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  • On One-Track Minds

    The Mom: Your choices for lunch are: Beef Stew, Pasta w Red Sauce or Vegetable Soup The 4 y.o.: Mac and cheese The 12 y.o.: Vegetable Soup The Mom (to… Read more →

  • Mommy, someone gave me this big fork to eat lunch with. But I’m a little girl. I need a teafork. The 4 y.o. Read more →

  • On “Dad” Fashion

    The Mom: Hey M? Take a look at the Neiman Marcus web site with me. Can you see your dad wearing any of this? The 8 y.o.: No, not really.… Read more →

  • Slow Cooker Beef Stew

    Ingredients 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 clove garlic, minced 1 bay leaf… Read more →

  • Foolproof Slow Roast Chicken

    Ingredients butter , for greasing 1.6kg chicken 1kg roasting potatoes , halved or quartered if large 2 whole garlic heads, halved through the middle 100ml white wine 100ml chicken stock… Read more →

  • Menu Plan for the Week of 3/13/11 to 3/19/11

    Menu_Plan_031311_to_033111.xls Download this file Read more →

  • Oven Fried Chicken]

    Ingredients 12 chicken thighs 3 eggs 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs salt and pepper to taste 1 teaspoon paprika 1/2 cup vegetable oil Directions Preheat… Read more →

  • Orange Glazed Carrots Recipe

    Ingredients 1 pound baby carrots 1/4 cup orange juice 3 tablespoons brown sugar 2 tablespoons butter 1 pinch salt Directions Place carrots in a shallow saucepan, and cover with water.… Read more →

  • So you think you’re having a bad week? Let’s see… Did you survive an 8.9 earthquake along with the 20 major aftershocks? Was your entire city washed away by an… Read more →

  • On Apples

    The 4 y.o: Why are all those people in the mall today? It’s really crowded. Is Santa here or something? The Mom: Only if Santa is really Steve Jobs. No… Read more →

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