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My diet is a mixture of excellence and trash.* I know this, and most of the time it works well enough for me. But this week it became evident that it’s skewed much too far toward trash. Thursday and Friday… Read moreFood and Health and Stuff, with Lentils
I remember monkey bread from my childhood. It wasn’t one of my mom’s regular weekend breakfast dishes–in fact, I’m not sure she made it more than once–but clearly it made an impression. With only three of us in the house,… Read moreEasy Weekend Breakfast: Monkey Bread
I got this from The Harried Mom. Read. Write your own post. Pass it on. 1. What were you doing 10 years ago? 2003. Really? That was 10 years ago? I guess so, because Mr. Sandwich and I were well… Read moreWhat’s In a Meme?
Wondering how much can be written about earthquake kits? Well, that depends in part on how many earthquake kits you have. Continue on for the third of Mr. Sandwich’s disaster-preparedness posts. Be Prepared is the motto of the Boy Scouts…. Read moreBe Prepared. No, Be More Prepared Than That.
This week’s Monday Listicles topic is “10 Things You Are Proud Of.” So, if you will, allow me to share with you some things I have done: 1) On my first camping trip as a Girl Scout, I lit an… Read moreBragging About Me
Baguette has a cold, which makes her both snuggly and querulous, sometimes in the same moment. Which means that it’s not necessarily easy to cook. But since I’m making an effort to use what I have, I’m soldiering on (not… Read morePersistence Cooking
In my efforts to eat what we already own, I discovered an enormous package of cheese tortellini in the chest freezer we have in the garage. This recipe only uses about a third of that, but it’s a start, right?… Read moreSpinach and Tomato Tortellini Soup
I’ve been crazy busy for the last couple of weeks, which means that I haven’t had time to think enough to develop a real blog post. It doesn’t help that Baguette has had several bad nights of sleep. Apparently tonight… Read moreMore Random Thoughts: Insomniac Edition
For why we have them, take a look at the first post in this series. A little while ago Mrs. Sandwich posted about things she found in the closet, and the earthquake kits came up (along with a bunch of… Read moreWhat’s In Your Wallet–Er, Earthquake Kits?
For those of you who asked about our earthquake kits, here is the first in a series of guest posts by Mr. Sandwich, our family’s Emergency Management Coordinator. What I remember about that morning of January 17th was the sound… Read moreDr. Strangekit – Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying (a little) and Love the Big One (a little)