Recipes
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Another Beet Recipe: Beet Gnocchi
I got another UKG. It’s a gnocchi board. I say it’s a UKG because my grandma always just used her finger for homemade gnocchi, but I wanted ridges. Could you use a fork to make the ridges? Sure, but why wouldn’t you want a little gnocchi board? Plus you can flip the board over and…
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My New Favorite Kitchen Gadget: Pineapple Corer and Slicer
We have a small red hutch in our kitchen that houses what Matt likes to call UKGs, or Unnecessary Kitchen Gadgets. Some gadgets he just doesn’t understand, like what a baster is. Or why we need a happy face pizza cutter when we already have a regular one (because the kids like it, and sometimes…
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Beets for Breakfast, Beets for Lunch
Most people who know me know I love beets. I know, that’s a really weird thing to know about a person, but I feel with a love that is more than love for beets. I’ve been known to persistently push the purple wonders on people, and I may have even chased my former boss into…
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Baby Food Recipes
So I think I know why baking has become so “meh.” I found something else I love to do in the kitchen: making food for Giacomo. I stocked up and made over 30 pouches of baby food. I still buy baby food, especially when it’s on sale, but I like knowing I have my homemade…
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Giacomo Loves Food
My Jack is a big boy. Unlike his super short mom, Jack is in the 99th percentile for height, and thus in the 78th for weight. I still nurse him, but the boy has one big appetite. He always seemed hungry, so we got the OK from his pediatrician to start on solids at 4 months. I…
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Jack’s Christening
Since going back to work, I really have been working for the weekend. I always thought I was busy all week, until I had someone else to care for everyday. I can’t imagine how people with more than one child do it, let alone people with twins! We christened Jack 2 weeks ago, and I…