Not long before the holiday break, L.’s Kindergarten class was engaged in a “health and nutrition” unit at school. I’d seen it in the newsletter, so I knew it was coming, but otherwise I stayed totally out of the whole
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It just doesn’t ever REALLY feel like winter until January, does it? I mean, yes, sure, there may be snow before then; there may be bitter cold and ice; there may be biting wind. But there are holidays and festivities
I feel like I should be writing something holidayish tonight — after all, the internet and pretty much every other food blogger out there are all aglitter with Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Solstice, Festivus…you name it, there’s a recipe for it.
We’ve done it – our weeklong Pantry Challenge (aka the No-Shop Week) is over, and I have to say…it’s been relatively anti-climactic. Or, as J. put it last night as he watched me assembling dinner: “So far, you’ve come through
We have just finished Day Four of our seven-day No-Shop challenge. If you’re not caught up on what this is about, it’s one way we’re managing the excess spending that comes around at Christmastime each year – by opting out
J. and I are not, by nature, extravagant people. We don’t spend lots of money on the usual things — cars, clothes, gadgets, vacations. We own both of our modest cars outright (and both have well over 100,000 miles to
A few weeks ago, blogger buddy Bettina of The Lunch Tray and I decided to celebrate Food Day by asking our readers to participate in something we’re calling “Second Helpings.” The premise was simple: Just do a food-related good deed
In the past two installments of our Thanksgiving Edition, I’ve neglected to do one very important thing. I’ve neglected, entirely, to share any vegetables with you (unless you count the sweet potato soup — but that’s not really what I
Welcome back to Thanksgiving week on Red, Round, or Green! On Monday night I shared two new easy recipes that are still impressive enough to kick off your Thanksgiving meal. Tonight, it’s cold and blustery out and the first snow