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Monthly Archives: November 2010

Herb-roasted sweet potatoes

November 22, 2010 – 9:48 am

Today Ben’s preschool classroom is having a Thanksgiving Feast, and every family brings a potluck dish.  We’re receiving a small bag of sweet potatoes each week from our farm-to-work share, so we’re bringing: Herb Roasted Sweet Potatoes 2-3 lg sweet potatoes, washed and cut into 1-in cubes.  Leave the skins on! 2 Tbsp olive oil [...]

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Winter Retreat

November 16, 2010 – 2:25 pm

The wheel of the year turns, and winter comes soon, even here.  The air is finally cold at night and in the early mornings; I wear a jacket when I’m out.  Leaves fall faster from our oaks and cedar elms than I can sweep them off our front walk.  We’re eating lots of apples and [...]

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Worse, then better

November 14, 2010 – 1:32 pm

Well, friends, it got worse before it got better.  A few hours after I made that last post, I was attempting to cook dinner with Ben and Maddie.  While I was chopping collard greens, I sliced through the nail and fingertip of my left index finger.  I don’t think I’ve ever cut myself so deeply [...]

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Ben says, #2

November 11, 2010 – 2:00 pm

As I’m buckling Ben and Maddie into their car seats this morning: Ben: Mom, I want to tell you something. Me: Sure, what is it? Ben:  I like to stay happy. Me: Oh, me, too. Ben: But sometimes I’m angry.  Sometimes I’m angry at you and Dad. Me: Yes, sometimes that happens. Ben:  Sometimes we’re [...]

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butternut squash and lentil soup

November 9, 2010 – 9:14 pm

I made this freakishly easy, freakishly delicious soup for dinner tonight: Butternut Squash and Lentil Soup (adapted from a recipe I saw on eclaire) 1 1/4 C green or black lentils, picked over and rinsed (I used green since that’s what I had.  Want to try black.) 1 small red onion, chopped 1 small butternut squash, [...]

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Ben says

November 4, 2010 – 7:31 pm

Tonight after dinner, while Nathan was bathing Ben and Maddie, I vacuumed the floors downstairs.  Maddie heard the vacuum cleaner and asked why I was vacuuming.  Ben answered, “Because our rug has lots of Ash-hairs.”  (Ash is our 8-month-old shepherd-mix puppy.)  Except for Ben pronounces the ‘sh’ sound at then end of Ash’s name with [...]

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