on end. Why isn't she posting?"Or maybe you're summer-busy with swimming pools and sprinklers, and haven't really wondered or cared.Well, whether you care to know or not, I'll explain.I've been busy getting ready to go here.Every few years, a big event … [Read more...]
6 Questions to Ask Yourself
I like to explore why I make certain choices or feel strongly about various issues. So I find that a few questions like these get me thinking and writing and praying. Sometimes I use variations on these questions with my friends, generating some interesting discussion. I'd love to sit and have tea with you so we could explore these six questions. They're not only great … [Read more...]
Monday FunDay (week 7)–Tea Party
I'm a little late with my Monday FunDay post. I'm still in the post-retreat Slow Zone (sigh). Please accept my apologies. Welcome to:Monday FunDayWhat? You didn't know about Monday FunDay? Why, it's a carnival dedicated to swapping simple, amusing–maybe even silly–everyday ways you enjoy good, clean fun.Just post a story, idea, or explanation at your blog of how you and/or … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: Nutell-ahhhhh
Crepes? Mais, Oui!
Every other week or so I make crepes. My family goes nuts. You'd think I told them we were going to shovel sugar straight from the sugar bowl into our mouths. Of course, that's not too far off reality. Crepes (once filled) are sweet. Crepes are also fattening. Crepes are delicious. In fact, when I'm feeling unappreciated, I simply pull out the eggs and announce a … [Read more...]
