An Apple A Day
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Wednesday, October 12, 2011
My boys don’t always get around to eating an entire apple, and somedays I will find a few half-eaten Fuji’s resting around my kitchen counters.
The perfect solution (besides trying to track down the offending party and telling him to finish this apple!) is to cut up the remaining, oft dried-out fruit and throw into a saucepan of water. Add to that a few sticks of cinnamon and you have the perfect... READ MORE
Apple Time Is Here!
Posted by DariaSockey in Food on Wednesday, September 21, 2011
You can tell you’re in the Sockey home in September through November by sense of smell alone.
Apples are bound to be on the menu in some form or another several days a week. My top three are apple pie, apple crisp, and apple sauce. Apples will also appear in salads, and now and again I serve Fried Apples ‘n’ Onions as a side dish, in homage to Laura Ingalls Wilders’ very hungry Almanzo in Farmer... READ MORE
Where's the Sun Gone?
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Homemaking on Tuesday, November 16, 2010
When I was a young adult I loved “fall back” because it gave us an extra hour of sleep one Saturday night.
As a mother I dread it for two reasons.
First, little ones don’t pay any attention to what the clock says, so a toddler who normally rises at 6:00am will think that 5:00 is the new proper time to wake up. No extra hour of sleep for his parents!
Second, the end of Daylight Saving Time means the... READ MORE
Fall is in the Air
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Monday, September 13, 2010
Is it fall where you live? It isn’t here, not quite. The evenings are getting a bit of chill, but the days are still a little on the scorchy side (scorchy with a nice breeze, though).
So, indulge me. What is your favorite part of fall? Let’s talk about it to help get us all excited about this most wonderful time of the year.
As for me, I’m excited about: making my favorite soups (vegetable and cheese!... READ MORE
September!
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Wednesday, September 01, 2010
There is something so magical and downright inspirational about September. I know it’s all about beginnings—it has forever meant the start of school, a return to structure, a fresh start. I love September and find I always have a renewed sense of purpose as we make our way into Fall (that glorious, glorious season!).
In the midst of celebrating September 1 today, I found myself singing this little... READ MORE
Quick Reminder
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Food on Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Just a quick reminder that our fall pie contest ends today. Enter here.
You could win a $40 gift certificate to Pampered Chef.
Gourds Be Gone
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Monday, November 30, 2009
I would like to take a moment to mourn the loss of my Fall decor. It’s like one minute there are gourds and maple leaves and handprint turkeys everywhere and the next they’re all suppose to just disappear.
Thanksgiving seems like the one celebration that must leave instantly. True I have months to decorate my home with all things Fall, but the day after Thanksgiving I better be ready to start putting... READ MORE
Fall Pie Contest
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Food on Monday, November 23, 2009
Baking a signature pie for your Thanksgiving table?
Snap a picture of it and enter our fall pie contest, which will open Friday.
Generous reader Emilie has donated a $40 Pampered Chef gift certificate as a prize.
Fall Decor
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Monday, October 19, 2009
One of my favorite parts about this time of year is all the wonderful decorating a person can do—buy a bag of gourds at the grocery store and you can transform your front room into a Fall masterpiece!
I have been having fun adding little sprigs of color throughout the house, a few mini-pumpkins here, a harvest candle there. I still want to buy some mums for the front porch and I’ve got this idea for... READ MORE
Get Ready For A Giveaway
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Food on Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Want to win a $40 gift certificate to the Tastefully Simple catalogue?
Just share a link to your never-fail fall main dish—soup, slow-cooker meal or casserole—on Friday.
A winner will be chosen at random when the giveaway closes.
But everyone should come away with a new dish for her repertoire.
Thanks to reader Jennifer Raybaud for providing the prize!
