Truthsayer
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Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Fresh Figs
Was getting a bit tired of our usual veggie salads, and needed more vegetarian ideas, specifically those with more of a Mediterranean bent, so I got me Yotam Ottolenghi’s Jerusalem cookbook. I cannot wait to try ALL the recipes. Okay,… Continue reading
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Nino’s Kindergarten Curriculum, 2013-2014
WHAT WE DID AS OPPOSED TO WHAT WE’RE GOING TO DO At the beginning of the year, I thought of putting together a Kindergarten curriculum for Nino (4 1/2)…. I had bought a really neat book using 26 letters, but… Continue reading
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Montmorency (Sour) Cherry Lambic Sorbet / Sorbetto alla Ciliegia
I’m in a cherry mood. 🙂 And I’ve been wanting to make cherry sorbet for a while now, except the recipes I’ve been running into seem to produce a light rose-colored sorbet, and I wanted to replicate the deep-red cherry… Continue reading
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Inner Beauty Conference in Manila
This is a promo post for a conference happening this Saturday in Manila. The Inner Beauty Conference Inner Beauty Women’s Conference 2014: FEMININE GENIUS was inspired by Pope St. JPII’s Mulieris Dignitatem, of which I’m a big fan. From their… Continue reading
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French Onion Soup / Soupe a l’Oignon Gratinée
Onion soup is a lovely thing to make right after the onion harvest at end of season, when the weather’s just starting to cool down. Onion soup is also a lovely thing to start love stories with. Like ours, which… Continue reading
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Ten Ways to Divorce-Proof Your Marriage
My hubby and I will be married 25 years in December. While we don’t claim to know everything there is to know about divorce-proofing a marriage, we do have some experience with growing a marriage to its 25th year. Hope… Continue reading
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How I Didn’t Teach Science 😀
A close friend and fairly new homeschooling mom recently asked, “How do you teach science?” I told her the truth. “I don’t.” Read the rest here. Continue reading
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God Picks My Lenten Penance
I suppose jumping right into the writing part will have to be good enough for now. I’m reading another book and having another blog conversation this year. I asked my friend to pick this year and he picked St. Faustina’s… Continue reading
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Help! We’re having a baby! How do I homeschool the toddler/older child(ren)?
Candice, dito ko na ia-address ‘yung concerns mo ha, so it can hopefully bless others as well. I was working on a blog post but it got too convoluted. I figured having a specific audience will help me get my… Continue reading
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Pork Tenderloin Scallopine with Lentil-Vegetable Salad
To make the salad: 1 1/2 cups lentilles de Puy (or use regular lentils)4 tablespoons butter, divided usesalt and freshly ground black pepper to taste3 small carrots, or 1 large, diced1 small zucchini, diced1 medium onion, diced2 ribs celery, diced2… Continue reading