Lina on November 30th, 2008

I’ve read a lot of blogs lately that are loving the book “Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day” and since we are always looking for good, easy bread so we had to check it out.  This is the bread I made for dinner tonight and there is dough for 3 more loaves in my [...]

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Lina on March 12th, 2008

I just got this cookbook last week, and I love it:

Last night, instead of boxed Annie’s Mac and Cheese, we did tomato lentil couscous (from a box, but still!) and black beans in a beer reduction from Mark Bittman’s new vegetarian cookbook. Sliced apple and a little sliced gouda to keep the kids from [...]

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Lina on February 25th, 2008

We need something that can be made in 45 minutes or less when we get home from work. We have a crock pot and all the standard kitchen gadgets. All we lack is inspiration….Here’s what’s in our standard rotation – any other ideas?

Grilled cheese and tomato soup
Veggie omelet with biscuits
Pasta with red sauce
Pizza [...]

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Lina on November 24th, 2007

Joanna of Lexington Park, Maryland writes:
My husband David is coming towards to the end of his 23-month IA, and it has been a huge learning experience for all of us. I have learned that children need a lot of reassurance that the parent who is away loves them, thinks about them and misses them. [...]

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Lina on September 22nd, 2007

My biggest piece of advice about being productive when you’re working from home is to avoid starting a website. If you start a website, then you’ll work on it instead of billing hours, which is what makes you actual money.

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