“Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.” — Plato After 42 days of daily meals together, I can tell you this: The first lesson about the family dinner is commitment. The second is routine. The third is flexibility. The fourth is realizing that the entire idea is unmanageable yet somehow, every day, [...]
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Dining with boys
Posted in dinner, family dinner, parenting, tagged boys, bringing dinner back, childhood, Christmas, rock climbing on December 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Grandma’s fruitcake
Posted in dinner, family dinner, tagged childhood, fruitcake, grandma on December 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
“Mix together in a mixer eggs, sugar, chocolate. Add to fruit and nuts, add spices, molasses, whiskey and flour to make stiff batter. Fill pans 3/4 full and bake in slow over for 3 or 4 hrs.” — Kay Amorelli, my grandmother, explaining her fruitcake recipe I was going through recipes to find a few [...]
Week One
Posted in Africa, dinner, family dinner, parenting, tagged arroz con pollo, bringing dinner back, childhood, congo, fresh mozzarella, orphans, planning, vegetarian, Whole Foods on November 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »
“When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people.” — Chinese proverb When planning through Friday, write a list and stick it on the refrigerator. As is often my Monday routine, I organize the week’s food once I get everyone off to [...]
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