Nantucket
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More on Breastfeeding
It’s been a big week for breastfeeding. To start, it’s official: I’m a Certified Lactation Counselor!I couldn’t have been more excited to get that envelope in the mail. This week was also La Leche League meeting week on Nantucket, which is so much fun. There’s such a great group of mamas here, and our leader,…
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Toasted Millet with Sweet Potatoes and Spinach
Related Post: Report Card (16 Jan. 2011)Adapted from Vegetarian Times, January/February 2011See more recipes here Ingredients Millet Vinaigerette Directions Heat oil in pan over medium heat. Add onions, and cook 2 to 3 minutes until softened. Stir in millet, cumin, turmeric, coriander, and cook 5 minutes more, stirring constantly. Add sweet potato, broth, and harissa…
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AHHH!!!
Okay, I know that’s not very grown up or professional, but I’m too excited. It’s not everyday that you get to guest post on a New York Times blog. That’s right. Today, I am guest posting on Motherlode on the New York Times. Click here to read my post about stay-at-home parenting after divorce and…
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Report Card
I love being able to type the words “another good week.” Because it was another good week, and I feel so content looking back on it. I got some yoga in – even if it was 15 minutes here and there with a toddler climbing all over and under me. I dug Nora’s toddler car…
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Rice & Chickpea Kale Rolls with Pineapple Salsa
Related Post: Report Card (16 Jan. 2011)Adapted from Vegetarian Times, January/February 2011See more recipes here Ingredients Kale Rolls Salsa Directions To make kale rolls: Heat oil in small saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, or until softened. Add chickpeas, broth, rice, cumin, paprika, and salt; bring to a…
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Saturday Surfing
Weekly Finds: Becoming Nana By Julianne Glatz for the Illinois Times – a great piece about becoming a grandma through adoption. Also wonderful, because Julianne’s daughter is breastfeeding the adopted baby and Julianne brags about it as a proud grandma! Yes, adoptive breastfeeding is possible and awesome!! The Incredible Shrinking Baby – The Baker’s Dozen…
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Lightening the Mood
It’s been a pretty serious week around here, with my post about Christmas and the last post. I have to thank everyone for the incredibly supportive response to my discussion of abortion; it took my breath away. I had been hemming and hawing about that post for over a week, but finally decided to…
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No Easy Decision
Many of you may know that I have a slight obsession with MTV’s 16 and Pregnant, which I watch online. It’s a show just like it sounds — reality TV that follows teenagers through pregnancy, birth, and either initial months of parenthood or adoption. It’s supposed to be a PSA of sorts for safe sex.…
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Reflections on Christmas
We’re well into January now, the tree is down, and our Christmas decorations have been packed back into the attic for another year. Most people have moved on to resolutions and are maybe even starting to think about Valentine’s Day (or so one might surmise from looking at the grocery store shelves). But I’m still…
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Report Card
Happy Sunday and happy first report card of the year…go New Year’s resolutions! This week was an interesting mix of mostly being on track and a few small disasters…largely in the kitchen. We’ve been talking about spending our our Christmas money and some of my consulting money on a portable dishwasher, which I would love!! …
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Fudge-Frosted Banana Cake
Related post: Report Card (9 January 2011)Adapted (barely) from Better Homes & Gardens New CookbookSee more recipes here For the Cake: Ingredients Directions Allow eggs to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, grease and lightly flour two 8 inch round or one 9×13 inch cake pan(s). In a large mixing bowl stir together…
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Saturday Surfing
It’s been a busy week: Effort to Restore Children’s Play Gains Momentum – NY Times. Messy houses are good — it means your child is playing! That’s all I needed to hear. 🙂 For Capitol’s Nursing Mothers, an Escape From Politics – NY Times (Lactation rooms, yay!) and a follow up by Politics Daily: Capitol…
