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January 31st, 2007

January’s Most Popular Posts

Now that the first month of 2007 is over, I thought I would check in and see which posts you found most helpful. Here are the top five.
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By kate baggott -- 2 comments

January 31st, 2007

J is for Jackfruit

If you couldn’t find Jerusalem artichokes for J, but just happened to have a can of Green Jackfruit, what would you do with it?
a) Eat the canned green Jackfruit as is
b) Make a Mauritanian dish your children probably won’t go near
c) Try it in a curry your children AND husband probably won’t go near
d) Definitely […]

By kate baggott -- 4 comments

January 31st, 2007

U, V, W and Bloat

Yes. We ate stuffed vine leaves from a can. You have to understand, my husband was born in Bulgaria. Vine leaves, aren’t just part of our eating the alphabet adventure. They’re part of our family culture. If my mother-in-law knew about this, she’d have fit. (Ah, we miss you, Nadka.) She could make beautiful sirme, […]

By kate baggott -- 2 comments

January 30th, 2007

How to Recover from Childbirth

If you are heavily pregnant with your first child, you are still unitiated into the world of birth and what it will do to your body. There are some aspects of the experience for which you cannot prepare. So, do not try to get ready too far in advance. If you are between 37 and […]

By kate baggott -- 0 comments

January 29th, 2007

Random Cuteness

Gratuitious mommy pride. Just because she’s cute. And, because she ate all her lychee on Saturday AND all her zuccini on Sunday.
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January 28th, 2007

The Problem of X is Solved

Thanks to a link from Christina, the problem of fruit or vegetable X is solved. I will be looking for ximenia fruit from Africa or xigua (Chinese watermelon) at the Asian supermarket this week.
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By kate baggott -- 3 comments

January 28th, 2007

#1. Parenting Quote of the Week

Parenting isn’t a leisure activity, it’s an extreme sport.
–Lilith to Mark in The Learning Curve by Melissa Nathan.

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By kate baggott -- 3 comments

January 27th, 2007

Man, That is One Ugli Fruit

Photo by Kate Baggott
Can you guess which one is the ugli fruit? Not especially challenging, is it? We’ve gotten a bit carried away with the “let’s try new things” spirit of the Eating the Alphabet Challenge. So much so that going grocery shopping today was, well, expensive.
Tags: dieting, eating-the-alphabet-challenge, family-health, family-nutrition, how-can-I-get-my-kids-to-eat-their-vegetables, nutritionShare This

By kate baggott -- 6 comments

January 27th, 2007

Little Fun, Little Learning

While trying to balance family life, work and everything else, I’ve been letting a few things drop. As a result, the definition of blogger’s butt has hit home with heart-breaking force. So, today I am trying to sit less and run after the kids more (fast enough to actually catch them).
So, in lieu of a […]

By kate baggott -- 4 comments

January 27th, 2007

Family Link Love

Everyone is sharing the poop these days!
Nerd Family has the Carnival of Pregnancy.
Blog Village has a new Family Carnival.
And the Carnival of Family Life #38 is up too.
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