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surgery tomorrow
I'm having surgery tomorrow. I've had a stricture (a narrow, inflexible section due to scar tissue) in my small intestine for a few years now. It's troublesome, because if I eat some things like certain fruits and vegetables they can get caught there, causing significant discomfort and, in extreme cases, a medical emergency. It may also be a ( Read more... ) -
amazing spirit in my girls
I was going to skip synagogue today, but Michelle said that she wanted to go so she could thank God for her cousins coming to visit (which will happen in a couple of weeks). Then Rebecca said she didn't want to go, that she prays at home, and then she started singing. I took down as much of it as I could ( Read more... ) -
parve chocolate recipe for Passover?
Has anybody got an awesome parve chocolate Passover dessert recipe with no nuts? Thanks!
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Curried Sweet Potato Soup with Coconut Milk (Pressure Cooker)
I made this last week and everybody in the family really liked it; that's pretty unusual. It's almost straight out Pressure Perfect by Lorna Sass (where she calls it Curried Coconut Soup with Sweet Potatoes and Chickpeas). My only changes were to reduce the vegetable broth (and slightly reduce the starting amount of curry powder, lest I get too ( Read more... ) -
what are your favorite quicke/easy sauces?
I sometimes feel driven to distraction by the task of feeding my family, and it's only getting more complicated. In addition to us having a kosher home, and kids with some typical 3-year-old food reservations, Harold's been on Weight Watchers for about four months and I've recently acquired some kind of milk sensitivity. It occurred to me today ( Read more... ) -
Smorgaschord benefit for Preschool Family, February 12th
Hey friends, family, and fans! Harold's a capella group, Smorgaschord, will be doing a benefit for Preschool Family, which Michelle and Rebecca attend (and love). The concert will be at our house at 8 pm on Saturday evening, February 12. We'll serve wine, cheese, Italian sodas, and munchies, and Smorgaschord will sing two sets of their fun, ( Read more... ) -
Seven-Layer Cake, 2011 Edition
When I asked Harold what kind of cake he's like for his birthday, he settled on seven-layer cake, a favorite from his childhood. I spent much of his birthday weekend putting it together. I want to record some of the process here, partly as a reference for the future should I try to make it again, so this will be a very detailed post. What I came ( Read more... ) -
A Story
"Guggle and Nuggle rhyme!
Guggle and Nuggle were two twins. They both loved loved loved summer, but somthing happened in their lives and it was never summer. Then finally one day it was summer!"
That's a story Rebecca told me. I asked if she made it up or someone read it to her, and she said "it just happened in my head." -
My Favorite Bar Cookie
Chocolate-and-Sherry Cream Bars (and if you don't like sherry and walnuts, read on, because there are a lot of other options!)
This recipe is from Better Homes and Gardens; I first got it in one of their winter holiday baking special editions, then later in their Ultimate Cookie Book. It's a brownie base with addictive fluffy, booze-charged frosting ( Read more... ) -
Savory Mushroom Bread Pudding Recipe
I brought this to the parents' lunchtime meeting at preschol today, and got some requests for the recipe, so here it is:
Savory Mushroom Bread Pudding
I got this recipe from the Craigslist Food Forum, where it was posted by a user named Ornellaia. I believe it's original to her. I've made soem changes; I'll give you my version, and in some places I' ( Read more... )