Posts by rainyday

I've been trying to train myself to set the timer for whatever I'm cooking, even when I'm still cooking in the kitchen. That way I'm reminded about the roasting veggies or the steaming artichoke by the timer, not the smell of burning food.

((((Hug))) What everyone else said about it being their problem not yours. Try not to let it get you down. And just be glad that it wasn't what my nephew did at that age... At about age 3, my nephew decided he had to go when we were...

Well, the food hoarding issues imply that there have been a lot of issues around food in that house, so I don't know how much the advice from all of us out here in internetland who don't know those issues is worth! But, I did want to...

We've gone about a month and a half as well. I found that what helped me most was to plan ahead. I made snacks like granola bars or crackers at home, and then I made sure to take some with me whenever we went out. I have a sign hanging...

I have a bad habit of letting some of the, um, less desirable leftovers hang out in the fridge way too long. And then I have an even worse habit of sometimes throwing out the whole container when I find something unidentifiable in the...

Quote: Originally Posted by AFWife A friend of mine shared this like with me: http://www.shelterpop.com/2010/04/30...n-confessions/ I thought we could do it MDC style. Confess something about your...

Thank you!!!! Do you leave it uncovered while you're getting it going? I guess you'd have to so it can catch wild yeasts, so maybe that's a silly question! How do you know when your starter has gotten really active and won't need extra...

Yep, yellow. But not a pale, butter yellow - I think a deeper or brighter yellow would be good. But not schoolbus yellow! Red would have been my first choice, but with your couch issue, yellow would be nice!

I guess the title says it all! I've really been wanting to get a starter going, but I'm not really sure how to go about it. I've read very contradictory advice online, so I'd kind of like to hear the btdt experience of you wise mamas!

Let's see. Yesterday ds had: Breakfast: oatmeal (made with milk instead of water) with brown sugar, glass of milk Snack: cheese, whole wheat sourdough toast, small handful pumpkin seeds (maybe 1.5 tablespoons?), water Lunch: Spanish...