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August 26, 2011 26 Comments

Food on Fridays: Slow Cooker Pork Chops

(smaller button below)For 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. We’re pretty relaxed over here, and stories and photos are as welcome as menus and recipes.When your Food on Fridays contribution is ready, just grab the broccoli button (sorry for the delay on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food on Fridays, frugality, Not So Fast, simplicity, Slow-Down Fast, slowing

July 21, 2010 22 Comments

End of an Era

We used to live in a town with a gorgeous library that I've used and loved since 1988. When we moved a few miles away to our new house eleven years ago, we discovered with shock and dismay that we're just over the line in another library's district. We loved and used our original library so much, we actually paid an annual fee that allowed us to continue using its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: change, family, frugality, lifelong learning, mind, reading, self-discovery Tagged With: learning, library, library card

June 17, 2010 20 Comments

Food on Fridays: Sugar Cookie Cups

(smaller 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 just want to take a photo of black raspberries (I hear they're in season around these parts), that’ll do just fine. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Food on Fridays, frugality, home, simplicity Tagged With: making-do, sugar cookie cups

June 17, 2010 9 Comments

Simple Ways We've Gone Green

Visit this post at NotSoFastBook.com to enter the Green Mama book giveaway—ends Saturday morning, June 19.Each weekend during soccer season, we tote collapsible chairs to and from our kids' matches. The chairs fold down and slide into bags, and nearly always one of our bags is ripping at the seams.This past season, it was one of the red chairs. The chair itself still … [Read more...]

Filed Under: change, Compacting, creativity, frugality, home, simplicity, Slow Movement, slowing, The Wimpy Environmentalist Tagged With: going green, green, Green Mama, Tracey Bianchi

May 20, 2010 13 Comments

Food on Fridays: Easy, Frugal, Make-Do Spanish Rice

(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 list what's in your crisper drawer at the moment, that’ll do just fine. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: family, Food, Food on Fridays, frugality, home, simplicity

March 25, 2010 13 Comments

Food on Fridays: Quiche

(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 picnic basket, 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...]

Filed Under: creativity, Food, Food on Fridays, frugality, home, simplicity Tagged With: basic quiche, basic quiche recipe, quiche, quiche recipe, tomato-bacon florentine quiche, tomato-bacon quiche

March 18, 2010 21 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: family, Food, Food on Fridays, frugality, home, Nutella, simplicity, slowing Tagged With: bread recipe, moist, soft whole wheat bread recipe, whole wheat bread, whole wheat bread recipe, whole wheat honey bread

March 11, 2010 17 Comments

Food on Fridays: Lentil-Barley Stew

(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 lettuce seed packets, 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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Food on Fridays, frugality, home Tagged With: lentil recipe, lentil stew, lentil-barley stew, lentils

March 4, 2010 8 Comments

Food on Fridays: Leila's Fast, Easy, Creamy, Cheesy Macaroni and Cheese

(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 food processor blades, 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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: change, Food, Food on Fridays, frugality, home, lifelong learning, simplicity Tagged With: mac-n-cheese, Macaroni and cheese, Recipe

January 15, 2010 8 Comments

Food on Fridays: Breakfast-for-Dinner for Breakfast Again

(smaller button below)Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome; that is, the Food on Fridays parameters are not at all narrow. Think of it as a virtual pitch-in where you can sample what everyone brings and have a great time.When your Food on Fridays contribution is ready, just grab the broccoli button (the big one above or the new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Food on Fridays, frugality, simplicity Tagged With: breakfast, quick breakfast

January 7, 2010 11 Comments

Food on Fridays: Tea Station

(smaller button below)Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome—to illustrate, you can cite your favorite tea (or coffee, if you must) or link to a YouTube video of your son singing "I Like Apples and Bananas."My point is that the Food on Fridays parameters are not at all narrow. Think of it as a virtual pitch-in where you can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Food on Fridays, frugality, tea Tagged With: kitchen organization, morning routine, PG Tips

November 18, 2009 1 Comment

The Season of Getting, er, Giving

Well, it's starting: The season of getting—I mean, giving.I think it's hard to help our kids focus on giving when they're bombarded by commercials, window displays, newspaper inserts, catalogs and radio spots whose sole purpose is to awaken a desire to get.It's hard for us as adults to focus on giving, too, because we're bombarded with all those same enticing messages to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog, blogging, change, children, frugality, high calling blogs, self-discovery, simplicity, Slow Movement, slowing, taking risks Tagged With: giving, HCB

November 12, 2009 8 Comments

Food on Fridays: Food Stylist

(alternative button below)Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome. Recipes are enjoyed, but you can simply show us a pile of apples you've picked at the orchard or snap a picture of your decorative fall pumpkins and gourds.In other words, the Food on Fridays parameters are not at all narrow. I think of it as a virtual pitch-in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: children, creativity, Food, Food on Fridays, frugality, home, simplicity Tagged With: Edith Schaeffer, food stylist, food stylists, The Hidden Art of Homemaking

November 10, 2009 3 Comments

Explore the Classics: The Scarlet Letter

This school year, I'm immersed in some classics of American literature, like: The Scarlet Letter Billy Budd The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Uncle Tom's Cabin The Red Badge of Courage ...just to name a few from this semester. Once a week I meet with a class of ten students, leading them through discussions about American books, stories, and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: books, change, creativity, frugality, lifelong learning, mind, reading, Recently Read, self-discovery, Slow Movement, slowing Tagged With: literature, reader, The Scarlet Letter, The Scarlet Letter resources, The Scarlet Letter study guide

October 29, 2009 6 Comments

Food on Fridays: Crazy-Flu-Lady Potato Soup

potatoes cooking

(alternative button below)Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome. Recipes are enjoyed, but you can simply tell us your favorite post-flu nourishment. You could share with readers the comfort food you crave when you've been under-the-weather or out-and-out ill.In other words, the Food on Fridays parameters are not at all narrow. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Food on Fridays, frugality, simplicity, slowing, Uncategorized Tagged With: comfort food, potato chowder, potato recipe, potato soup

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