Bill took the kids with him while he dug for clams today. Julia was content to just float around in the water near where Bill was digging.
Alex fished.
Category: My Family
Becoming a Man
Alex and Bill went skipjack fishing the other day. They brought home 12 nice-sized fish. Alex has become a good little fisherman. Bill said he waded out up to his chest (Alex did) to be able to cast into the school of fish as they moved farther away from shore. When they returned home, Bill… Continue reading Becoming a Man
Cooking Notes from Saturday
My niece, Natalie, and her friend, Justine, came over yesterday to cook. We made (Bill, me, and the girls – Alex and Julia were too busy playing outside to cook with us) an assortment of Chinese dishes: Cold Sesame Noodles, Homestyle Bean Curd, General Tang’s Chicken, and Egg Rolls. The egg rolls were my favorite. … Continue reading Cooking Notes from Saturday
Eight Point One Miles of Love on a Windy Evening
It’s been one thing after another. For a long time. One of those just when you think things have straightened out, something else comes along. I know. Life’s like that. So we’ve got a truck and a car. We use the car for longer trips because it has better gas mileage, and we use the… Continue reading Eight Point One Miles of Love on a Windy Evening
It’s Cherry Blossom Time in DC
And aren’t these the prettiest cookies you’ve ever seen?? And I’m not just saying that because the cookie artist (and baker) is family. Fabulous job, Bobbie!
Sweetheart
First we did the nails. She wanted colors to match her dress. And then stripes…
Fried Mozzarella and Make Your Own Salad Night
Tuesday is becoming our “Make Your Own Salad” night. We all look forward to it, and we all participate in the preparation. I look on it as a little kitchen class for the kids. They get to use sharp knives – great fun!
Anyway, here’s a look at last night’s culinary adventures…
Sushi Lesson
A few weeks ago my niece, Natalie, texted me and asked when we could cook together again.
If you’ve been reading here a while, you’ve probably seen some of my other baking/cooking with Natalie posts…we’ve made Chocolate Pound Cake, Fresh Mozzarella, Dorie Greenspan's Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrownies, and also Dorie Greenspan's Chipster Topped Brownies. (Can you see the chocolate theme that flows, river-like, through out baking adventures?) Bill and I also went down to my sister’s house and taught Natalie (and my sister) to make Chiang Mai Soup, which features Thai red curry paste. Natalie’s very adventurous in the kitchen – I’m sure she inherited that from me diagonally across the genetic pool. Or something like that.
Anyway, I figured the school break in February would be most convenient for everyone involved, and asked what she wanted to do.
“Sushi.”
Four Cooks, One Fondue Pot
Ever had oil fondue? If you haven’t, you really should.
And last night – for the first time in this home – we did. What a fun meal we had!
Make Your Own
We had salad for dinner last night.
All four of us.
Salad and some leftover rice Bill had made the other night.
That’s all.
And everybody loved the meal.
I feel like I need to say “even the kids,” except that I don’t have that problem, for the most part. My kids like their vegetables. Most of their vegetables, anyway. Enough so that if they dislike one or two, I don’t worry about it.
I know. I’m lucky.