So I fell off the blogging wagon. Again. Maybe I’m not cut
out for blogging. Who knows? What I do know is that I kind of like writing it, even
if months go by without taking fingers to keyboard, so I’m going to give it another
go.
A lot of cooking and reading has gone on since we were last
together. I have so many good eats and good reads to share with you. And Ben
started Kindergarten. Kindergarten!!! By baby is truly no longer a baby. He’s
doing well and loves going to “the big boy school” with Jake. Time really does
fly.
And now to what everyone (at least around here) is talking
about. Snowmaggedon. New England has received unprecedented amounts of snow is
the short space of three weeks. My kids have spent most of the month of
February at home. Never before has our school district had to call this many
snow days in one winter – much less in such a short amount of time. The plowed
snow along the side of our driveway forms mountains. Streets have been narrowed.
Snow banks are so high you can’t see around corners. There is more snow
expected this weekend and I’m not sure where we’re going to put it all. Spring
is just around the corner. Thank goodness.
Being stuck inside for days on end does have it benefits. We’ve
had a lot of family time and had fun playing board games and watching movies
and generally enjoying being together. The boys have had more homemade cookies
in the past few weeks than they’ve had in their entire lives. And I’ve had
plenty of time to tinker in the kitchen and read. I’ll write about all of that
soon – some highlights are Boston Girl by Anita Diamant, my obsession
with freezing homemade burritos for quick lunches, the best pork tenderloin
ever and Sarah Addison Allen’s new book (love her!).
In the meantime, did you know that if you use purple
carrots, you get purple chicken pot pie filling? Tastes just as good, though.
I’m going to be stuck inside for another weekend (and at
least of few more if this pattern continues) as Winter Storm Pandora heads for
New England. I’d love to try some new recipes - f you’ve got a favorite post a
link in the comments!
