Posts by movita beaucoup
ridiculously simple banana bread (redux)
I hate to brag, but 2.0 and I are almost entirely ready for the holidays. And by that I mean: I’m totally excited to rub our preparedness in your face. For in December, when a great number of you are freaking out and/or crying, we’ll be watching Netflix in our underwear. This year, determined to avoid a…
Read Moresmall talk no. 1
ginger 2014
It’s time! Competitive gingering at its best/worst! Here’s how this year’s competition is gunna go down. When you send in your Ginger 2014 entries, a team of highly trained ginger professionals (2.0 and I) will group your masterpieces according to crappiness/awesomeness. Gingerbread savants will battle other savants in their online grouping. Ginger creations that look like they were slapped together by well-intentioned narwhals? Well,…
Read Moretenant bulletin no. 1
After an unsuccessful eviction attempt, we are adjusting to life with our uninvited guest. Our new roommate has worked her way into most of our daily rituals, making it clear that she has no intention of leaving anytime soon. Of course, adjustments have been required on both sides. She’s taken to some suggestions more kindly than others. .
Read Morediy clay gift tags/ornaments
Lemme start by saying I didn’t invent clay, gift tags, or clay gift tags. But I do cherish any opportunity to make other people feel inferior over the holidays. Crafting my own clay gift tags makes me look super committed to the holiday season without putting in a lot of effort. The fact that they can alternate as tree ornaments…
Read Morefamily snapshots: breaking the news
This photo was taken right after Haddy and I told Adopamop that our parents wouldn’t be coming back for us. Ever. .
Read Moreour new roommate
After discovering a small nest in our yard, we woke one morning to find that its occupant had relocated to our kitchen. After careful consideration, we decided to return the nest to the garden, trusting that our guest would once again find contentment under the ferns and petals. Alas, the eviction didn’t stick…
Read Morefamily snapshots: shrinkage
That’s Rosie Beaucoup (above) holding me when I was just a wee baby. And here’s my sister a couple of years later: Which explains why Bill Beaucoup isn’t allowed to do the laundry anymore. .
Read Morepumpkin carve-off 2014 ~ winners declared!
The votes have been cast. The Pumpkin Panel has spoken. It is with great pleasure that I officially announce this year’s Pumpkin Carve-Off champs! 1st Place: Lady Tofu’s Superstar Magical Hedgehog (Chosen by the 2014 Pumpkin Panel.) Lady Tofu wins a $50.00 Amazon gift card, an autographed copy of The Everyday Squash Cook by Rob Firing,…
Read Morepumpkin carve-off 2014 – group 3
The final set of pumpkin masterpieces! I like to call this grouping Keep It Together, Sister. Cast your vote at the bottom of the post to help determine the winner of the 2014 People’s Choice Prize! (For more information on how this competition will go down, click here.) . . . laura’s magical explosion/tree/ghost thing Laura writes: As…
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