Saturday, July 11, 2009
swimming summer
I am off in Chicago at the American Library Association annual conference so I made up a couple of blog entries ahead of time. I am missing these sweet faces every much!

Friday, July 10, 2009
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
garden girl
layered jello loveliness
This has been my hit dish of the summer to share at parties. Everyone asks how it's done - and while I can't take credit for inventing it, I can point you to the blog that inspired me - complete with directions.


Monday, July 06, 2009
pea and parmesan ravioli
Our pea patch is in full glory right now. That, matched with a recipe from Gourmet, inspired me to try out making Pea and Parmesan Ravioli
. I enlisted E, hoping to inspire him to try out peas - he normally passes on them.
We started with these humble ingredients. And please don't judge the won ton wrappers. You can't expect a mama of two young children to roll her own pasta dough, can you?
E checked out the recipe (reinforcing early literacy skills) while gearing up with a piece of lemon cake.
We quick cooked the peas. E drained them. Then we added in parmesan, mint, and salt and pepper. E whirled them in the food processor. Then we started the fun assembly line of making the ravioli.
. I enlisted E, hoping to inspire him to try out peas - he normally passes on them.We started with these humble ingredients. And please don't judge the won ton wrappers. You can't expect a mama of two young children to roll her own pasta dough, can you?
E checked out the recipe (reinforcing early literacy skills) while gearing up with a piece of lemon cake.
We quick cooked the peas. E drained them. Then we added in parmesan, mint, and salt and pepper. E whirled them in the food processor. Then we started the fun assembly line of making the ravioli.Sunday, July 05, 2009
more fourth of july
Saturday, July 04, 2009
happy 4th of july
Snapshots from the parade - I love how Moo looks like a Kevin Henkes character - all decked out red, white and blue - and pink :) The party was fabu - another Auntie Brooke blowout. Nothing compares to the Eastmoreland 4th of July parade - it's just kicks off the day SO nicely!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
tall house, double cup is home
Jeff had a great trip to Moscow, St. Petersburg and Helsinki. He was on the run the whole time, visiting with my aunt and uncle (who were SO kind and arranged for many, many meals, tours, train trips, etc) as well as our friend Mina who lives with her husband and children in Finland. Here are a couple of highlight pictures . . .
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