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In the Kitchen with Kids: A Play Kitchen You Won’t Hate

Posted on February 21, 2012

Before we had a child we swore up and down that our house wouldn’t become a giant toy depository. Piles of kid toys- especially in the form of single function plastic crap with missing pieces- give me the willies. The Family Purchasing Clause … Continue reading →

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February Mid-Month Meanderings III

Posted on February 17, 2012

It is the time of the year that I am completely over the rain. Fed up with the dampness. Tired of the mud. It is raining buckets out and I’m heading out-of-town. I am off to Iowa with the Babylady … Continue reading →

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Loafing Around with Sourdough

Posted on February 15, 2012

I’ve been intrigued by bread baking for a long, long time.  A few years ago I began baking most of our bread using the Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day.  Decent bread for sure. Easy. Really, it is very … Continue reading →

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Cook It 2012: Pasta

Posted on February 13, 2012

Caroline over at Cook It Grow It Can It had the perfect idea to tackle the things she wanted to learn in the kitchen and turned it into a challenge. Each month she presents a skill to try or improve on. … Continue reading →

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Chicken Butts

Posted on February 3, 2012

It is unseasonably perfect in Seattle- which is to say that it isn’t raining, misting, or cloudy. I blew off everything to build a hugelkultur-ish bed in our parking strip.  I will tell you about that soon, but today is … Continue reading →

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