June 2012
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Dear America: Read this before heading north →
Foreign Policy Passport addresses this.
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The Single Greatest Wedding Site Ever →
(via livejamie)
This is seriously amazing work.
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WatchSo, this is when I see the first bit of the kid that Luisa is turning into. She loves to put on her bike helmet and tell us she wants to “GO!”. If Josh isn’t home, then she usually tells me she wants to go to Dada. But if he’s just left or we’re both home, then she isn’t really sure what her answer should be. She just knows she’s ready to go. And...
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Crowning A Cookie Champion
americastestkitchen:
From left, special issues copy editor Megan Chromik, senior books editor Louise Emerick, Cook’s Country executive editor Peggy Grodinsky, test kitchen director Erin McMurrer, Cook’s Country test cook Cristin Walsh and special issues associate editor Chris Dudley queue up for samples of during judging of Cooks Country’s Annual Holiday Cookie Contest. Stay tuned for the...
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Lemon Jelly — Nice Weather for Ducks
(Radio...
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“Women of my generation have clung to the feminist credo we were raised with,...”
– Anne-Marie Slaughter for the Atlantic.
This is your weekend reading.
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Summer Books 2012: NPR →
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100 recipes for homemade popsicles →
I posted this link for homemade popsicle recipes last summer, but I don’t think there’s any harm in sharing it again, especially since it’s been updated. Here are the ones I’m excited to try:
Nutella Fudgsicles
Vietnamese coffee popsicles
Lime pie ice pops
Peachy coconut popsicles
Creamy chocolate fudgsicles (with coconut milk and banana!)
Lemon dream popsicles
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“In fact, people are still expected to provide reasons not to have children, but...”
– Think Before You Breed | New York Times
Great article. Thanks for sending, Mere!
(via graceinsmallthings)
Since becoming a parent, I know now more than ever that this isn’t for everyone. I understand better than ever why people would choose to not have children. That isn’t to say that...
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101 ideas for inspired picnics →
An oldie but a goodie from Mark Bittman. I’m pretty excited to try some of these. Now we just need some picnic weather…
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Today's adventure in parenting
Luisa and I had a little dance party. Dancing, to Luisa, means spinning in circles until she falls down with the occasional arm flailing. Today was no different. She spun and spun and spun until she fell down. And then she tried to get up, which resulted in her falling down again and this time on her face, biting her lip.
After a brief cry in my lap, she stood up and kept dancing. And then...
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Neko Case - Buckets Of Rain
Bob Dylan cover....
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I know I’ve posted this song before, but...
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Is skim milk making you fat? →
How would you feel if you opened a carton and poured a chalky, bluish-white liquid into your coffee? That’s the color many nonfat milks are before powdered milk is added to whiten them—a process that brings its own problems.
Also, milk with some fat in it just tastes better.
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Moose delays flight after running onto runway →
Oh, Canada!
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