Archive for December, 2008
29 Dec
Red Velvet Balls
I recently made red velvet balls, and I have to say, I was completely underwhelmed. I did use a cake mix, so perhaps that was part of the problem. The batter–which is just crumbled cake and a jar of cream cheese frosting–was incredibly sticky. The recipe suggested using chocolate-flavored almond bark–which I find to be [...]
29 Dec
Ava and Olivia
From Doug: For the “hardcore Ava and Olivia fan,” a new photo gallery is up on his site.
23 Dec
Brew blogging
We tried my homebrewed beer over Thanksgiving. It was very carbonated–Bryan said it reminded him of champagne. (“The champagne of beers?” I said. “No,” he replied.) I was pleased to have a real expert on the tasting committee. And it’s good! Well, not really, but it was drinkable, if you don’t count the pounding headache that [...]
21 Dec
(Easy) Christmas candy
Last year, I baked 10 batches of Christmas coookies in advance of the holiday. I shared them with coworkers, friends, neighbors and family. This year, the number on that list has grown to 24, and I seem to have found I have less time on my hands than while on maternity leave last year. So, [...]
19 Dec
Olivia Fix
Last weekend, Doug took photos of the girls wearing the Christmas dresses my mom made–here’s a preview. More to come soon!
18 Dec
Thursday afternoon cat blogging
I often think of a blog post Bryan wrote shortly after Ava was born: “Dagny no longer rules the roost, but she’s still a pretty kitty.” Pretty, yes. Also, naughty.
17 Dec
Overheard
If you’ve spent any time around Ava recently, you know she’s using a lot of made-up words–just crazy little terms for which there’s never a consistent definition. Certain ones–like “schody”–keep cropping up again and again as various and seemingly unrelated nouns. They’re becoming a running joke around the house–a joke that Ava is clearly in [...]
