November 2015 archive

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Super Fun Christmas Present Idea For A Little Boy!

  I have discovered something new about my two boys, Rudy and Mark:  they are totally into kits. Kits. Meaning, everything you need to make _______ is in a box. This could range from a squirrel-trap-in-a-box to Weird Gifts like a seasonal-craft-in-a-box to a date-night-with-mommy-in-a-box to an anything-you-could-possibly-come-up-with-in-a-box. …Leading me to my Christmas present idea […] Read more…

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Perfect Homemade Ranch

When was the last time you ate an entire plate of raw vegetables?  Exactly.  It was probably around the same time I did, which was when Zach and Kelly Kapowski were the hottest couple on TV. Nah, not even then.  I take it back.  I’m just not a big fan of vegetables. When I had kids, however, I thought I’d […] Read more…

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Mommy Tour Guide

I think that I would like to tour Italy some day. Actually, I know that I would really, really like it. And I imagine that on this trip of my dreams, we would probably want to hire a tour guide…because I would want to know every interesting detail about everything and be able to ask a thousand […] Read more…

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The Best Paleo Chicken Noodle Soup

I am a complete noodle snob. Not a snob like, I-enjoy-correctly-pronouncing-noodle-names-with-Giada-De-Laurentiis type of snob.  More like…I-love-all-pasta-all-the-time-as-long-as-it’s-actual-pasta snob. The more butter and salt… the better. As a self professed snob of noodles, you can only imagine how unwelcome an imposter of noodles can be.  Healthy… carb-less… gross. Until the day my husband gave me a spiralizer… You never KNEW how many […] Read more…