“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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Cheap and Easy Gluten-Free: Traditional Johnny Cakes
For the past seven years, I’ve had my boys on a gluten-free diet off and on. It seems to help their sensory issues, but I can only say “seems” because it’s rather subjective. I can’t tell if it’s the food or because generally when I kick off a gluten-free season, I also up my efforts […]
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Thanksgiving preparation tips
Two things to remember: 1. Take your turkey out of the freezer in ample time to defrost. 2. Pull out or order your copy of Cranberry Thanksgiving, the best Thanksgiving book ever. We’ve passed the stage of handprint turkeys and pilgrims, but I’m pretty sure we’ll never outgrow this book. Well, I’ll never outgrow this […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Edible Christmas Art!
After postponing two times (once for life kicking our butts, the second because of flu, which is basically the same thing), we finally got together with our friends for a Christmas Baking Extravaganza! Instead of the traditional icing everywhere, frustrating the kids and the mom when Santa doesn’t look right, we opted for the much […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Road to recovery
Over the past week or so, my family has been fluviated. First MTG went down, the Satchmo, then me, then Bulldozer. The girls are prancing around like they’re Wonder Woman. Women. Smarmy little hearty immune systems. (For those keeping count, MTG got the flu shot, the kids got the flu mist, and I got nothing. […]
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Chemistry of baking
We’re about to get our bake on, starting with the cranberry bread from Cranberry Thanksgiving (af) (The best Thanksgiving book EVER! If you order it today, you’ll get it in time. Go! Do it!) True cooks are really just scientists working with food. And artists. Artistic scientists! Understanding the science behind your recipes can help […]
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Tweaking traditions
The most enduring Thompson family tradition is Saturday morning chocolate chip pancakes. As long as we are home, the kids are having chocolate chip pancakes and watching cartoons. MTG, Little Miss and I will have pancakes often with a seasonal twist: pumpkin, blueberry, or the like. Or plain pancakes. Plain pancakes are yummy. However, Little […]
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To pie!
My motto is “You can never have too much pie.” Which is an interesting choice for a motto, but I stand behind it. What I’m saying is I love pie. So I thought I’d share my apple pie recipe, which is a variation of this recipe. Caramel Apple Pie Ingredients: 1 recipe pastry for a […]
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Souper Sunday
My friend (and author — not my author, an author) Amelia Hamilton always cooks soups on Sunday in cold weather. While it’s not yet cold here and, frankly, never gets really cold, I think I’ll pick up the idea. Of course, I have to prepare ahead of time. I was going to do chili today, but […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Oh boy
Tuesdays have been pretty intense this fall, with 3 hours of occupational therapy, an hour of speech therapy, and one and a half hours of Orchestra, not to mention the 2 to 3 hours of driving. Just to keep things interesting, we’ve decided to throw in a softball game every Tuesday for the next month. […]
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A delicious Texas tradition
No reunion, potluck, or picnic in Texas is complete without a Texas Sheet Cake. This is a cake specifically for large gatherings: large, rich, and decadent. Tonight our bible study is having a going away thing for the various college students departing to the four corners, and this is my contribution. I actually knew this […]
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