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[17 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 295 views]
Freaky Banana

My son was having a fruit snack before bed and found this bazaar banana. It seems like there were two (twin) bananas in one peal. It tasted fine. David said “It must have come from Mansanto.” Of course I replied “It was organic, fair trade from the coop.”
Regardless, I found it disturbingly strange and freaky. B just found it yummy and very filling.

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[17 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 289 views]
Japanese Food For Dinner

I am trying to introduce my kids to a larger variety of foods, especially vegetables. So tonight it was Japanese.  Not exactly local, I know.
We had terryaki baked tofu or chicken, short white sticky rice and Forbidden Rice, salad (mixed greens, cilantro, shredded carrot, sesame seeds, sesame oil and lime juice), edamame and jasmine tea.
My kids loved it. C said the salad was a little too tangy and B said the rice was too filling. Of course this is a first for B. He usually asks me for food about …

In the News »

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Fed Up : School Lunch Program

Check out this great blog about a school teacher who is eating school lunches for one year. Fed Up
Yucky! I would definitely have my kids take their lunch if they went to school.

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[15 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 244 views]
Macarons (Macies)

I love Macarons! Not the coconut concoctions but the french petite ones. I have been trying to master them for a while and I have finally succeeded! Check out this little cutie.

History, Homeschool »

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Homeschoolings History

We use a great curricula by Pandia Press called “History Odyssey”. This year we are studying the middle ages. One of the books we use is called “Days of Knights and Damsels” . It has all kinds of projects to go with our lessons.
We used plastic milk cartons to make armor and helmets. We also made some falcons for hunting. The kids really enjoy history especially the projects.