Posts by HollyBearsMom

I see this from another angle- how wonderful is it that OP's nieces and nephews have such a close relationship with their grandparents!  That is truly a gift for those kids.  Having other loving adults in their life will...

  Quote: Originally Posted by Cynthia Mosher  The ad is one in an ad pool for an ad network, not one Mothering particularly accepted. It was reported yesterday but takes awhile to pinpoint the ad source to...

  A vax advertisement.   

My son is going into the 4th grade at a very expensive private school. Most of these families have considerably more money than we do, better cars, bigger homes (often multiple homes-summer, winter, overseas apartments, etc), take...

never, but I often lose anyway, LOL. 

Made the most amazing eggplant parm with these small pale purple and white striped eggplants.  I made the sauce with roasted cherry tomatoes and baby purple onions.  Added some pureed chard that was on its last legs.  so...

Quote:Originally Posted by happy1nluv hollybearsmom - are these yeasted doughs you are freezing?  (whole wheat, by any chance?) ...  how do you use it after its frozen?  Can you post a recipe?  I'm...

I swear by my vacu-sealer.  It pays for itself quickly and is not only good for homemade food but for breaking apart bulk purchases into more manageable sizes.    I dedicate 2 Sundays a month as stock the freezer...

We got a large amount of beets and carrots last share so I made beet and carrot "chips" that I served with a creamy horseradish dip. Munchie goodness! I also made a lasagna with both Swiss and rainbow chard, zucchini and pattypan...

I am back!!!!! After a grueling recovery from surgery I have finally been cleared to resume basic activities!! This mean that I can drive, climb stairs and even do moderate low impact exercise. So no treadmill but the elliptical is fine...