Vegetarian Dinner for September 29, 2010

  Clockwise from top: Salad, Fried Rice, Cantelope and Strawberries with cinnamon.  This has become a staple meal in our house (and it is one of my easier meals)…I have pretty much perfected the way we like the fried rice (I will add my recipe below). It is an adaptation from the way I was [...]

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Vegan Dinner for September 28, 2010

Vegan Dinner for September 28, 2010 Clockwise from top: Fresh Pineapple, Mango and (Unsweetened) Coconut Mix, Salad, Rice Island Casserole* and Celery with Peanut Butter. Maddie liked the Casserole a lot…Kyle and I thought it was okay.  We all LOVED the fruit mix!!! * Recipe from the book: Vegan on the Cheap by Robin Robertson

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Vegan/Vegetarian version of Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana

Zuppa Toscana 2 Cans Vegetable Broth, divided  1/2 C. TVP 1/4 to 1/2 t. Old Bay Seasoning 1 Tbl. Liquid Smoke 1 T. EVOO 1 onion, diced 1 tsp. garlic, minced (I used the garlic in the glass jar) 8.5 Cups Water 1 Vegetable Bullion Cube 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper 3 potatoes diced (I used [...]

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2008 Micro-Photography Winners

Science and Art merge in this magnificent medium…enjoy the wonder of micro-photography…. “Reality’s building blocks are too tiny to see, so modern scientists pursue the invisible. The Nikon Small World Competition — which celebrates the most beautiful and mesmerizing microphotography — allows the rest of us to look on in wonder. This year, the grand [...]

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Meet and Greet: Cheryl Harness

This morning, Boo and I were honored to meet, Cheryl Harness, author and illustrator.  Ms. Harness has written and illustrated many US History Picture books, such as: Ghosts of the White House; Ghosts of the Civil War; Young Teddy Roosevelt; Young Abe Lincoln; The Adventurous Life of Myles Standish and the Amazing-But-True Survival Story of Plymouth [...]

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Science: Photos of Subjects not seen by the Naked Eye

“Plato insisted that the most beautiful things were invisible — that perfect forms are too perfect to see. Well, Plato would have loved the Wellcome Image competition, which limits itself tophotographs of subjects that can’t be seen by the naked eye. This year’s winners are an eclectic bunch: Here’s a carpet of concave blood cells. [...]

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My Hubby is SO Proud…..

My Hubby’s side ”thing” is mowing lawns.  Last year, he took the kids with him and was teaching them the ropes.  Boo was 8 and pretty small – – so he didn’t put her on the rider he bought last year.  (In order to make it stop, you had to push – – HARD – – [...]

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Southpaugh AAR for the week ending March 14, 2008

Monday History-Read “The Black Douglas” from Fifty Famous Stories Retold Language Arts-Copy Work for “The Covetous Man” from Aesop’s Fables Literature-Read “The Covetous Man” from Aesop’s Fables; Read No Mirrors in My Nana’s House; Read Chapters 14 and 15 from Shiloh. Quiz-Took the quiz for Shiloh from www.BookAdventure.com Math-Miquon Math Worksheet Pgs. E-1 through E-6 [...]

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Southpaugh AAR for the week ending March 7, 2008

Monday Monday was super-busy. I planned a little in advance (which I normally don’t do….LOL) for Dr. Seuss’s Birthday “celebration” at www.bookadventure.com; where they were giving an extra 50 points for reading a Dr. Seuss book, PLUS double points on all books being tested. (At first, I just thought the double points was for the [...]

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Southpaugh AAR for the week ending February 29, 2008

Monday I had a dental appointment (just a cleaning….thank goodness!! : ) So, we just used this as our “day off” – – but, we did manage to get in some art and Brownie stuff done. Art/Brownies-Assemble and Decorate the “Hobbies” Lapbook. Stamp Stencils. Painting Polygons. Math-Discussed Polygons. Personal Reading-Took a quiz for BSK: Vampires [...]

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