Famous among dozens
Hey, we’ve been in the news lately! First, fellow-blogger and freelance writer Anh-Minh noticed the shots of the nursery we posted ages ago, and she sent a photographer over for this article in the San Francisco Chronicle:
Renters who remodel
Investing a little of your money in a rental can pay dividends in better living by Anh-Minh Le
Then we were working at Ritual Roasters, and a Chron columnist asked what we were up to:
The mystery of the daytime idle: Why aren’t you working? by Chris Colin
1. “The ancient Celts spoke of ‘thin places’ and ‘thin times’–when the veil between heaven and Earth is worn thin, where the temporal and transcendent seem to touch.” –Krista Tippet, O Magazine
2. They captured a dog-sized cane toad in Australia.
3. Have I been laughing with dead people?
But Pocky is more than a snack, it’s a lifestyle.
Sarah Hepola is a better writer than you (and by you, I mean me). Anyway, today we are celebrating because, despite moving to New York where they frown on such things, Sarah’s blogging again! And this time, she’s not just blogging about her life and articles, but also about sex!
Here’s what she has to say about American Idol:
“I start watching, I get addicted, I start shooting American Idol into the soft tissue of my upper thigh.”
Oh, darling, how we’ve missed you.
This is my mom group, and they are awesome. Unfortunately, most of them live in different states, which makes playdates difficult, so we spend a lot of time on email. Anyway, I’ve mentioned all of them before, but if you don’t know who they are, you should check out their super-genius sites — Eden is at Fussy, Heather is at Dooce, Melissa is at Suburban Bliss, and Alice is at Finslippy. They will rock you.
Bryan: What about a game night?
Me: I don’t like games.
Bryan: I know.
Me: Oprah doesn’t like games either. She likes to watch people playing games.
Bryan: Well, Oprah’s not invited.
Me: Uh. Oprah is always invited.
I love to cook, but don’t have a ton of time. When I can, I like to spend a whole Sunday putting up a bunch of frozen dinners. I try to plan our grocery buying so that nothing’s wasted by making mostly frozen stuff, and then having fresh stuff on hand for nights when we have more time to prepare a meal.
Anyway, last weekend the girls were talking about how they hate meal planning, and I mentioned how much I love it. We decided I should share my menus. Most recipes are from Bill Granger cookbooks because those are the cookbooks I’m working though right now.
I’ve linked out to recipes where I can find them, but I don’t have the energy to type in the recipes I couldn’t find online. Buy the cookbooks! They’re excellent and have quality, shiny photos.
FRESH FOOD
This is stuff we’ll keep in the fridge for snacking and super quick meals.
Crudite
-celery
-broccoli
-sliced jicama or turnips
-baby carrots
-hummus
Mixed salad to have as sides with dinner
6 hard boiled eggs
Fruit salad with honey and rum
Smoothies (frozen fruit, condensed OJ, plain yogurt, psyllium husks)
Turkey sandwich ingredients
FROZEN FOOD
These are the meals I spend one whole day making so we have stuff to eat when we’re too exhausted to cook.
chicken with summer vegetables (red pepper, zucchini, yellow squash, basil and chicken stock)
Bill’s Spring Vegetable Soup
spiced zucchini soup
coconut bread
Bill’s corn ginger soup
Bill’s lentil soup with parm toasts
FRESH DINNERS
These are the foods I’ll make the week after I’ve put up frozen dinners. They’re things that don’t freeze well and have fresh ingredients.
thai fried rice
crab spaghetti
carrot avocado salad (via Chocolate and Zucchini)
WILL KEEP
These are the meals I’ll make about a week later because they don’t have many ingredients that will spoil quickly.
open-faced omelette
udon noodles (this is a cleanup recipe involving udon noodles, chicken stock, some fish sauce, and whatever veggies you have left over from the crudite or other recipes)
TIPS
-When I get home, I put the eggs on to boil, then prep crudite and fruit salad.
-I prepare the meals that I need to freeze, starting with those that will take longest to cook.
-I make a list of any fresh food that we should eat first, and post it on the fridge.
-I prep fresh meals whenever you have time in the week to come, and move on to “Will Keep” meals, using any leftover veggies from crudite or other meals to make Udon noodles.
-I have a Manhattan.
Are you getting married? I love these little felted birds as a cake topper.
Dude HATES the Mets., originally uploaded by b-may.
In line for coffee, he calls the barista’s name three times — loudly, excitedly. When she finally responds, her face is blank, her voice flat. “Hi,” she says, and turns back to her work.
Dude gets out of line, pretending to look at the café art while waiting for her to engage. Dude will be waiting for quite some time.
Mighty Girl 