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Category: Parenting

  • Menu Plan for the Week of 1/23/11 to 1/30/11

    Winter is a great time to cook from my pantry and food storage. Sunday 1/23 b. Buttermilk French Toast, Applewood Smoked Bacon, Sliced Strawberries l. BBQ Country Ribs; Mashed Potatoes, Green…

  • Tuna and Beans

    Ingredients 1/3 cup finely chopped Red Onion 1/4 cup Lemon Juice 2  14 oz cans Borlotti or Cranberry Beans 1  8 oz can best quality Tuna 2 Tbls EVOO (if…

  • How’s Your Attitude? Great CEOs Have A Great Attitude

    My question for you today is a simple one: ”How’s Your Attitude?” Show me a CEO with a bad attitude and I’ll show you a poor leader. While this sounds simple…

  • Explosive Growth of Mobile w Stats [VIDEO]

  • On Cranberries

    The 4 y.o.: Ewww! What are these red things in my oatmeal? The Mom: They are dried cranberries. It’s healthy for you. Try it – you might like it. The…

  • I’m getting old, mommy. In just 4 days, I mean months, I’m gonna be 5. And that means Kindergarten. And then middle school. College. Getting married. Kids. Then I’ll be…

  • Curation is the New Search is the New Curation

    In the beginning there was curation, and it was good. People found interesting things on the web, created directories of those things, and then you found what you were looking…

  • Corn Chowder

    Ingredients 1/2 lb bacon (or 2/3 c bacon bits and 2 Tbsp lard) 1/2 c chopped onion 1/2 c chopped celery 4c water, divided 2 c. diced or shredded potatoes…

  • The Social Media Timeline in 2010 | Penn Olson

    via penn-olson.com Fascinating summary of key social media changes over 2010.

  • My Seeds

    Here’s my list of seeds. I think I went a bit overboard. Hartman’s Giant Amaranth Dragon Tongue Bush Bean Aoyu Edamame Golden Beet Rapini Broccoli Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage White…

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