Russian Friday – Buckwheat Breakfast
When I was a kid each serving of buckwheat was paired with a motivational speech from my parents: “Tolstoy ate this every day, and he lived to be 100 years old!” What they were probably thinking was...
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Hello from CA (and I mean Carboholics Anonymous, not the state)! I must admit, this Russian mom fell off the wagon again with a crazy week-long baking spree. Why? Because she finally nailed the perfect...
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This report has been brought to you from a special place where we had no internet, only 2 and a half TV channels, intermediate phone service, and issues with water pressure… Yet, the 3 weeks we spent...
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I was giving a ride to my 4 year old son and a couple of 11 year-olds to their zoo camp. The older kids and I were discussing jobs for teenagers. Zoo teacher’s assistant seemed liked a cool option....
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Deep and reflective conversations at the kitchen table. “Mom, is daddy going to be a pirate now?” “Hmmmm… I don’t think so… Why?” “Well, he doesn’t have his teeth anymore.” Aha! daddy had a wisdom...
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I changed the water in our fish tank. The new water level happened to be noticeably lower. Who knew that my 5-year old would have a surprise of his life! “Mommy! Mommy! Come here! Look! Nemo drank all...
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