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An all-you-can-eat buffet (in the car!)
Mon, March 02, 2009
from Alison
Many of you have heard me rant about my carpool madness, my bi-weekly rush hour drive down New Jersey’s Garden State Parkway, to chauffeur my son and his friends to gymnastics practice.
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Signs of Spring
Thu, March 05, 2009
from Shannon
For me, there are sure signs of Spring--the beloved seed catalogs start arriving in the mail, friends start talking about what to plant in their gardens and when they can start, and it’s time to sign up for a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) share, if your own veggie garden isn’t big enough or you want to support your local farmers, who need us now more than ever. Gardening and growing food is such a partner to cooking together.
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You Read My Mind
Mon, March 09, 2009
from Alison
Every Tuesday morning before our little ones go to pre-school, Jackie and I get together to cook or bake and the boys play. It’s a quick two hours, but we often get a lot accomplished.
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Rethinking the Dinner Party
Thu, March 12, 2009
from Shannon
The main reason many of us don’t have more dinner parties, or even one or two friends over for dinner, is that we put too much pressure on ourselves alone to shop, cook, entertain and clean. Let’s rethink the dinner party and make it a communal experience, not just a potluck but a time to come together to cook and share food.
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When Store-Bought Won’t Cut It
Mon, March 16, 2009
from Alison
Last Thursday, my son Zack had his friend Oliver over for an after-school play-date. I greeted them with cookies and, if you can imagine, they turned them down when they realized they weren’t homemade.
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Irish Soda Bread? (Well, sort of.)
Tue, March 17, 2009
from Alison
To acknowledge St. Patrick’s Day, Jackie and I wanted to cook something this morning that would celebrate the holiday but that would also be well received by our kids.
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Stockpiling With Friends
Thu, March 19, 2009
from Shannon
The real-time note on Facebook from my cooking friend Katrina popped up as I was posting about some food adventures. Katrina, in her first trimester with her third child, asked if sometime the month before the baby is due I could come over and big batch cook and freeze with her, stockpiling her freezer. What a great idea! Of course I will, and there’s nothing more helpful, especially for this soon to be family of 5, as they enter the baby-days again.
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Let’s Get Ready to Spread the Word
Mon, March 23, 2009
from Alison
For those of you who regularly cook with your friends and others who are “converts,” you know how contagious it is. You’ve “been there done that” and are hooked. We’re excited to announce that a whole lot more women are about to discover what we already know to be so great.
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Family Recipes
Thu, March 26, 2009
from Shannon
If there’s anything more wonderful than a family recipe, it’s continuing the tradition by sharing it with children, family, and friends.
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Sunday Dinner Just Waiting
Mon, March 30, 2009
from Alison
The idea of a sit down Sunday dinner with family and friends may sound appealing, but sometimes it’s easier said than done.
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