Ella starts coughing, then Ani does too. Janssen: Are you guys having a coughing contest? Ella: No, we are having a coughing BATTLE! Coming into our room in the morning, ready to go downstairs for breakfast. Ella: [shaking Bart’s shoulder] Come on, big guy. (Note that I have NEVER called Bart this – I have no idea where this…
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In My Book Bag: Emily, Jenna and Nicole from Small Fry
I discovered Small Fry, a children’s lifestyle blog written by three moms, right as they launched their blog about 18 months ago, and have been delighted by their fun posts ever since (they even wrote for Spoonful for a while). Between the three of them, they have six little boys, but their posts are great for any child. I love…
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Raspberry Custard Puff Pancake
On Valentine’s morning, I finally made this puff pancake, nearly a year after I pinned the recipe. It was all in metric measurements, which meant I spent a good while googling conversions, and then I could NOT get it smooth when I was beating it by hand, and then when I took it out of the oven, we cut into…
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5 Ways to Wear a Utility Vest
I got this utility vest a few months ago. I immediately took off the faux-military patches (I’m pretty sure I wasn’t fooling anyone, anyway) and wore it a couple of times. I liked it enough that it survived the closet purge, but it was a close call. Then, when I put it on a few weeks ago, I realized that…
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Six Recipes I’d Recommend: Spring Edition
When I mentioned last week that I was in a cooking rut, I wasn’t kidding. It’s taken me four months to get together another set of recipes I’ve made and loved. But these recipes were worth the wait. All of them were total hits. Also, four main dishes, one bread recipe, and only one dessert? I’m like a paragon of…
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