I love spring. Especially the smell of flowers everywhere. And the sound of bugs at night. Love that. The girls and I took these photos on one of our daily walks. Lilacs are one of the best smells of spring, don’t you think? Mmm… At therapeutic riding, Ashley’s instructor has been taking…
Archives for April 2012
Japanese Sweet Potato Baby Food
I made Japanese sweet potato puree for Ginger’s first solid food. She loves it. Garnet and Jewel work too, but they aren’t as creamy in taste or texture as the Japanese sweet potato. Besides, Japanese sweet potatoes were the only kind my health food store had a few days ago – so there you go…
Decadent 60 Second Choco-Chia “Milkshake”
Sometimes I am really lazy. Or just too busy to do things the “right” way. Like today. My linoleum floors were lookin’ a little dirty, but I couldn’t bring myself to get the mop out and clean them. So I pulled a modified Pippi Longstocking. No, I didn’t use brushes like Pippi—I’m not that…
The Brozynas’ Central Market
By Andrew Brozyna I was talking to a friend recently when she mentioned that her grandmother was a butcher. My grandfather was a butcher, and his father was too. Since this is food-related I thought it might be an interesting story to post on The Spunky Coconut. My family is not exactly sure when my…