Author Archives: Carissa

14
Aug, 2013

zucchini bread pancakes

okay, this is not a recipe post so much as a strong suggestion that you (especially if you have a surplus of zucchini lying around right now) immediately make plans to cook and eat these zucchini bread pancakes from smitten … Continue reading →

Posted in summer, yum | 1 Comment
08
Aug, 2013

summer smoothies

during our recent trip to texas, i discovered that one of my dear aunts has developed a breakfast smoothie habit just like i have.  this was awesome news for several reasons–first, because it meant i could get a smoothie for … Continue reading →

Posted in clean, summer, yum | 1 Comment
05
Aug, 2013

hello, apricots

i wanted to make another movie monday to share with you, but my computer hard drive is too full for me to download any more movies until i go through and clean it up a little.  so instead, for now, … Continue reading →

Posted in summer, yum | Comments Off on hello, apricots
15
Jul, 2013

movie monday: cow chicken no. 5

and because i know my mom loves these…  here’s one i pulled together from some leftover bits of cow chicken 4..  

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15
Jul, 2013

difficult news

There is nothing like a near-brush with death to show you how far the circles of your life spread out around you.  About a week ago, my mother lost her balance, fell down some stairs, broke her back and now … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 8 Comments
02
Jul, 2013

marshmallows from scratch

most of you have been reading my blog long enough to realize that whenever i promise to post something, it might take me awhile to get around to actually writing the post, but i think i usually get around to … Continue reading →

Posted in tutorials, yum | Comments Off on marshmallows from scratch
01
Jul, 2013

movie monday: fishing with grandpa (with guest appearance by one cousin!)

Posted in kid stuff, stuff that makes me smile, trip down memory lane, video | 2 Comments
25
Jun, 2013

moooovie toooooosdy: cow chicken, episode 4

Posted in video | 1 Comment
30
May, 2013

family photos

a few weeks ago, we had the great good fortune to have some family photos taken by a friend we met through another friend.  her name is cynthia marie hoffman and she is a poet (in both the traditional, word-sense … Continue reading →

Posted in photography, stuff that makes me smile | 7 Comments
29
May, 2013

paper worm racing tutorial

waaaaaaay back in 2008, i wrote a blog post about some worm races that we held at our library.  this year’s summer library theme is “dig into reading” and my worm race post has been getting a lot of hits … Continue reading →

Posted in fun stuff, kid stuff, library stuff, tutorials | 1 Comment