Daddy, Papa and Me (we)

Who’d of thunk? Quick Paella…. that my picky girls loved

Trey — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:48:36 +0000

So, day 6 of “Eat the Pantry” month I made paella. Ok, so it was a verisimilitude (how’s that for using a big word when a simpler word would work just as well!). Paella can be a labor-intensive meal to prepare, I decided to go simple and fast . I started with a recipe from [...]

Bad Daddy, Bad.

Trey — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:59:09 +0000

Blogger “Theycallmecody” puts up a post May 9th called “Top 10 Things Mothers do Better than Fathers.” They are: Hugging Injuries Changing Diapers Preparing Healthy Food Keeping Kids Clean Snuggling Cooking Going Out and About Expressing Emotion Making Sick Kids Feel Better He gets soundly pounded in the comments. Frankly, most of the comments were [...]

Days 3 & 4, Eat Your Pantry Month: Tuna & Rice casserole

Trey — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:46:07 +0000

So, last night was “brown rice and tuna casserole.” I used the recipe in the proceeding link. I had the two main ingredients in my pantry (tuna and brown rice) and everything else save for an onion and peas (which I substituted with frozen corn I need to get rid of). Taste? Excellent. Both girls [...]

“Eat Your Pantry” month

Trey — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:57:33 +0000

I’m a big fan of pantries. Well organized and well used they can save you a lot of money and a lot of time. I’ve been able to keep anywhere from 40-100 days worth of staples in my pantry for the last few years. Well, it’s time to eat all the way through it. We are [...]

Segregated DC

Trey — Sun, 13 May 2012 14:48:46 +0000

When our eldest daughter was entering kindergarten, we were faced with this issue, how diverse a school do we place her in. We had a choice. I used the experience to think back about my own experiences with race and schooling when I was in 2nd grade and Arlington schools were desegregated. We are now [...]

Proposed Political Game

Trey — Fri, 04 May 2012 00:55:11 +0000

After reading all the inane political criticisms (on both sides) about stupid silly things that really don’t matter, or things that if someone of the same political party did would be praised, I’ve come up with a game and a challenge. Here it is: A. 5 points. Come up with a criticism of Obama or [...]

Strawberry fruit roll ups (leather)

Trey — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:29:43 +0000

So, on with the campaign to make the girls make their own snacks. Fruit roll ups. Janessa especially loves them, but the ones at the store cost a bit and are basically just candy. So, can they make these themselves? These would be technically called fruit leather, it’s what fruit roll ups in the store [...]

Add to list of ‘make your own’: popsicles and fruit roll ups

Trey — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:33:28 +0000

So, a while ago I wrote that we were on a campaign (slow moving, but a campaign) to start requiring the girls and ourselves to make food if we want to eat it. The first item was corn tortillas for Emma. Emma loves cheese quesadillas. Love is too weak a word. So I’ve insisted she [...]

4 pounds of sugar a week?

Trey — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:07:30 +0000

Really? When I read this tweet referencing this video that suggested teenagers eat an average of 4 pounds of sugar a day, I was a bit incredulous. I mean, really, 4 lbs? I wanted to see a reference, but like with most media there is no reference to actual data (I thought the internet world would [...]

“How you rolled” was how others died

Trey — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:49:45 +0000

Seen this? Or something like it? It’s basically a lament on how “when I was a child” life was more carefree, we weren’t worried about head gear, or seat belts, or playing on the street or… whatever. In contrast to today when we are overly concerned about safety and health and whatever. I call bull. [...]