tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84943272394271752102024-03-06T00:29:40.978-08:00Singing a Verse of My SongNettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-38356664394955525722015-09-25T15:40:00.002-07:002015-09-25T18:15:04.119-07:00The Life Changing Magic of Tidying: Bed LinensMarie Kondo believes that a whole house tidy should progress in a certain order, starting with items that are easier to sort through, such as clothing and books, and ending with items that are most difficult, such as memorabilia. After completing clothing and books, you are supposed to move on to paper. Well that was far more daunting for me. I have WAY too much paper. And it is in serious disarray at the moment. In fact I wasted a whole day of not doing any new tidying. Although I did finally wrap up the getting rid of process for my clothing and books. (First load to charity done!)<br />
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Rather than bog down and give up, I chose to stay within her reasoning of going from easy to hard and choose another category that would be easier than paper: Bed Linens. I found very little on the subject online, but there was a section in the book that basically said extra linens for guests should be gotten rid of unless you have such guests more than twice a year. We have seven members of the family and regularly have grandparents over. And we live where there are all four seasons, so having blankets that come out in Winter and are stored in Summer is a necessity. On top of that, both sides of the family have strong quilting/crocheting heritages. And we camp. Needless to say there is a LOT of bedding in our house. Thankfully, we are blessed with a big hall closet we call "the blanket closet". But, it was seriously out of control:<br />
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A closer view. That deep top shelf? It's actually 2 shelves.</div>
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So, out it all came into one BIG pile:</div>
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I surprised myself with how much I got rid of. I calculated how many blankets, sheet sets, sleeping bags, etc that we really needed and was able to get rid of the ones in the worst condition. We had gifts that had served a long and useful life and could be now let go without any guilt. Even if someone hand makes you something, if you've worn and loved it to the point that you know a charity that received it would just throw it out, it can be let go. In the end there were 4 big bags to donate. Instead of letting the get rid of pile sit around, I tackled it right away. Its all out in my car, ready to go. It felt much better to do it quickly.</div>
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I had several blankets that we don't use because they are baby quilts, antiques, etc that would belong more in the memorabilia category. They all got their own shelf and I may revisit them later when I do that category. But, for now, everything is much tidier!</div>
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I did not fold things the Konmari way, because I'm just not sure that would work so well with blankets and I didn't want to add more folds than necessary to quilts, which I know is bad for them. It will soon be time to add blankets to the beds for cooler weather. It will truly be a joy to do so from the newly organized closet!</div>
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I then went on to kitchen/Table linens. That was quick because I don't own many table linens. My kitchen linens were basically good towels, nasty dishcloths and extra special towels. I couldn't get rid of any of them, but I did add dishcloths to my shopping list.</div>
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<br />Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-66298795487075432462015-09-25T15:09:00.001-07:002015-09-25T18:15:22.075-07:00The Life Changing Magic of Japanese Tidying: BooksAfter skipping a day to hang out with my husband at the zoo, I moved onto Konmaring my books. I LOVE books, but I don't have a lot of them because I also LOVE libraries and rarely read the same book more than once. I forgot to take a picture of my books before, but suffice it to say that I got rid of over half of them. Marie Kondo says she only has 30 books. I have more than that, but probably winnowed down significantly more than most people do. <br />
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1. She says that a book that you haven't read, but intend to someday, is really a book you will never read. I have 13 such books that are sitting separately on their own shelf. I intend to prove her wrong. </div>
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2. She also wouldn't like that some of my books are horizontally stored. She thinks everything should be vertical. She even stores her laptop vertically like a book on the shelf. But, this is the way they seemed to fit best on my shelves.</div>
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3. I am not storing all of my books in one place. She says all items in a category should be in one place because you really don't have to travel far in a typical Japanese home to get to anything and storing everything keeps storage simple. My home is not a typical Japanese home and the book case is on a different floor from my kitchen. It just makes sense to store those in my kitchen. There are other books I want to store elsewhere but didn't. By bird field guide would, for example, be much handier near where I see birds.</div>
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Stay tuned: I'm about to break another rule!</div>
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Last week I heard about this book about organizing. The Life Changing Magic of Tidying by Marie Kondo. It has been a very long time since I've read a book on organizing, mostly because they all started to sound pretty much the same. But this book has apparently sold over 3 million copies and been a New York Times Bestseller. Reading it has inspired me and made me excited about decluttering and tidying my home.<br />
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Google searches come up with page after page of people trying and applying the methods, and going into depth about what it is all about. So, I'm not going to go into all that. I will say that one principle of Konmari (the nickname of the method) is that you need to do it all at once to really create change and keep from reverting to old cluttering habits. This can take up to 6 months, but I intend to measure it in weeks, not months. And show my progress on my blog. You start with clothes. Gather every article of clothing from everywhere in the house. I didn't grab any dirty laundry, but I gathered from my closet, dresser, laundry room and hall closet. I can be organized at times, so they didn't look too bad: This is my closet with all of my Spring/Summer clothing out and the Autumn/Winter stuff in bins that you really can't see.<br />
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My Sock drawer, however, looked very disorganized:</div>
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So, you take it all and pile it all on the floor. This includes shoes, accessories and jewelry:</div>
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Judging everything, individually, simply based on whether or not it sparks joy made going through it all surprisingly quick. I really could easily determine about how I felt about each item. My husband has bought me a lot of really great clothing, including shoes. But, there are misses that I've hung on to and worn because I didn't want to hurt his feelings. Going through my stack of no joys allowed me to identify why there were misses. Instead of feeling bad about my getting rid of things he had given me, he was happy because I was able to explain what I don't like (so he won't buy things that I won't like in the future) and because he really appreciates tidiness. </div>
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End result, this is the good bye pile:</div>
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It doesn't look much different, but this is now ALL of my clothing and not just for the current season. I no longer will need to switch out clothing with the seasons. Which definitely brings me joy!</div>
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<br />Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-90947889908685823392014-01-21T11:37:00.000-08:002015-09-25T18:16:07.700-07:00The Year of the KitchenI've been wanting to redo my kitchen since we moved in over 10 years ago. Oak cabinets have never been my thing, even when they were the thing. And the dusty blue gray laminate counter tops from the 80's are in bad, bad shape. It was one of those situations where you don't want to do something, because you'd have to redo it to get what you really want. So, I've been holding out. Patiently waiting, pinning pretty kitchens, saving and paying off the student loans. Finally, it is starting to look like the time has come. 2014 will be the year of my new kitchen! I am set on trying to do this right and there are so many details, questions and decisions that go into a new kitchen. I decided to write it all out here to organize my thoughts:<br />
<br />
<br />
<u>Living without a kitchen:</u><br />
<br />
Move dining and living room furniture into family room and cover with plastic.<br />
Move family room furniture and tv into living room.<br />
Move fridge, old island and kitchen table into dining room for a temporary kitchen.<br />
We could then close
off the pocket doors to keep all dust in the kitchen area.<br />
Paper plates. Foreman grill, table top microwave
(the new one to be added to the kitchen later), electric pressure cooker, crock pot,
toaster, blender, waffle iron.<br />
A lot of crockpot heat up freezer
meals made in advance in the basement freezer.<br />
Boxes to box up the kitchen. Where would
I store all of those?<br />
I need to time this to all happen while the kids
are still in school.<br />
<br />
<u>Who does the work</u>: Kitchen design firm, Big box hardware store, contract it myself, or trusted local contractor? I'm hoping for the trusted local contractor, but he's crazy busy. I feel like I need to get things planned and in order soon, so that if
my favorite contractor becomes available I can be ready to go. <br />
<br />
Does the big box store do things like electrical, soffit removal and ceiling planking?<br />
Can I get a plan with the kitchen design firm, but not use them?<br />
Is a big box designer just as good, but cheaper? <br />
<br />
<u>Tear Out</u>:<br />
<br />
Gone: cabinets, including desk area, counters, microwave/hood, bifold pantry doors and soffit. <br />
Donate the cabinets to Restore, except what we could use in the garage and my island while a temp kitchen.<br />
<br />
What is behind the soffits? Possibly need to deal with drywall repair or drainage pipes from bathrooms above. Install prehung double doors, no lights, in pantry opening.<br />
<br />
<u>Electrical:</u><br />
Single island pendant becomes two.<br />
Recessed lights become a ceiling mount. <br />
Undercabinet lighting <br />
Electrical outlet in island on kitchen side.<br />
Electrical outlet installed in upper cabinet area next to fridge for microwave.<br />
Charging outlet built into desk drawer?<br />
Have electrical outlets built in for charging in cubby area?<br />
<u><br /></u>
<u>Ceiling:</u> I want the ceiling planked and crown molded and painted a very light blue, like old porches. It might be a good idea to paint it blue before putting it up there. At least the sides of the boards.<br />
<br />
<u>Lighting:</u> I already have schoolhouse pendants for the island and for over the table. I need a short one for over the sink.<br />
What kind of under cabinet lighting? <br />
<br />
<u>Cabinets:</u> Semi-custom or custom?<br />
Is there a good place for custom here?<br />
What is the price difference?<br />
<br />
Shaker style. Inset first choice, full overlay second.<br />
<br />
Kraftmaid<br />
How do you determine a quality cabinet?<br />
<br />
Maple, painted white.<br />
Cherry island or is two types of cabinetry faddish?<br />
Do different cabinets need different counters?<br />
<br />
<u>Counters:</u><br />
<br />
Quartz marble look alike.<br />
<br />
12 possiblities: marble look alikes that The possibilities: LG Hausys Viatera Cortina, Silestone Lyra, Silestone Lagoon, Silestone Helix, Dupont Coarse Carrara, Cambria Torquay, Hanstone Ruscello Aspen, Hanstone Tranquility, Allen+Roth Sugarbrush, Caesarstone Misty Carrera, Caesarstone Frosty Carrina, Caesarstone London Gray.<br />
<br />
I want something that reads white that makes someone have to really look at it to make sure it isn't marble. No pixelated effect. And probably gray and beige tones. I need to try to see in person to rule out, then bring home/order
samples to compare with the floor tile, current trim color and cabinet
color. <br />
<br />
Cherry wood counter in desk area?<br />
<br />
<u>Sink, faucet and hardware:</u><br />
<br />
Stainless undermount double bowl stainless steel. Possibly different sized bowls, with one just as deep as I can get it. I already purchased my faucet. A brushed nickel single hole, with a separate handsprayer. I ordered it on sale from Home Depot and they shipped it to me for free in two days. Its a little taller than I expected and I'm concerned that it may not fit with the windowsill sticking out as it does, but DH assures me that it will. I want brushed nickel hardware, with simple round knobs on the cupboards and cup pulls on the drawers.<br />
<br />
<u> Appliances:</u><br />
Table top microwave, 1000watt, just big enough for a 9 by 13.<br />
Simple hood for range.<br />
Everything else has already been upgraded. <br />
<br />
<u>Backsplash:</u> American Olean 3 x 6 gloss self spacing white marble subway tile with light gray grout with unsanded grout, sealed.<br />
<br />
Do we try to DIY?<br />
And do we extend it onto the wall in the eat in area? Around door to dining room?<br />
To the ceiling or just to the underside of the uppers or somewhere in between?<br />
<br />
Ice White or Starting Line?<br />
<br />
<u>Flooring:</u> Is already a checkerboard beige and brown porcelain tile that I love. We have extra tiles from doing it ourselves, so we could use them as needed if there is any discrepancy in cabinet foot print. <br />
<br />
<u>Cabinet design</u>: <br />
New solid wood pantry doors.<br />
Enclose the fridge on the open side and have a cabinet that comes all the way to the front on top.<br />
On the outside of the fridge I want to mount a framed piece of sheet metal painted with black blackboard paint. <br />
Upper cabinet that can hold the microwave next to the fridge. It may need to be deeper than regular uppers.<br />
Working cabinets and a mantel like shelf area hiding the hood above the range. We may need to do this custom. I need to order extra cabinet paint for this purpose, but also for ding touch ups that may be needed.<br />
All upper cabinets will go up to the ceiling, with a crown molding on top.<br />
Seeded antique looking glass doors, in the cabinets flanking the range.<br />
A divided cabinet next to the range on the bottom to use for storing cookie sheets, etc.<br />
In the island I want a double base with three drawers right across from the range. The bottom two to hold pots and pans, with moveable dividers. The top to hold plates and bowls.<br />
The other island double base I want a drawer on top and a cupboard with two roll outs below.<br />
The end of the island I want a tall empty cabinet for the garbage can. No roll out.<br />
In the corner I want lazy susans on upper and lower like I have now.<br />
I may want a cabinet or shelf spanning the top of the sink, but I'm not sure how that'll work with the light.<br />
I want the sink base to have a tilt out drawer on the top and organizers inside. Possibly the plastic base insert that Kraftmaid offers.<br />
The final base cabinet under the microwave I want 3 drawers like it is now, with the top having silverware dividers. I wish I had a place to put it closer to the table, but I can't figure out where.<br />
I would love simple feet to the cabinets, but nothing with a dust
collecting ledge or edge.<br />
Decorative panels on the back of the island.<br />
Spice rack on door of cabinet where the baking spices will go by the microwave.<br />
I also want a drop down holder under one of the cabinets for my ipad to sit so it doesn't get all sticky while I cook.<br />
Corbels under ends of upper cabinets?<br />
Dividers in the drawers in my desk area.<br />
Open shelf for cookbooks in desk area.<br />
<br />
<br />
Whew! It feels good to get that all out of my head! Have I forgotten anything? Oh yeah, the budget. I need to plan an itemization that includes first choice and second choices, so I can keep this whole thing under control financially.Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-20425313224969570132013-12-30T08:23:00.003-08:002015-09-25T18:16:20.639-07:0010 Principles of Using and Rotating Your Food Storage<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Using
Food Storage</span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">In
a blender, put 1 cup ice cubes, 1/3 c non-fat dry milk powder, capful of
vanilla flavoring, ¼ c sugar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cover all
with oj.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blend till ice is fully
incorporated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can add a couple bananas
or handful of berries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If they are
frozen, omit the ice.</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Banana
Milk</span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">2 bananas, fresh or
frozen</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">1 capful vanilla</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">2 tablespoons sugar or a
squirt of honey, optional</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">3 cups cold water</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Blend in blender
till smooth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chill unless frozen fruit
used.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Magic Mix</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> from
everydayfoodstorage.net</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">2
1/3 c powdered milk</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">1
c flour</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">1
c. (2 sticks) room temperature butter or margarine</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Mix
thoroughly with wire whisk attachment in mixer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Store in fridge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Fits in a #10
can)</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">White Sauce using Magic
Mix</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Whisk
2/3 c magic mix into 1 c water and stir and heat over medium heat till it
thickens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">½
c sugar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">1
c magic mix</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">2-3
T cocoa, optional</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">2
c water</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">1
t vanilla</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Mix
dry ingredients well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stir in water and
heat and stir over medium heat till it bubbles. Beat in vanilla.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cover and chill.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Homemade Yogurt (4 ½
hrs)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">½
c plain yogurt with live cultures (can reuse your own yogurt in the future)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">3
c, plus 2 T nonfat dry milk</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Run
2 qts plus 1 c jars in dishwasher with lids (can be pre used, clean lids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We aren’t sealing them.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Fill
large crock pot with hot water, set on warm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Pour
1 qt water into large pot. Wisk in dry milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Wisk in another 1 qt water</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Heat
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Pour
back into measuring bowl, set in sink of cold water halfway up handle and cool
to 50 degrees C or put in fridge to cool for about 15 min</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Pour
½ c milk into 1 c glass measure, add enough plain yogurt to reach 1 c.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>stir well</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Stir
yogurt mix into rest of milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ladle into
jars and tightly screw on lids.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Lower
jars into crock pot of water. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Let
incubate 4 hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Water should be 50
degrees C.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over 55 will kill good
bacteria.</span></div>
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Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-61862664963711558572013-12-30T06:33:00.003-08:002015-09-25T18:33:06.648-07:00Cafe Rio Luncheon for 90 peopleI recently oversaw a luncheon for 90 people. We served a Cafe Rio style meal. Thought I'd share my planning notes:<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tables and chairs</b>
set up during the week- round tables with seating for 90
people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rectangular tables in a line
down middle for the food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5 round tables
on each side. 9 chairs per table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Small
table for dirty silverware and a garbage can near door by kitchen</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Round white
Tablecloths</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Paper products</b>:
dinner plates, dessert plates, cups, napkins</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Decorations</b>: We did a spring theme
with forced yellow forsythia and turquoise/robin’s egg blue. I placed a round blue place mat in the center of each table, topped with a paper doily. A bunch of fake forsythia was put inside an overturned wine glass. On top of the glass was placed a votive candle and the stem was tied with a blue ribbon. Next to the glass was a white ceramic bird. The center of the serving table had a blue vintage table cloth and a large arrangement of forced forsythia in a white ceramic pitcher.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Menu </u></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dessert</b>: Mini Cheesecakes</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Beverage</b>: Water
with lemon slices<br />
<br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Café Rio Sweet Pork
Style Salad</b></div>
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<u>Salad Ingredient Assignments<br />
</u><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Cafe Rio style <b>Sweet Pork</b></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Café Rio style <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Chicken</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Cafe Rio style creamy <b>Cilantro Dressing</b></span><br />
<i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">60 corn tortillas, cut into thin strips and deep fried and lightly
salted </span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">7 large heads of Romaine lettuce (not hearts)</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">, washed and torn </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Cafe Rio style <b>Black Beans</b></span><br />
<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Rice with Cilantro and Lime</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><br />
<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Pico de Gallo</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> (can
substitute salsa)</span><br />
<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Chunky Guacamole</span></b><br />
<i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">6 bags of Cheese, Mexican blend (4 c per bag) </span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">80 Flour Tortillas</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><br />
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Assembly:</span></b><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Items on serving table in this order:</span> <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Tortillas, cheese, beans in crock pots, rice, meat, lettuce, pico
or salsa, guacamole, dressing, tortilla strips.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Cheesecake already sliced on plates on
dessert table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Water pitchers on tables.
</span></div>
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Recipes</div>
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<b><u><br /></u></b>
<b><u>Cafe Rio Style Black Beans</u></b><u><br />
</u><br />
16 15oz cans black beans, rinsed and drained, or 25 cups cooked black beans
(about 6 ½ lbs dry) </div>
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1 c garlic, minced<br />
¼ c, plus 1 T, plus 1 teaspoons <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cumin<br />
2 c olive oil<br />
2 46oz cans, plus one 11 oz size can of tomato juice<br />
2 ½ t salt, or to taste (using low sodium tomato juice will affect this)<br />
2 cup chopped cilantro, optional<br />
<br />
In a non stick pan, cook garlic, cumin and olive oil over medium heat until
fragrance is released. Be careful not to burn garlic. Add beans and 2 cans
tomato juice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cook down, if needed, for
about 5 minutes until some of the liquid is absorbed and evaporated. Add more tomato
juice, if needed, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and salt to taste.<br />
Stir in chopped cilantro when ready to serve.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></u></b>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mexican
Rice with Lime and Cilantro (Prepare 4 batches)</span></u></b></div>
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Can prep and have cook in ovens that morning.</div>
1 tablespoon olive oil<br />
3 cups rice<br />
6 cups boiling water<br />
3 chicken bouillon cubes worth of granules<br />
2 tablespoons sugar<br />
3 cloves minced garlic<br />
1/4 bunch cilantro, chopped<br />
3 T lime juice<br />
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Boil water. Spray or oil a 9 x 13 inch cake pan
and pour in the 3 cups of dry rice. Sprinkle on the cilantro, butter,
chicken bouillon, sugar, and garlic. Add boiling water and cover tightly with
foil. Bake at 375 for 1 hr, 15 min. Fluff with a fork and stir in the lime
juice before serving.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Pico de Gallo</span><br />
</u></b><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">16 seeded and chopped tomatoes</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">4 small onion, about 4 cup chopped, white or sweet variety</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">1 bunch chopped cilantro</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">4 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">¼ c lime juice</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">4 cloves garlic, optional</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">salt and pepper to taste</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Mix all ingredients in a large bowl.</span> <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Best if made at least one hour before serving.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Store in fridge, but let come to room temperature before serving.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></u></b>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chunky
Guacamole ( make 2 batches)</span></u></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">9 avocados, not too ripe-peeled,
pitted and chopped</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1 1/2 cups chopped red onion</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3 large fresh tomato, chunked, or 6
romas</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1/2 bunch of cilantro, chopped</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">¼ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>c, plus 2 T lime juice</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">6 cloves minced garlic</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3 jalapenos, seeds removed and finely
chopped (optional or to taste)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Salt and pepper to taste</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Place the chopped avocados in a
bowl. Slightly mash <i>a few</i> of the avocado pieces. Add the rest
of the ingredients, except the lime juice. Mix together and put in serving
bowl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Smooth the top and pour lime juice
on top.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do not stir in lime juice till
just before serving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This should keep
the guacamole from darkening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cover
tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate till serving time.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Cafe Rio Sweet Pork, 60 servings</span><br />
</u></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">For roasting meat:</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">23 lb Pork Shoulder* </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">1 T onion salt</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">fresh ground pepper</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">5 cloves garlic, chopped fine or crushed</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">20 oz Coke, <i>not Diet, coke zero is supposed to work</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">For sauce after roasting:</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">20 oz diced (mild to medium) green chilies</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">48 oz canned red enchilada sauce</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">3 1/3 cups light brown sugar</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">40 oz Coke</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place rack in bottom third of oven. </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">If using a piece of meat larger than 6 lbs, cut the meat into at
least two or more pieces to insure meat will be cooked through. </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Season the pork with onion salt and ground pepper on all sides.
Rub the top of the pork with crushed garlic cloves. </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Place the pork in 4 large crock pots. Pour Coke around the
sides of roast. </span>C<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">ook on low for about 10-12 hours.
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">After roasting, remove meat. Let cool for about 15 minutes, or
cool enough to handle. Pull meat apart with hands, removing any visible fat
remaining on meat. Discard fat and drain remaining liquid from pan. Discard. </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Place meat back into crockpots or into large metal pans, shred
with forks. </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Prepare sauce by placing green chilies, enchilada sauce and brown
sugar into a blender. Blend until smooth. Add the Coke, stir with spoon.
Pour the sauce over the meat, and heat the meat again before serving. Do not
stir too much, this makes the meat a mushy mess.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I prefer to pour sauce on top and leave the
meat alone :) Using tongs helps tremendously. </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Tip:</span> <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">If preparing ahead, follow
directions until meat has been shredded. Refrigerate or freeze meat at this
point. When ready to serve, prepare sauce and pour over meat. </span><span style="color: maroon; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">You preheat the roasters
at least 20 minutes before adding the meat, to reduce scorching. No hotter than
325, well-covered, and as soon as it reaches 180 in the middle, turn down to
180. Again, timing depends on amount per roaster and temp of meat at start, as
well as how saucy it is, allow at least 3 hours. Turn down if it reaches temp
before 3 hours.</span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fire Grilled Chicken (20 servings)</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></u></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">10 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2 bottles zesty Italian dressing</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2 Tbsp chili powder</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2 Tbsp cumin</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">6 garlic cloves, minced</span></strong><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mix all together and marinate as
long as you can stand to... a few minutes to overnight. Grill and slice. This
has a really good flavor. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Cafe Rio Style
Creamy Tomatillo Salad Dressing, make 4 batches<br />
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2 cups mayonnaise (not light)<br />
2 cups sour cream<br />
1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, washed, stems removed<br />
3 tomatillos, quartered (remove outer paper-like skin)<br />
2 stems green onion, green parts<br />
1 garlic clove<br />
1 jalapenos, seeded<br />
2 T lime juice<br />
salt to taste, about 1/4 teaspoon<br />
Place all ingredients in a blender or use a hand immersion blender and blend
until smooth.<br />
Store in refrigerator.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keeps in fridge
for about 10 days.</div>
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<u>Smaller Portion Recipes</u></div>
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Pico de Gallo<br />
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4 tomatoes, seeded and chopped<br />
1 small onion, about 1 cup chopped, white or sweet variety<br />
1/2 cup chopped cilantro<br />
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped<br />
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice<br />
1 clove garlic, optional<br />
kosher salt and fresh ground pepper to taste<br />
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Mix all ingredients in a medium size bowl.<br />
Best if made at least one hour before serving.<br />
Serve at room temperature.</div>
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<b>Cafe Rio Sweet Pork</b><br />
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For roasting meat:<br />
13.5 lb Pork Shoulder* (yield approx 6 1/2 lbs cooked, fat removed, shredded
pork)<br />
2 teaspoon onion salt<br />
fresh ground pepper<br />
3 cloves garlic, chopped fine or crushed<br />
1 can or approx 12 oz Coke or Dr. Pepper, <i>not Diet </i><br />
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For sauce after roasting:<br />
3- 4 oz cans diced (mild to medium) green chilies<br />
1-28 oz can red enchilada sauce<br />
2 cups light brown sugar<br />
2 cans or 24 oz Coke or Dr. Pepper<br />
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place rack in bottom third of oven.<br />
If making a full recipe and using a piece of meat larger than 6 lbs, cut the
meat into at least two or more pieces to insure meat will be cooked
through.<br />
Season the pork with onion salt and ground pepper on all sides. Rub the
top of the pork with crushed garlic cloves.<br />
Place the pork in a large heavy roasting pan or crock pot. Pour Coke
around the sides of roast.<br />
Cover tightly with foil, so no steam escapes. Roast at 350 for 2 1/2 hours. Do
not open oven. Turn oven to 200 roast for 2 more hours. Alternately, Place the
pork into two large crock pots. Follow directions, except cook on low for about
10-12 hours.<br />
After roasting, remove meat. Let cool for about 15 minutes, or cool enough to
handle. Pull meat apart with hands, removing any visible fat remaining on meat.
Discard fat and drain remaining liquid from pan.<br />
Place meat back into roasting pan, shred with forks.<br />
Prepare sauce by placing green chilies, enchilada sauce and brown sugar into a
blender. Blend until smooth. Add the Coke, stir with spoon. Pour the
sauce over the meat, and heat the meat again before serving. Do not stir too
much, this makes the meat a mushy mess. <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Visualize the icky barbecued meat in
the frozen section at the grocery</span></span>. I prefer to pour sauce on
top and leave the meat alone :) Using tongs helps tremendously.<br />
Yield: about 35 servings.<br />
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Tips:<br />
-*Important: Make sure to buy Pork Shoulder or Pork (Boston) Butt. Pork
Roast or Pork Loin does not have enough fat to produce a product that will
shred properly. I like Pork Shoulder best for this recipe. A large Pork
Shoulder can be found at Costco for approximately $2.00 per pound.<br />
-This recipe may also be used as a taco filling or for burritos.<br />
-If preparing ahead, follow directions until meat has been shredded.
Refrigerate or freeze meat at this point. When ready to serve, prepare sauce
and pour over meat. Heat up in oven or on stove top at low heat.<br />
-This recipe freezes well. When I have leftovers, I freeze the meat and drain
off the sauce. When I want to use the frozen meat, I let it thaw in the fridge
overnight; then place the meat in a pan on top of the stove. I make fresh sauce
but only prepare 1/3 of the recipe above.<br />
-If the sauce is too thick for your liking, you may add water, 1/4 cup at a
time.</div>
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<b>Cafe Rio Style Black Beans</b><br />
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2-15 oz cans black beans, (drain one can, don't drain the other)<br />
2 cloves garlic, minced<br />
2 teaspoons cumin<br />
3 tablespoons olive oil<br />
1-11.5 oz can tomato juice<br />
salt ( kosher or sea salt) and pepper to taste<br />
1/4 cup chopped cilantro<br />
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In a non stick pan, cook garlic, cumin and olive oil over medium heat until
fragrance is released, about one minute. Be careful not to burn garlic.<br />
Add beans, cook down for about 5 minutes until some of the liquid from the
beans is absorbed and evaporated. Add can of tomato juice and seasoning to
taste.<br />
Stir in chopped cilantro when ready to serve.<br />
Yield 8 servings</div>
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Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-26131877530709141482012-08-10T22:10:00.000-07:002012-08-10T22:10:25.835-07:00<i>I was visiting looking for some old information and thought I might make an addition to this ghost town of a blog....</i><br />
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<br />Next week school will be starting up again and at the same time an era of my life will be ending. My youngest, Cyrus, starts kindergarten and for the first time in 19 years I will not have a young child or baby at home to take care of. This feels significant to me. Almost as much as getting married or becoming a parent was. As a SAHM I strongly identify myself as a caregiver of children, and now I will have 7 hours a day when I am not providing care for any children. What does this mean as far as my perception of myself? What choices should I make with that time?<br />
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I always figured that at some point I would have a career. An actual fulfilling career, not just a job like my previous jobs all were. But, what? The option that appeals to me most right now is Child Life Specialist. I first became aware of this option during undergrad, back when the field was still pretty young and the requirements less strict for certification. They have gotten strict enough now that I would need additional education and an internship in a qualified program. Unfortunately, the nearest opportunity to do so is quite a commute from here. I've decided I need to stick around for my family too much for that option right now. <br />
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The funny thing is, I don't think its going to feel like I suddenly have a windfall of time. Although Cyrus has still been at home with me, its not like he's taken a huge amount of time to care for anymore. I'd spend an hour to an 1 1/2 hrs each day doing preschool with him, and make him lunches and snacks, but pretty much the rest of the time he was self entertaining, playing with a playdate or hanging out helping me do my stuff. (That kid vacuums better than any of my other kids.) I remember when it seemed like all I did was nurse, change diapers and laundry. And it doesn't seem like it was very long ago. All those Grandma's in the stores were right about enjoying it while I could because it "goes by so fast."<br />
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Friends have advised me to not jump into anything new right away. To take some time for myself after so many years of always being on call for someone else. That seems like reasonable advice. Of course, my plannning side just can't leave it at that. So, I'm reaching out to another aspect of my self identity: a homemaker. I've made a plan to focus on 4 things this coming school year while the kids are in school:<br />
1. I am going to update 72 hr kits, food storage and otherwise get our family more prepared for an emergency. <br />
2. I'm going to downsize and organize and simplify. <br />
3. I am going to update and paint the house. We will have room changing around when my son leaves for his mission and now that we are finally past the drawing on walls stage (knock on wood) its time. I'm also hoping we can remodel my kitchen after Christmas.<br />
4. Create. I want to finish the swing dress I cut out and other wise spend more time creating.<br />
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That all should keep me plenty busy, although the busiest time will happen once the kids start coming home. We will have band, cross country, piano lessons, gymnastics and YW this fall and will be running a pretty tight schedule. Plus getting my son ready for his mission. Which is why I'm also planning on fitting in a half hour nap after lunch every day. Holy luxury!Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-79476890407263927172011-12-20T09:11:00.000-08:002015-09-25T18:17:49.471-07:0050's Dessert Recipe: Raisin Crumb Pudding with Hard SauceThis was my favorite dessert for the December 50's menu experiment. It is called a pudding, but isn't the creamy stuff that comes to mind when we say pudding now. It is a little bit of work, but makes a pretty and delicious product. It is a steamed pudding, and the only one in the book that doesn't call for suet.<br />
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From Meta Given's Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking, 1959 revision<br />
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Raisin Crumb Pudding<br />
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An old-time moist, tasty, inexpensive pudding<br />
1 tbsp fine dry breadcrumbs<br />
1 c seedless raisins, washed<br />
3/4 cup fine dry breadcrumbs<br />
1 cup buttermilk<br />
1/3 cup all-purpose flour<br />
1/2 tsp cinnamon<br />
1 tsp soda<br />
1/8 tsp cloves<br />
1/4 c soft butter<br />
1/2 cup moist brown sugar, pkd<br />
2 tbsp light molasses<br />
1 egg, beaten<br />
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Steam raisins in a colander over boiling water for 5 minutes to plump them. Grease a 4 to 5 cup mold well with soft butter, then dust with the 1 tbsp crumbs, shaking to distribute evenly. (I didn't have a mold and used a short squat handle-less pot from our backpacking stove.) Get steamer ready. (I didn't have a steamer, so I improvised by using my largest pot and using a small metal trivet from my pressure cooker in the bottom to raise up the pudding "mold" so it doesn't sit directly on the bottom of the pot. You will want to add enough water to come up 1/3 of the way on the sides of the mold and have a total water volume of 1 to 2 quarts.) About 10 min before needed, add the water to the steamer and place it over low heat.<br />
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Cool and dry off plumped raisins. Mix the buttermilk with the 3/4 c dry bread crumbs and set aside for 10 min to soften. Sift flour, measure and resift 3 times with the next 3 ingredients. (I don't own a sifter and skipped that process, just mixed them together.) Stir in raisins. Cream butter and sugar thoroughly; beat in molasses until smooth and fluffy. Beat in egg well; stir in crumb mixture and flour-raisin misture just until well blended. Pour batter into prepared mol;' it should be about 3/4 full. Cover mold with a square of greased, floured parchment paper, fastened securely with rubber band. (I also put a square of aluminum foil on top of that, also secured with a rubber band, as recommended in another portion of the book on steaming puddings.)<br />
Place mold in steamer, cover and steam vigorously for 1 hr; reduce heat and steam at a moderate rate for 2 hrs longer. (Add more water if needed) Lift out onto cake rack; remove lid or cover, and immediately invert pudding on cake rack covered with parchment paper. Parchment covers may be re-used in this way. Carefully lift off molds. Serve warm; or cool thoroughly, wrap in waxed paper, and store in refrigerator until ready to serve. Then reheat by steaming. Serve warm with hard sauce. (Steamed puddings should be served warm. Don't leave standing in steamer at the end of cooking to keep warm.) Makes 6 to 8 servings<br />
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For the hard sauce, I used one that did not have any alcohol in it. Although I believe that it is probably more customary to use one with. I found one at allrecipes.com that seemed to have a heritage dating back to the appropriate time frame. <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/hard-sauce-for-cake/detail.aspx">Hard Sauce for Cake</a> <br />
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<br />Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-40014617495135822412011-12-19T08:45:00.000-08:002015-09-25T18:18:11.660-07:00A 50's Weekday MenuAnother menu based on my cooking 50's style experiment. This one is meant for a weekday. No luncheon is included, because we don't have lunch together as a family, unlike what seemed to happen more frequently back then.<br />
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Breakfast<br />
Freshly sliced oranges<br />
Poached eggs on toast<br />
Bacon<br />
Milk<br />
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Dinner<br />
Sausages<br />
Pan fried onions <br />
Mashed potatoes<br />
Shredded lettuce with Mayonaise<br />
Bread and butter<br />
Apple CobblerNettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-39551983370264523882011-12-18T08:42:00.000-08:002015-09-25T18:19:16.953-07:00A 50's Sunday MenuI thought it would be fun to post a Sunday menu, based on the menu's I cooked for my 50's cooking experiment. It contains some of our favorite things I cooked.<br />
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Breakfast<br />
Grapefruit halves<br />
Griddle Cakes<br />
Sausage<br />
Syrup<br />
Milk<br />
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Dinner<br />
Roast Chicken<br />
Dressing<br />
Mashed potatoes and gravy<br />
Corn <br />
Whole Wheat Bread and Butter<br />
Milk<br />
Raisin Crumb Pudding with Hard Sauce<br />
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Supper<br />
Egg Salad Sandwhiches<br />
Dill Pickles<br />
Pears<br />
Cocoa<br />
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<br />Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-56881794924035969392011-12-18T08:37:00.000-08:002015-09-25T18:19:03.252-07:00Results of the 50's Cooking ExperimentMy 50's cooking experiment has lasted longer than the original week I had intended. Either this menu is really idealized or the 50's housewife spent a lot of time in the kitchen. Cooking 50's style just doesn't mesh well with our busy lifestyle. So, the 50's meals have been spread out and intermixed with quicker, busy day meals. My family in general has loved 50's style cooking, especially breakfasts. Things I have learned about cooking 50's style:<br />
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1. They ate a lot more eggs and bacon and sausage. Bacon and sausage are served at 6 meals during the week, 5 breakfasts and one lunch. We kept the serving sizes to 1 or 2 slices each, to limit fat. Interestingly, when I've had 50's breakfast, even if I don't eat any more volume, I stay full until lunchtime.<br />
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2. There are a lot more "sides." Even for breakfast. So, instead of cereal and juice, one would serve cereal, toast, bacon and a dried fruit compote/grapefruit half/sliced oranges. Both my husband and I remember visiting grandma's and having them serve more complicated breakfasts like this. I always thought it was cooking for guests, but perhaps it was an everyday thing. My family loved eating breakfast this way every day.<br />
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3. Desserts were different. Most were made with very simple ingredients. It's amazing the variety of results you can get from using things like eggs, flour, butter, and cream. Fruits were frequently used. And desserts were served every night. Most of the deserts were surprisingly good. I had to learn several new cooking techniques: using a double boiler, steaming a pudding, baking a custard, poaching merengue.<br />
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4. Meals were pretty. Not every single meal, but most had a variety of color and texture. The number of sides made this easier to accomplish. But, overall a 50's meal was pleasing visually as well as in taste.<br />
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5. They used a lot of dried fruit. There is quite a range of fresh fruits and vegetables for a December menu, so they had pretty good access to a variety of produce. Some were not ones that we typically use and see at our grocery store, like brussel sprouts and rutabagas. But, dried fruit was still heavily used. I wondered if this was a carryover from times when produce was less available and dried foods would be needed in the winter months. <br />
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<br />Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-13032323978970436302011-12-04T05:59:00.001-08:002015-09-25T18:18:50.093-07:00Eating 50's Style<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, I'm onto my latest kooky experiment. I was recently reading a cookbook from the 50's: Meta Given's Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking. I love reading domestic books from that era. The way they phrase things and the insight into the homemaker mind at the time just fascinate and amuse me.<br />
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Anyways, I came across the menu planning section. In it they gave a week's worth of sample menus for each month of the year: "Using seasonal foods in thrifty balanced menus." Planning menus every week gets to be a drag sometimes, so I thought it might be fun to give these a try. It seemed like a fun way to get a glimpse of what cooking and eating at home was like in the 50's, in an immersive experience. Granted, the menu is probably an idealized one.<br />
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Some of the foods to be eaten daily:<br />
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quart of milk for children, pint for adults<br />
meat, poultry, fish or cheese; liver or variety meat weekly<br />
1 egg, if possible<br />
a yellow or green veggie <br />
white or sweet potatoes<br />
1 other veggie<br />
a serving of citrus or tomato<br />
another fruit<br />
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You'll notice that there are 5 fruits and veggies. Qualifying for the "5 a day" campaign we hear about now. The menus also serve a dessert with every dinner and almost every lunch.<br />
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The guidelines for feeding young children differ from what we do today. Before the age of 5 or 6, the child should be served foods that are bland. Cereal should only be slightly sweetened. No pepper or spices, except a tiny amount on special occasions. No rich gravies or pastry. His heaviest meal should be mid-day, with his evening meal a milk soup, cereal and milk or bread and milk as its basis. And for convenience, the child may be fed early and sent to bed before the rest of the family is served. Needless to say, we aren't subjecting Cyrus to these guidelines. <br />
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The book emphasizes that because we no longer have the large appetites that our agrarian forefathers had, that we eat less food, and hence need to carefully select that food to make sure we cover all of our nutritional requirements. The meals tend to have a great more dishes served than I usually do. And yet, by strictly following the recipes according to serving sizes, I think they must have had much smaller serving sizes than we think of today.<br />
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The lunch menus are much more elaborate than I would ever do with just Cyrus and I at home, so I haven't been following them. We speculated that perhaps the rest of the family was more likely to come home and eat lunch at that time than happens now. A couple times I have replaced the dinner menu with the lunch menu, when the suggested dinner menu is likely to cause mutiny. Another interesting tidbit: on Sunday, lunch is called dinner and is the big meal of the day, and dinner is called supper.<br />
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Finally, The Meal Planner's Creed:<br />
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The health of my family is in my care; <i>therefore--</i><br />
<i>I will spare no effort in planning meals containing the right kinds of foods in the right amounts.</i><br />
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Spending the food dollar to get the most for it is my job; <i>therefore--</i><br />
<i>I will choose foods from a wide variety, variously priced to save money without sacrificing health.</i><br />
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My family's enjoyment of food is my responsibility; <i>therefore--</i><br />
<i>I will increase their pleasure by preparing a variety of dishes attractive in color and form and pleasing in flavor and texture.</i><br />
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My family's health, security, and pleasure depend on my skill in planning meals; <i>therefore--</i><br />
<i>I will treat my job with the respect due it.</i><br />
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Italics as written. This was serious business! As this was an era of modern labor saving advances, caring for the family and serving them food was much easier than it had ever been. What does a woman do with all that extra time? Why, raise standards and use it to do what she does even better! I'm speculating that is what happened. And that perfect housewife paradigm then led to the feminist revolt, perhaps? Anyone know of a good history book on this subject?Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-71192867584947398442011-08-29T18:44:00.000-07:002015-09-25T18:18:31.892-07:00Making Your Own Yogurt<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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I saw a reference for making your own yogurt online and remembered I used to do it. Most of the methods you see online make it more complicated than it needs to be. Here is the recipe I had great success with, and you make it in the jars you'll store it in, in a crockpot.</div>
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Making Yogurt in a Crockpot</div>
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2 qts milk</div>
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1/2 c fresh yogurt with active cultures.</div>
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2. Fill large crock pot with hot water, set on warm.</div>
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3. Measure 2 qts milk large measuring cup, then pour in large pot, and whisk in 2 T reg nonfat dry milk.</div>
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7. Stir yogurt mix into rest of milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ladle into jars and tightly screw on lids. Lower jars into crock pot of water. Let incubate 4 hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Water should be 50 degrees C.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over 55 will kill good bacteria.</div>
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8. Refrigerate when done. This yogurt will not be as thick as that you buy in the store. You can use some of it to make your next batch.</div>
Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-34614952162980878762011-08-29T07:51:00.000-07:002011-08-29T07:51:27.055-07:00Start of School, New StartsSo, school has started again. And with it I am once again establishing new habits. Our morning schedule has changed now that Emily has started early morning seminary and high school and Maddy has started middle school. Elsie and Cyrus have been given more responsibility now that Marvin hasn't been as available. In fact, chores is another thing that probably needs a revamp around here.<br />
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Preschool. Cyrus and I are doing preschool for his last year before starting school. We've done it a bit casually up till now, but now is the age I get more structured with it. I'm doing things very similar to what I did with Elsie, with a little more hands on. Every day we read The Friend magazine and Scripture Readers at the bus stop with Elsie, then book bag time and tub time as soon as we get back from the bus. He has a weekly playdate and gymnastics class as well.<br />
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Book Bag is a bag of books we sit on the couch and read. Some are picture type books we read all the way through, but others we only do a couple pages, using sticky notes as bookmarks. Each day we do poetry, art appreciation, social science, science, spiritual and quality literature. Plus, Cyrus gets a little reading practice with his choice of reading material. We have quite an extensive collection of books to use for this, so I'm not having to find them at the library. I've just organized all the books we'll use by subject, so I can quickly pull another book as we finish one up. <br />
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Tub time is not time in the bathtub, but a bunch of things I put in a plastic dishpan. There's usually a puzzle, Kumon page, page from Singapore math, a Handwriting Without Tears lesson and a hands on science experiment from the Usborne Book of Science activities. We'll be getting a new fish in the family, starting an ant farm and growing caterpillars in the spring. We also have an art tub with new weekly art materials (process not project based) that after initial introduction to Cyrus, any of the kids are free to use.<br />
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The whole thing takes about an hour, sometimes all at once, sometimes split up. Plus 10 min to replace materials for the next day. I've tried lots of different ways to do preschool and this is by far my favorite. It's low prep time, with lots of book exposure and no busy work. The tub, and especially the book bag, are very portable so we can grab them and go if our usual morning time isn't available. Or just to take outside to read under a tree or at the park.<br />
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Scripture Study. I'm also starting personal study of the Old Testament which is the Seminary scripture this year, and we are working on memorizing the seminary scriptures together as a family. I post one on the cupboard by the kitchen table and we all say it every meal. We just finished Moses 1:39, and everyone but Cyrus has it memorized.<br />
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Home. Another thing I am working on is making our house more of a home. I've been overwhelmed with the house for awhile and it definitely has shown, but I've decided I am done with that. I am purging, simplifying, organizing, deep cleaning and sprucing up. It is going to take me awhile to do such a complete overhaul, but I'm going for slow and steady. I started in the storage room, calculating how much space for our long term food storage items and arranging everything in it's space. I love that I can just look and see what is missing. I consolidated the laundry room pantry storage to downstairs and simplified what is stored in my kitchen. I still need to do some of the pan/appliance cupboards. I also downsized books and the desks. I opened up enough space that there is no longer any visible clutter, and plenty of space to move stuff out of the overstuffed art cupboard. I added a large picture of Christ to my desk, which also nicely hides the phone and laptop cords, and a vase for flowers. I love my new clean, pretty space! And the large, growing purge pile in my basement makes me happy, too.<br />
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Meals. I have decided to get back into doing freezer meals. But, I figured out a way to do it that is simpler. I never could do the once a month cooking thing, but would do a bunch of meals of one type such as ground beef mixtures or chicken meals or browned beef meals, etc. But it was still a lot of work cooking several different things with a bunch of ingredients and recipes to follow. So, I mostly would just double a recipe here and there and freeze the extra. And then lose track of what I had. My new plan is to make a nice meal from scratch every Sunday, and cook 4x a freezable recipe on errand day (or the day after). With a leftover night, and a kid's cook/date night, I'll be able to use 3 freezer meals each week and only cook twice each week! Prepping the freezer meal will be more work than usual, but not 4 times as much work; saving me time over all. And my shopping lists will be simpler with only basics and two meals to buy for. To keep track of what is in my freezer I stuck a magnetic dry erase marker on the freezer. I've started writing directly on the door what meals I have and when I froze them. I can then just erase as I use. I can't wait to see the door fill up!<br />
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Well, back to work!<br />
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Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-41113890577803827832011-06-15T16:55:00.001-07:002011-06-15T18:47:31.238-07:00My Pioneer Clothing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOxVYJhm2N8wST9mRkr61bbCdabQrWFDod4jIAX83yRzcOgXjguoK6ICHK8cYs2hQEfZGukqDnstp8VGDRkAafQn0IgSf5gwgcR8cdsJ0MPnYseE0CXMkjSkeX-Btt0qQBI64A_FwhMod/s1600/IMG_0936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</a></div>I get to go on the pioneer trek this year! I have wanted to go on one of these since I first heard about them for many reasons. Just one of them is the excuse it gave me to sew myself a historically accurate pioneer outfit. Now, trek's are more of a spiritual experience than a strict historical recreation, so this amount of accuracy isn't necessary. But, it was something I loved learning about and doing. For a time I wanted to be a costumer. So, this fulfilled a little of that whim, as well. So, here it is, my Mid 19th century clothing:<br />
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The pictures are kinda small, but if you click on them you can see them larger. First the "underpinnings". A chemise, kind of like a slip, and corset. The trek time period is late 1850's, so corsets with front opening metal busks were in use, but the "tight cinching for waist reduction" we all think of when we hear corset wasn't a part of it. It was just their version of a bra.<br />
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I drafted my own pattern for the corset using duct tape. I enlisted dh to wrap me up in it over a T-shirt. Not one of our usual activities, I assure you! Notice the two extra grommets. Those are not supposed to be there. Oops! This thing would have also had metal boning. Mine only has bones along the back opening edges. The rest is stiffened with rows of "cording", tight rows of crochet cotton stitched in narrow channels.<br />
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Next come the split drawers. The drawers were actually optional. And despite the being split, are pretty covering.<br />
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The chemise can be tucked in as shown, or the drawers can be worn under the chemise and corset. When worn underneath, the split feature becomes very helpful, I hear. When worn tucked in, you get some nice boofy butt.<br />
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Next are the petticoats.<br />
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I went the cording route with 35 rows spaced in sets of 3 to 5. The cording also has the advantage of preventing your skirts from getting caught up between your legs as you walk.<br />
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Topped with another, plain, petticoat. I starched the petticoats, bonnet and aprons by submerging them in a mixture of Stayflo liquid starch and water, then ironing them while damp. Took forever! I can't imagine doing that on a regular basis with a cast iron iron I have to heat on a stove or fire. The starch will protect them from staining and made them nice and crisp/stiff. I now fully understand the phrase "rustling petticoats." They literally make noise when moved!<br />
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Then the dress. This is what modern re-enactors would call a work dress. Coming up to the base of the neck, closed with hooks and eyes, with full bishop sleeves that can be rolled up, if needed. A wool or silk dress would have darts, but a cotton dress is pleated or gathered, this is the latter. The fabric is a civil war reproduction print. I drafted the patterns for the bodice and sleeves myself. The dress has piping (my first ever) at the neckline, waist and armscye (shoulder seam). Notice the armscye is dropped off the shoulder. This made the shoulders appear wider, creating an illusion of a smaller waist. The skirt is on the short side, in order for ease in "trekking". I did add a tuck to it that would allow me to drop it up to 4 inches later, if I choose. The skirt is made of four full width panels of fabric. In order to get that much fabric gathered into a fitted waistband, a technique called gauging is used. Two hand stitched rows of stitches are used to tightly pleat the fabric into accordian folds. One edge of those folds are then whip stitched to the bodice, just behind the piped edge bottom, so that the skirt actually hinges off and out on the bottom of the bodice. This looks very tidy and adds boof factor to the skirt.<br />
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Then the accessories: A fringed wool shawl, apron, long stockings, a neckerchief to protect the neckline from soiling, boots and a bonnet. The boots are not quite right. They should be leather with square toes, but that wasn't in my budget.<br />
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The bonnet is corded, as well, to stiffen the brim. Some bonnets would have stiffened the brim using strips of cardboard, called a "slat" bonnet. Since I'm likely to encounter rain, I decided to go the corded route. The back is long enough to provide sun protection and shade to the neck and shoulders.<br />
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So, there it is. Pioneer clothing ready to go. Hiking in this full outfit is probably going to be miserably hot. So, I'm not likely to go with the full set of layers, at least most of the time. Curiously enough, I was reading a woman's account of her experience in the Martin Handcart company yesterday. By the end of the trek, her son's pants were in rags and their feet freezing. She then used all of her underpinnings to protect their legs, so when she finally made it to Salt Lake City, she was ONLY wearing two skirts. So, I'm thinking she went almost the whole way with a full set of layers. <br />
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Credits:<br />
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I would like to thank Elizabeth Stewart Clark's The Sewing Academy <a href="http://www.thesewingacademy.com/">website</a>, <a href="http://thesewingacademy.org/index.php?PHPSESSID=1bccdd6492560c56d5c5ff1953c7ecbe&">forum</a> and <a href="http://www.thesewingacademy.com/the-compendium/">compendium</a>. Also her book, <a href="http://www.thesewingacademy.com/the-shop/patterns-publications/">Practical Pinkery</a>. All of which were greatly helpful in my mid-century clothing education and without which the success of this adventure would have been impossible. In addition to Practical Prinkery, I used the following to help me, most of which are links to Instruction Sheets created by Elizabeth Stewart Clark:<br />
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<a href="http://www.thesewingacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2010Chemise.pdf">How to Sew a Chemise</a><br />
<a href="http://www.thesewingacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2010Drawers.pdf">How to Sew Split Drawers</a><br />
<a href="http://www.thesewingacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2010Petti.pdf">How to Sew Petticoats</a><br />
<a href="http://howtodresslikeapioneer.blogspot.com/2010/07/godeys-ladys-book-1857-sun-bonnet.html">How to Sew an 1857 Sunbonnet </a><br />
<a href="http://www.thesewingacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2010Slats.pdf">How to Sew a Slat Bonnet</a><br />
(I adapted the information from the above two for my bonnet.)<br />
<a href="http://www.thesewingacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2010BasicApron.pdf">How to Make an Apron</a><br />
<a href="http://www.thesewingacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2010FringedShawl.pdf">How to Make a Fringed Shawl</a><br />
<a href="http://www.thegracefullady.com/ladiessociety/hair.htm">How to do Pioneer Hair</a>Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-58119693225861513162011-01-30T19:10:00.000-08:002011-02-06T13:37:02.232-08:00New OrleansOne of the things I am discovering about myself is that I love researching destinations and planning trip itineraries. We just got back this past week from New Orleans. So, I thought I would share an itinerary for a 3 day visit to New Orleans.<br />
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This was my first trip, but not my husband's. His previous trips were taken with colleagues who enjoy the bar scene. As a non drinking Latter Day Saint, that aspect of New Orleans did not appeal to him at all. I was really excited to try as many different types of classic Louisiana food as I could. And I wasn't interested in seeing stuff that I have/can see elsewhere. I wanted to see what was uniquely New Orleans. So, this itinerary skips the zoo, aquarium, WW II museum, etc. It focuses on good food, history, art, architecture and culture. It's my own trip guide that I converted to a pdf and loaded onto my Ipod and took with me. Now updated with things I learned while living it. If you get to go to New Orleans, take the time to talk to the locals about their experience with Katrina. It really humanizes the news reports we all saw to actually hear personal accounts and perspectives. The people of New Orleans are very friendly!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">New Orleans 3 day Itinerary</span></div><br />
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Ask your hotel for <span style="font-weight: bold;">map</span>. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">Drury Inn</span> is a nice, reasonably priced hotel not far from the quarter. Elegant lobby, plenty of gated parking, rooftop pool and hot tub, marble and quartz in the bathrooms. The free breakfast is wonderful and the free appetizers and drinks in the evening are substantial enough to be a meal.)<br />
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Go on a <span style="font-weight: bold;">French Quarter Walking Tour</span>. A free one is available online at Frommer's website. You can also hire a guide. You can get a ride in a carriage from Jackson's Square to tour the quarter. We used the Frommer's self walking tour found on their website, which was a bit too comprehensive. Below is a shortened version (11 fewer stops), highlighting what was most interesting, arranged with addresses easier to find and my own notes added in parenthesis. Go as early in the day as you are willing to get up. Its easier to see the quarter when it's less crowded. Some of the tour suggests entering businesses to see the courtyards. These will likely not be open for viewing until after 10. The streets are so narrow that often crossing to the opposite side of the street is the best way to view a building. (Another reason to go early when there is less traffic.)<br />
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Enter from the Canal side of the French Quarter on Royal street. You'll finish in Jackson's square:<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">"The French Quarter, also known by the French name Vieux Carré, or "old square." The area is made up of just over 80 city blocks, and it's a living monument to history. Here, the colonial empires of France, Spain, and, to a lesser extent, Britain intersected with the emerging American nation. Still, somehow the place seems timeless, at once recognizably old and vibrantly alive. Today's residents and merchants are stewards of a rich tradition of individuality, creativity, and disregard for many of the concerns of the world beyond. This tour is designed to acquaint you with a bit of the style and history of this place and its important landmarks and to lead you through some of its more picturesque regions.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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Head into the Quarter (away from Canal St.) along Royal Street. As you walk along Royal, imagine that streetcar named Desire rattling along its tracks. It traveled along Royal and Bourbon streets until 1948. (It was replaced by the bus named Desire. Really.) You can also imagine how noisy these narrow streets were when the streetcars were in place. Your first stop is:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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1. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">334 Royal St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Former The Bank of Louisiana</span><span style="font-style: italic;">. This Greek Revival edifice was erected in the early 1860s, and the bank was liquidated in 1867. The building has suffered a number of fires (in</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">1840, 1861, and 1931) and has served as the Louisiana State Capitol, an auction exchange, a criminal court, a juvenile court, and a social hall for the American Legion. It now houses the police station for the Vieux Carré.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Cross Conti Street to:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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2. 403 Royal St.</span> Former Louisiana State Bank. <span style="font-style: italic;">Benjamin H. B. Latrobe died of yellow fever shortly after completing designs for this building, which opened in 1821. At the time of his death, Latrobe was one of the nation's most eminent architects, having designed the Bank of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia (1796) and contributed to the design of the U.S. Capitol. You can see the monogram "LSB" on the Creole-style iron balcony railing.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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3. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">417 Royal St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Brennan's Restaurant.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Brennan's opened in this building, in 1855. The structure was erected after the fire of 1794 destroyed more than 200 of the original buildings along this street. From 1805 to 1841, it was home to the Banque de la Louisiane. The parents of Edgar Degas also lived here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">4. 437 Royal St.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Masonic lodge meetings were held regularly in a drugstore here in the early 1800s, but that's not what made the place famous. What did? Proprietor and druggist Antoine A. Peychaud served after-meeting drinks of bitters and cognac to lodge members in small egg cups, whose French name (coquetier) was Americanized to "cocktail."</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">5. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">400 Royal St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">New Orleans Court Building.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Built in 1909, this courthouse covers the length of the block across from Brennan's. The baroque edifice, made of Georgia marble, certainly seems out of place in the French Quarter -- especially considering that many Spanish-era structures were demolished to make way for it. Originally home to parish and state courts, the building was laboriously renovated over many years and is now the home of the Louisiana Supreme Court and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Cross St. Louis Street to:</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">6. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">533 Royal St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">The Merieult House.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Built for the merchant Jean François Merieult in 1792, this house was the only building in the area left standing after the fire of 1794. Legend has it that Napoleon repeatedly offered Madame Merieult great riches in exchange for her hair. (He wanted it for a wig to present to a Turkish sultan.) She refused. Nowadays, it's home to the Historic New Orleans Collection -- Museum/Research Center. (Go inside. There may be a nice, free exhibit.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">7. 627 Royal St.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Walk through the entrance of the Horizon Gallery to the back to see another of the French Quarter's magnificent courtyards. This 1777 building, the former home of the Old Town Praline Shop, is where opera singer Adelina Patti first came for a visit and then lived after becoming something of a local heroine in 1860. The 17-year-old girl's popularity as a last-minute stand-in lead soprano in Lucia di Lammermoor saved the local opera company from financial ruin.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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8. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">640 Royal St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Le Monnier Mansion.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">This structure, currently towering above every other French Quarter building as the city's first "skyscraper," was all of three stories high when it was built in 1811. A fourth story was added in 1876. </span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Cross St. Peter Street to:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">9. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">700 Royal St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">The LaBranche House.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">This is probably the most photographed building in the Quarter -- and no wonder. Take a look at the lacy cast-iron grillwork, with its delicate oak leaf and acorn design that fairly drips from all three floors. </span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Turn left at St. Peter Street and continue to:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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10. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">718 St. Peter St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Pat O'Brien's.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">You've probably heard of this famous New Orleans nightspot. The building was completed in 1790 for a wealthy planter and was known as the Maison de Flechier. Later, Louis Tabary put on popular plays here. It's said that the first grand opera in America was performed within these walls. The courtyard is open to visitors and is well worth a look.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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11. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">726 St. Peter St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Preservation Hall.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Scores of people descend on this nightly to hear traditional New Orleans jazz. A daytime stop affords a glimpse, through the big, ornate iron gate, of a lush tropical courtyard in back. Check it out in daylight, plan to come back later.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Continue up St. Peter Street until you reach Bourbon Street. Turn right onto Bourbon Street.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> At the corner of Bourbon and Orleans streets, look down Orleans Street, toward the river, at:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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12. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">717 Orleans St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Bourbon Orleans Hotel. </span> <span style="font-style: italic;">This building was the site of the famous quadroon balls, where wealthy white men would come to form alliances (read: acquire a mistress) with free women of color, who were one-eighth to one-fourth black. Look at the balcony and imagine the assignations that went on there while the balls were in session. The building later became a convent, home to the Sisters of the Holy Family, the second-oldest order of black nuns in the country. Their founder (whose mother was a quadroon mistress!), Henriette Delille, has been presented to the Vatican for consideration for sainthood.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Turn left onto Orleans and follow it a block to Dauphine (pronounced Daw-feen) Street. On the corner is:</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">13. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">716 Dauphine St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Le Pretre Mansion</span>. <span style="font-style: italic;">In 1839 Jean Baptiste Le Pretre bought this 1836 Greek Revival house and added the romantic cast-iron galleries. The house is the subject of a real-life horror story: Sometime in the 19th century, a Turk, supposedly the brother of a sultan, arrived in New Orleans and rented the Le Pretre house. He was conspicuously wealthy, and his entourage included many servants and more than a few beautiful young girls -- all thought to have been stolen from the sultan.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Rumors quickly spread about the situation, even as the home became the scene of lavish entertainment with guest lists that included the cream of society. One night shrieks came from inside the house; the next morning, neighbors entered and found the tenant's body lying in a pool of blood surrounded by the bodies of the young beauties. The mystery remains unsolved. Local ghost experts say you can hear exotic music and shrieks on the right night.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Turn right on Dauphine Street.<br />
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</span><span style="font-style: italic;">14. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">632 Dumaine St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Madame John's Legacy</span>. <span style="font-style: italic;">This structure was once thought to be the oldest building on the Mississippi River. Recent research suggests, however, that only a few parts of the original building survived the 1788 fire and were used in its reconstruction. The house was originally erected in 1726, 8 years after the founding of New Orleans. Its first owner was a ship captain who died in the 1729 Natchez Massacre; upon his death, the house passed to the captain of a Lafitte-era smuggling ship. It has had no fewer than 21 owners since. The present structure is a fine example of a French "raised cottage." The aboveground basement is of brick-between-posts construction (locally made bricks were too soft to be the primary building material), covered with boards laid horizontally. The hipped, dormered roof extends out over the veranda. Now a part of the Louisiana State Museum complex, it's open for tours.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Take a left at the corner of Dumaine and Chartres streets and follow Chartres to the next corner; make a left onto St. Philip Street and continue to the corner of St. Philip and Bourbon streets to:</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">15. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">941 Bourbon St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop. </span> <span style="font-style: italic;">For many years this structure has been a bar, but the legend is that Jean Lafitte and his pirates posed as blacksmiths here while using it as headquarters for selling goods they'd plundered on the high seas. It has survived in its original condition, reflecting the architectural influence of French colonials who escaped St. Domingue in the late 1700s.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">It may be the oldest building in the Mississippi Valley, but that has not been documented. Unfortunately, the exterior has been redone to replicate the original brick and plaster, which makes it look fake when it's actually not. Thus far, the modern-day owners of the building have resisted interior invasions of chrome and plastic, which makes this an excellent place to imagine life in the Quarter in the 19th century.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Head to Royal St and look for:</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">16. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">1140 Royal St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">The Lalaurie Home. </span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Many people simply refer to this place as "the haunted house." Here's why: When Madame Delphine Macarty de Lopez Blanque wed Dr. Louis Lalaurie, it was her third marriage -- she'd already been widowed twice. The Lalauries moved into this residence in 1832, and they soon were impressing the city with extravagant parties. One night in 1834, however,</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">fire broke out and neighbors crashed through a locked door to find seven starving slaves chained in painful positions, unable to move. The sight, combined with Delphine's stories of past slaves having "committed suicide," enraged her neighbors. Madame Lalaurie and her family escaped a mob's wrath and fled to Paris. Several years later she died in Europe, and her body was returned to New Orleans -- and even then she had to be buried in secrecy.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">The building was a Union headquarters during the Civil War and later was a gambling house. Through the years, stories have circulated of ghosts inhabiting the building, especially that of one young slave child who fell from the roof trying to escape Delphine's cruelties.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Turn left onto Ursulines Street, toward the river.</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Take a Break -- If you need a little rest or sustenance at this point, you can stop in the popular Croissant D'Or, 617 Ursulines St. (tel. 504/524-4663). The croissants and pastries here are very good, and the ambience -- inside or out on the patio -- even better. (And they have a bathroom!)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">At the corner of Ursulines and Chartres streets is the:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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17. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">1113 Chartres St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Beauregard-Keyes House</span>. <span style="font-style: italic;">This "raised cottage" was built as a residence in 1826 by Joseph Le Carpentier, though it has several other claims to fame. Notice the Doric columns and handsome twin staircases.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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18. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Across the street, the complex at 1112-1114 Chartres St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">The Archbishop Antoine Blanc Memorial.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Was completed in 1752, includes the Old Ursuline Convent and the Archiepiscopal Residence.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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Turn left on to Chartres Street and continue walking until you get to Esplanade (pronounced Es-pla-nade) Avenue, which served as the parade ground for troops quartered on Barracks Street. Along with St. Charles Avenue, it is one of the city's most picturesque historic thoroughfares. Some of the grandest town houses built in the late 1800s grace this wide, tree-lined avenue. The entire 400 block of Esplanade is occupied by:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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19. 400 Esplanade. The Old U.S. Mint</span>. <span style="font-style: italic;">This was once the site of Fort St. Charles, one of the defenses built to protect New Orleans in 1792. It was here that Andrew Jackson reviewed the "troops" -- pirates, volunteers, and a nucleus of trained soldiers -- he later led in the Battle of New Orleans.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Follow Esplanade toward the river and turn right at the corner of North Peters Street. Follow North Peters until it intersects with Decatur Street. This is the back end of:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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20. The Old French Market.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">This European-style market has been here for well over 200 years, and today it has a farmers market and stalls featuring everything from gator on a stick to somewhat tacky souvenir items. On most days the Esplanade end of the market houses a "flea market," which is really just a collection of stalls of jewelry, T-shirts, and knockoff purses, though more than one excellent souvenir or bargain has been found therein.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">When you leave the French Market, exit on the side away from the river onto:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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21. Decatur Street.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Not long ago, this section of Decatur -- from Jackson Square all the way over to Esplanade -- was a seedy, run-down area of wild bars and cheap rooming houses. Fortunately, few of either remain. Instead, this portion of the strip has fallen into step with the rest of the Quarter, sporting a number of restaurants and noisy bars. The stretch of Decatur btw. Ursulines and Esplanade sts. has retained more of the run-down aesthetic, with secondhand shops that are worth taking a browse through and smaller, darker bars. (This is where we encountered the most panhandlers.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Take a Break -- If you're walking in the area of 923 Decatur St. around lunchtime, pop into the Central Grocery, 923 Decatur St. (tel. 504/523-1620), and pick up a muffuletta sandwich. You can eat inside at little tables, or you can take your food and sit outside, maybe right on the riverbank.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Decatur Street will take you to Jackson Square. Turn right onto St. Ann Street.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">At the corner of St. Ann and Chartres streets, turn left and continue around Jackson Square; you will see:</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">22. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">751 Chartres St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">The Presbytère</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">This, the Cabildo, and the St. Louis Cathedral -- all designed by Gilberto Guillemard -- were the first major public buildings in the Louisiana Territory. The Presbytère, was originally designed to be the rectory of the cathedral. Baroness Pontalba's father financed the building's beginnings, but he died in 1798, leaving only the first floor done. The building was finally completed in 1813. It was never used as a rectory, however, but was rented and then purchased (in 1853) by the city to be used as a courthouse. It now houses wonderful exhibits on the history of Mardi Gras. $6 entry fee. Open: Tues.-Sun. 10-4:30</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Next you'll come to:</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">23. St. Louis Cathedral</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">The building standing here today is the third erected on this spot -- the first was destroyed by a hurricane in 1722, the second by fire in 1788. The cathedral was rebuilt in 1794; the central tower was later designed by Henry S. Boneval Latrobe, and the building was remodeled and enlarged between 1845 and 1851.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">On the other side of the cathedral, you'll come to Pirates Alley. Go right down Pirates Alley to:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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24. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">624 Pirates Alley. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Faulkner House Books</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">In 1925 William Faulkner lived and worked here on his first novels, Mosquitoes and Soldiers' Pay. This is a great stop for Faulkner lovers and collectors of literature.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">To the left of the bookstore is a small alley that takes you to St. Peter Street, which is behind and parallel to Pirate's Alley.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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25. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">632 St. Peter. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Tennessee Williams House</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Have a sudden urge to scream "Stella!!!" at that second-story wrought-iron balcony? No wonder. That's because this is where Tennessee Williams wrote A Streetcar Named Desire, one of the greatest pieces of American theater. He said he could hear "that rattle trap streetcar named Desire running along Royal and the one named Cemeteries running along Canal and it seemed the perfect metaphor for the human condition."</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Return to Jackson Square. On the left side of the cathedral on the corner of Chartres and St. Peter streets (with your back to the Mississippi River and Jackson Square) is:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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26. The Cabildo</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">In the 1750s this was the site of a French police station and guardhouse. Part of that building was incorporated into the original Cabildo, statehouse of the Spanish governing body (the "Very Illustrious Cabildo"). The Cabildo was still under reconstruction when the transfer papers for the Louisiana Purchase were signed in a room on the second floor in 1803. Since then, it has served as New Orleans's City Hall, the Louisiana State Supreme Court, and, since 1911, a facility of the Louisiana State Museum.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">One further note: If you think those old Civil War cannons out front look pitifully small and ineffective by modern standards, think again. In 1921, in a near-deadly prank, one was loaded with powder, an iron ball was rammed down its muzzle, and it was fired in the dead of night. That missile traveled from the Cabildo's portico across the wide expanse of the Mississippi and some 6 blocks inland before landing in a house in Algiers, narrowly missing its occupants.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Winding Down</span>. <span style="font-style: italic;">You've finished! Now go back across Jackson Square and Decatur Street to </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Café du Monde</span><span style="font-style: italic;">, 813 Decatur St. (tel. 504/525-4544), in the French Market -- no trip to New Orleans is complete without a leisurely stop here for beignets and coffee. (If it is busy crazy, </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Cafe Beignet</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> on Royal street is another great, and quieter place, to get a good Beignet. You can hit it on your way back.) Be sure to hike up the levee and relax on a bench. Too many visitors come to New Orleans and never even look at the river!</span><br />
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Leisurely head back up Royal Street. Look for street performers, who can sometimes be quite good. Take a walk to Mother's to eat.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Mother's</span>, 401 Poydras St. at corner of Tchoupitoulas Street.<br />
Many call it the best po-boy joint in town, home of the "Ferdi Special": piled high with their baked ham (the best anywhere), roast beef, gravy, and roast beef "debris" (the little tiny bits that fall off the roast beef and float in the gravy as it cooks). Fantastic breakfasts (try the ham biscuits), jambalayas and gumbos, and the best turtle soup in town (better than Galatoire's). Worth the wait in line, anytime. (Which line moves much faster than you expect. This is counter service dining with a quick moving line and tons of seating.)<br />
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After a rest at your hotel,<br />
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Catch one of the live jazz performances at Preservation Hall<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Preservation Hall</span> - $12 cover charge. No food or drinks or bathrooms. 45 min set. Line up outside an hour early for the best seating. Benches and a few floor cushions. Much of the audience is standing. Doors open at 8 pm. 3 sets till 11 pm. 726 St. Peter street, French quarter If it isn't too busy, they'll let you stay for more than one set. Its worth it to do your standing time outside waiting so you don't stand inside. You feel much more part of the action up front where the musicians can smile at you and the trombonist can slide right over your head.<br />
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DAY 2<br />
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Take the <span style="font-weight: bold;">St. Charles Streetcar</span> to Washington Ave (stop no. 16) to see the Garden District.<br />
For just $1.25, the St. Charles Avenue streetcar is a unique way to view national historic landmarks while riding in a national historic landmark. Runs over 13 miles. Note that this is NOT the streetcar that runs down the middle of Canal Street. Look for tall, thin yellow oval signs marking pick up stops. You put in $1.25 (have exact change) when you board and pull the cord above the windows as you near your stop. The St. Charles route goes from Canal Street along St. Charles, through the Garden District, Loyola, Tulane and out to the Audobon Zoo before looping around and heading back.<br />
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Tour <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lafayette Cemetery</span><br />
Established in 1833, this "city of the dead," on Washington Avenue between Prytania and Coliseum streets, is one of New Orleans's oldest cemeteries. It has examples of all the classic above ground, multiple-burial techniques and features a number of interesting Anne Rice-related sites (the Mayfair witches' family tomb is here, for example). Be careful in this and all cemeteries, as predatory crime is a possibility. A guided tour is an alternative. Save our Cemeteries Tour is a non profit option that supports cemetery preservation. Check their website for days~ 10:30 A.M. ~Meet at the Washington Avenue Gate. Get off St. Charles Streetcar at Washington Ave. Head towards the river, past Prytania Ave. Gate will be on the right. 1400 block of Washington Avenue No reservations needed - lasts approx. 1 hour Space limited - first come, first served. Tour Prices: $10 for adults (This tour is definitely worth it. Our tour guide told us this cemetery tends to be safer than the St. Louis cemeteries. I felt comfortable exploring alone after the tour with a few other people present in the cemetery. This is not the cemetary with the legendary tomb of the voodoo queen. That is in one of the St.Louis cemeteries.)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Garden District Self Walking Tour</span> from Frommers online again, edited with my comments added. Start: Head back up the street from the cemetary to Prytania Street and turn right. Your first stop will be on the right on the corner of Prytania and Fourth Street.<br />
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Walking through the architecturally phenomenal Garden District, you could get the impression that you've entered an entirely separate city from New Orleans as defined by the French Quarter -- or, perhaps more specifically, entered a different time period. Although the Garden District was indeed once a separate city (Lafayette) from the Vieux Carré and was established during a later period, the fact that this neighborhood was created by a different group of people most profoundly distinguishes it from the old section, the French Quarter.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">The French Quarter was initially established by Creoles during the French and Spanish colonial periods, and the Garden District was created by Americans after the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. Antebellum New Orleans's lucrative combination of Mississippi River commerce, regional abundance of cash crops, slave trade, and national banks fueled the local economy, resulting in a remarkable building boom that extended for several square miles through Uptown.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Although very few people from the United States lived in New Orleans during its colonial era, after the Louisiana Purchase, thousands of Americans flooded the city and clashed with the Creoles. Friction arose between the two groups due to mutual snobbery, a language barrier, religious division, and, most significantly, competition over burgeoning commerce. Americans were arriving at the brink of a boom time to make fortunes. With inferior business experience, education, and organizational skills, the Creoles worried that les Americains would work them</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">out of business. Americans were, therefore, kept out of the already overcrowded French Quarter. Feeling snubbed, the Americans moved upriver to create a residential district of astounding opulence. The Garden District is, therefore, a study of a cultural clash reflected through architecture, with Americans creating an identity by boldly introducing styles and forms familiar to them and previously unknown in colonial Louisiana.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Note: The houses described on this tour are not open to the public. (Except one!)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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Start on Washington Avenue, 1 block toward the river from St. Charles</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">1. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">1448 Fourth St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Colonel Short's Villa</span>. <span style="font-style: italic;">This house was built by architect Henry Howard for Kentucky Colonel Robert Short. The story goes that Short's wife complained of missing the cornfields in her native Iowa, so he bought her the cornstalk fence. A revisionist explanation supplied by a recent owner is that the wife saw that it was the most expensive fence in the building catalog and requested it. Second Civil War occupational governor Nathaniel Banks was quartered here.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Continuing down Prytania, you'll find the:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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2. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">2605 Prytania St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Briggs-Staub House.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> This is the Garden District's only example of Gothic Revival architecture. Because this style reminded the Protestant Americans of the Roman Catholicism of their Creole antagonists, it did not become popular. Original owner Charles Briggs did not hold African slaves but did employ Irish servants, for whom he built the relatively large adjacent servant quarters. </span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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3. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">2523 Prytania St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Once an active Catholic chapel, this sitewas owned by Anne Rice, as was the Marigny-Claiborne House on the other side of the block at 2524 St. Charles Ave. It's the setting for her novel Violin. The former chapel is now owned by actor Nicolas Cage. (Although his name is not the one on the box.) The author's childhood home is down the street at 2301 St. Charles Ave.</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">4. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">2504 Prytania St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Women's Opera Guild House. </span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Some of the Garden District's most memorable homes incorporate more than one style. Designed by William Freret in 1858, this building combines Greek Revival and Queen Anne styles. Now owned by the Women's Opera Guild (and carefully restored after serious Katrina damage. This home is available for tours that are worth the small fee.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">5. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Prytania St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Toby's Corner.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> The Garden District's oldest known home dates to at least 1838. Built for Philadelphia wheelwright Thomas Toby, it is in Greek Revival style, which was then very popular throughout the United States. Although the home represents an American attempt at creating a non-Creole architectural identity, this Anglicized style required Creole building techniques such as raising the house up on brick piers to combat flooding and encourage air circulation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">6. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">2343 Prytania St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Bradish Johnson House and Louise S. McGehee School</span>. <span style="font-style: italic;">Paris-trained architect James Freret designed this French Second Empire-style mansion, which was built for sugar factor Bradish Johnson in 1872 at a cost of $100,000 (that's more than $1.6 million today). Contrast this house's awesome detail with the stark classical simplicity of Toby's Corner across the street -- a visual indication of the effect that one generation of outrageous fortune had on Garden District architecture. Since 1929 the building has been the private Louise S. McGehee School for girls.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Turn down First Street (away from St. Charles) and it's less than a block to the:</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">7. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">1420 First St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Archie Manning House</span>. <span style="font-style: italic;">This house is the home of former New Orleans Saints superstar quarterback Archie Manning and the childhood home of his sons, who football fans may have heard something about as well: Peyton, the quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts; and Eli, the quarterback for the New York Giants.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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8. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">1407 First St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Pritchard-Pigott House.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Greek Revival double-galleried town house. As fortunes compounded, the typical Garden District house size grew. Americans introduced two house forms: the cottage (as in Toby's Corner) and the grander town house (seen here).</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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9. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">1331 First St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Morris-Israel House.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">As time passed, Garden District homes moved away from the simplicity of Greek Revival and became more playful with design. By the 1860s the Italianate style was popular, as seen in this double-galleried town house. Architect Samuel Jamison designed this house and the Carroll-Crawford House two doors down on the next corner (1315 First St.); note the identical ornate cast-iron galleries. The Morris-Israel House is reputedly haunted.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Follow Coliseum Street along the left side of it less than half a block to:</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">10. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">2329-2305 Coliseum St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">The Seven Sisters</span>. <span style="font-style: italic;">This row of "shotgun" houses gets its nickname from a story that a 19th-century Garden District resident had seven daughters whom he wanted to keep close to home, so he built these homes as wedding gifts. That story is not true. If you count the "Seven Sisters," you will find eight. (They were actually built on speculation.)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">An explanation for the name "shotgun" is that if you fire a gun through the front door, the bullet will go right out the back. Also, a West African word for this native African house form sounds something like "shotgun." The shotgun house effectively circulates air and is commonly found in hot climates. Its relatively small size makes the shotgun house a rarity along the imposing streets of the Garden District, but it is extremely popular throughout the rest of New Orleans.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Now turn around and go back to First Street and turn left. At the corner of First and Chestnut, you'll see the:</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">11. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">1239 First St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Brevard-Mahat-Rice House.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Designed in 1857 as a Greek Revival town house and later augmented with an Italianate bay, this house is a fine example of "transitional" architecture. It was historically called Rosegate for the rosette pattern on the fence. (The fence's woven diamond pattern is believed to be the precursor to the chain-link fence.) This was the home of novelist Anne Rice and the setting for her Witching Hour novels.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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12. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">1134 First St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Payne-Strachan House.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America, died at this house. Davis fell ill while traveling and was taken here, the home of his friend Judge Charles Fenner (son-in-law of owner Jacob Payne). A stone marker in front of the house bears the date of Davis's death, December 6, 1889. (Davis was buried in magnificent Metairie Cemetery for 2 years and then was disinterred and moved to Virginia.) This house is a classic antebellum Greek Revival home. Note the sky-blue ceiling of the gallery -- the color is believed to keep winged insects from nesting there and to ward off evil spirits. Many Garden District homes adhere to this tradition.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Turn right on Camp and go less than a block to:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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13. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">2427 Camp St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Warwick Manor</span>. <span style="font-style: italic;">An example of Georgian architecture, this house is one of the few homes in the vicinity that's not a single-family residence. Note the buzzers, which indicate rented apartments.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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14. 1137 Second St.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">This house on the corner to your left is an example of the type of Victorian architecture popularized in uptown New Orleans toward the end of the 19th century. Many who built such homes were from the Northeast and left New Orleans in the summer; otherwise, it would be odd to see this kind of claustrophobic house, normally intended for cool climates, in New Orleans. Note the exquisite stained glass and rounded railing on the gallery.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Turn right onto Second Street and go 2 blocks to the corner of Coliseum, where you'll see the:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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15. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">2425 Coliseum St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Joseph Merrick Jones House.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">This house was the home of Nine Inch Nails singer Trent Reznor. When he moved in, more anti-noise ordinances began being introduced into city council proceedings. Could it be a coincidence that his next-door neighbor was City Councilwoman Peggy Wilson? The house is now the home of actor John Goodman.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Turn left onto Coliseum Street and go 1 block to Third Street. Turn right:</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">16. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">1415 Third St. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Robinson House.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Built between 1859 and 1865 by architect Henry Howard for tobacco grower and merchant Walter Robinson, this house is one of the Garden District's most striking and unusual homes. Walk past the house to appreciate its scale -- the outbuildings, visible from the front, are actually connected to the side of the main house. The entire roof is a large vat that once collected water and acted as a cistern. Gravity provided water pressure and the Garden District's earliest indoor plumbing.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Continue down Coliseum Street 2 blocks to the corner of Washington Avenue. There you'll find:</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">17. Commander's Palace Restaurant.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Established in 1883 by Emile Commander, this turreted Victorian structure (a bordello back in the 1920s), at 1403 Washington Ave., is now the pride of the Brennan family, the most visible and successful restaurateurs in New Orleans. Commander's is perennially rated one of the nation's top restaurants, and the jazz brunch -- a tradition that originated here -- is extremely popular. Commander's had enough rain damage within its walls to require a to-the-studs stripping, both inside and out, but it looks once again as it always did! (Doesn't open for dinner till 6 pm. Plan on coming back later for dinner, if you would like.)" Continue up Washington, past the cemetery and back to the corner of Washington and Prytania. Cross the street at the light to go to:</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">18. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">The Garden District Book Shop.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Inside the historic property known as the Rink, you will find this store is an excellent starting point for a Garden District tour. Built in 1884 as the Crescent City Skating Rink, the building subsequently acted as a livery stable, mortuary facility, grocery store, and gas station. This is Anne Rice's favorite bookstore, and she usually holds her first book signing here when a new book is released. (The shop stocks a supply of her signed first editions.) The Rink also offers a coffee shop, restrooms, and air-conditioning. (This is a good place to hit the bathroom and get a bagel to chew on the streetcar ride back, and get a local fiction or cookbook from the bookstore. The coffee shop also has free wi fi.)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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Walk to St. Charles Avenue to pick up the streetcar (there is a stop right there).<br />
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After a rest at your hotel, take a Walk on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bourbon Street</span><br />
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Dusk is a good time to do this. The action has started, but it isn't too rowdy yet. There is definitely an energy to the place and occassionally the live music pouring out of the doors will be pretty good. But, its definitely gaudy, raunchy in places and can be a bit aggressive. During a light rainy evening is nice. The neon lights are beautiful reflecting in the black pavement and an umbrella can be handy to block unwanted views.<br />
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Hit Remoulade for dinner.<br />
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Rémoulade</span><br />
Address: 309 Bourbon St., French Quarter, New Orleans, LA, 70112 Phone: 504/523-0377 Cuisine: Creole<br />
Operated by the owners of the posh Arnaud's, Rémoulade is more laid-back and less pricey. It serves the same Caesar salad and pecan pie, as well as a few of the signature starters: shrimp Arnaud in rémoulade sauce, baked oysters, turtle soup, and shrimp bisque. The marble-counter oyster bar and mahogany cocktail bar date from the 1870s; a dozen oysters shucked here, paired with a cold beer, can easily turn into two dozen, maybe three. Tile floors, mirrors, a pressed-tin ceiling, and brass lights create an old-time New Orleans environment. It's open daily until 11 pm. (Try the oyster appetizer - 5 different types including the New Orleans invented Oysters Rockefeller. All of them delicious. The red beans and rice and bread pudding are also fabulous. )<br />
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After dinner, ride the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Canal Street Algiers Ferry</span>. Free ferry on foot ($1 for car) to get over the Mississippi to Algiers. Pretty homes in a historical neighborhood on the other side. Pretty at night.<br />
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DAY 3<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmbSqjvBGTsWk08K2O7BafgNf4NLZcrdeGMHLfnkDj7wKiNHIPIB-xqFELjsbJKhXmRFgwjBJjxOSObspbkKJwGw6Q4wh8UEkKyK8ny3ffPF94C4ihTwSvHL_GFc_CMqUbc3YG9lg73Y/s1600/IMG_0353.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569165032213134242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmbSqjvBGTsWk08K2O7BafgNf4NLZcrdeGMHLfnkDj7wKiNHIPIB-xqFELjsbJKhXmRFgwjBJjxOSObspbkKJwGw6Q4wh8UEkKyK8ny3ffPF94C4ihTwSvHL_GFc_CMqUbc3YG9lg73Y/s320/IMG_0353.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mardi Gras World:</span> tour of warehouse where Mardi Gras floats are being made. Open 7 days a week from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Tours are offered every 30 minutes, with the last tour starting at 4:30 PM. Free hotel shuttle from your hotel or a nearby one. Call them and they'll show up in a few minutes. Tours last approximately one hour. Tour prices are $18.50 adults, $14.50 seniors and $11.50 children (3-11). Phone: 504/361-7821; 800/362-8213<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Shopping:</span> Then walk down Royal Street and admire the antiques. There are many art galleries along Royal, as well. Head around the corner and drop in at the new Chartres Street address of <span style="font-weight: bold;">A Gallery for Fine Photography</span>; it's like a museum of photos, many of which relate to local culture and history. Swing by the shops toward the Esplanade Avenue end of Decatur Street, where the objets d'art are a lot cheaper than the goods on Royal Street. But watch for panhandlers. There are some nice shops on the other side of the French Market as well. Including an artist co-op and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Aunt Sally's Praline Shop</span>, where they are the cheapest in the quarter, you can see them being made and taste free samples of the different flavors. Be sure to pick up some creole seasoning and/or beignet mix if you want to try some New Orleans style cooking when you get back home.<br />
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Or, alternatively, head to <span style="font-weight: bold;">City Park</span> on the Canal line. Take the 48-City Park/Museum Streetcar on the Canal Street streetcar line. Depart the streetcar at the end of the City Park Line at Lelong/Esplanade and Carrollton Avenues and walk into City Park. Connecting Service is also available with a transfer to the City Park Line from the St. Charles Streetcar.<br />
City Park is full of all sorts of sights, from the Spanish moss-draped giant live oaks to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">New Orleans Museum of Art</span> ($10), to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sculpture Garden</span> (free), to the lake to wander around, to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">kids' amusement park</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Storybook Land</span>. The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Botanical Gardens</span> include the Train Gardens, a sort of melted Dr. Seuss replica of the city in miniature, complete with model trains. There's a lot to do here, and it's rarely as crowded as it deserves to be, except maybe on weekends. See <span style="font-weight: bold;">St. John's Bayou</span>. Just outside the gates of City Park lies this former canal turned useless, if scenic, body of water. A stroll here is one of the lesser-known delights of the city. Stand outside the Pitot House and imagine owning one of the surrounding neighborhood's former plantation homes, back in the days when the main entertainment would be sitting on the upper verandas, watching the boats go by. Keep your eyes peeled for herons, pelicans, and other local birds.<br />
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Head back to your hotel to get cleaned up for <span style="font-weight: bold;">a nice dinner</span>. Ironically, you can get a beer in the quarter before five, but most restaurants don't open for dinner till 6. Some options: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Commander's</span> in the Garden District or <span style="font-weight: bold;">Brennen's</span> in the quarter if you feel like dropping the cash. (Try the bananas Foster - Brennen's own invention.) Or Louisiana Bistro, if you are feeling adventurous.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Lousiana Bistro</span><br />
Fun Chef Feed Me option where you pick the number of courses and the chef surprises you after talking to you about your allergies and preferences. Comes out with each course and tells you all about it. Cream Cheese Ice cream is famous. Be there right at 6 pm when they open, or make reservations. The place is small with only about 12 tables.<br />
Cuisines: Cajun & Creole, French, Seafood<br />
337 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70112-3129<br />
(504) 525-3335 | www.louisianabistro.net/<br />
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OTHER FUN POSSIBILITIES<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">New Orleans School of Cooking</span>. two and a half hour class, featuring 4 food items, is held daily from 10am-12:30pm. Advance reservations. Monday Red Beans & Rice, corn bread, pecan pie, pralines Tuesday Gumbo Jambalaya bread pudding pralines $29 per person. 524 St. Louis Street, 1-800-237-4841<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tours by Isabelle</span> Toll Free Reservations: 1-877-665-8687 (8 am - 9 pm daily) They pick you up in a 13 pass van and return you to your hotel after.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Katrina Tour</span>. Combo city and effects of Katrina tour. See levy break locations and areas being rebuilt and not. 8:30 AM to NOON or 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM This tour runs any day we reach a minimum of 4 people. Cost: $65 PER PERSON This is NOT the traditional city tour of New Orleans, 90% of this tour is about The Storm's impact.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">New Orleans Combo City Tour</span>. 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM or 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM $70 per person Includes tour of Longue Vue Mansion and gardens.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Airboat Bayou and Plantation Tour</span>*This tour runs any day we reach a minimum of 4 people.9:00 AM to 2:30 PM or 11:00 AM to 4:30 PM $135 per person<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">West Bank Plantation Tour</span>. 2 plantation tours, drive by others. 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM or 12:30 PM to 6:00 PM *This tour runs any day we reach a minimum of 4 people. Cost: $86 per person<br />
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MORE RESTAURANTS<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Acme Oyster and Seafood Restaurant</span> 724 Iberville St., French Quarter<br />
A rough-edge classic in every way, this no-nonsense eatery at the entrance to the French Quarter is a prime source for cool and salty raw oysters on the half shell; shrimp, oyster, and roast-beef po'boys; and tender, expertly seasoned red beans and rice. Table service, once confined to the main dining room out front, is now provided in the rear room as well. Expect lengthy lines outside, often a half-block long (trust us though, it's worth it). Crowds lighten in the late afternoon.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Mandina's</span>, 3800 Canal St.<br />
In a city renowned for its small, funky neighborhood joints as well as its fine dining establishments, dis is da ultimate neighbahood New Awlins restaurant. Tommy Mandina's family has owned and operated this restaurant and bar since the late 1800s, and the menu hasn't changed much in the last 50 years or so. This is a good thing. Mandina's gets crowded for lunch, so try to go a little early or late to beat the crowd. And don't be afraid of your waiter -- surly or gruff as he may be, his advice is always good. Standouts among the appetizers are the greasy but yummy fried onion rings, an excellent, tangy Shrimp Remoulade, or the tremendous Crawfish Cakes. Their soups are always fine as well, especially seafood gumbo and turtle soup au sherry. Go for the wonderful red beans and rice with Italian sausage (but only on Mondays, of course), trout meunière or grilled trout, and always look at what's on special (I go for the specials whenever I can). If you're in the mood for fried seafood, you can't go wrong with the shrimp or oyster loaves, or soft-shell crab when in season. Finish up with the rum-soaked Creole bread pudding, and you'll have a such taste of New Orleans you'll feel like a native, from da old neighbahood. Fantastic, hearty, and very affordable.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lilette</span>. Owned by one of the most interesting and creative chefs in town, Lilette is a charming -- and popular -- spot for lunch. 3637 Magazine St. tel. 504/895-1636.<br />
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Creole Creamery</span>, sample some of the myriad flavors concocted including lavender honey, red velvet, and pepper. 4924 Prytania St. tel. 504/894-8680.Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-69525277675431446942011-01-30T08:29:00.001-08:002015-09-25T18:37:59.951-07:00Science Experiments From the Science Party<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Do These Experiments With Adult Supervision Only!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Water Sucker</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Place candle in center of pie plate half full of water. (Water may be colored, if desired.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Light candle and set a glass over the top. Observe what happens.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Explanation: Fire needs oxygen to burn. Once all of the oxygen is used up in the glass, the candle burns out. The resulting vacuum sucks the water from the pie plate up into the glass.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Puffy Soap Float</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Gather various types of soap and a bucket filled halfway with water. Predict what will happen when the soap is put into the water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Place a bar of Ivory soap in a microwaveable container and microwave on high for 2 min.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Explanation: Different types of soap vary in density. Some soap, like Ivory will float because it is less dense than water. Most other soaps are more dense and will sink. Two processes occur when you microwave the soap. First, you are heating the soap, which softens it. Second, you are heating the air and water trapped inside the soap, causing the water to vaporize and the air to expand. The expanding gases push on the softened soap, causing it to expand and become a foam. The appearance of the soap is changed, but no chemical reaction occurs. This is an example of a physical change. It also demonstrates Charles' Law, which states the volume of a gas increases with its temperature. The microwaves impart energy into the soap, water, and air molecules, causing them to move faster and further away from each other. The result is that the soap puffs up. Other brands of soap don't contain as much whipped air and simply melt in the microwave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 10pt;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt;">Stand a 16 oz, narrow neck bottle in a cake pan. Put a funnel in the opening. Add 3-4 drops of food coloring to ½ c peroxide and pour the peroxide through the funnel into the bottle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 10pt;">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt;">Add a squirt of dish detergent. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 10pt;">4.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt;">Pour the yeast mixture into the bottle and quickly remove the funnel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt;">Explanation: The bottle will feel warm to the touch as this is an exothermic reaction. The yeast works as a catalyst, which makes the peroxide molecule release an oxygen atom. The released oxygen mixes with the dish detergent to make foam.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Egg in a bottle</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Light a strip of paper and drop into a glass bottle. Or pour a little very hot water into the bottle. Wait a moment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Place peeled hard boiled egg on mouth of bottle. (Diameter of opening should be smaller than egg, but at least half the diameter of the egg.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Explanation: This is just a variation of the water sucker experiment. How can you remove the egg without damaging it? (Hint: use tongs and hot water pouring from a tap.)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Fill 2 liter plastic soda bottle ¾ of the way with cooking oil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Add water almost to top. Add about 10 drops of food coloring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Add pieces of Alka Selter and put lid back on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Explanation: This experiment demonstrates some science you already know...oil and water do not mix. Even if you try to really shake-up the bottle, the oil breaks up into small little drops, but the oil doesn't mix with the water. Food coloring only mixes with water. That's why it does not color the oil. In addition, the Alka-Seltzer reacted with the water to make tiny bubbles of carbon dioxide gas. These bubbles attached themselves to the blobs of colored water and cause them to float to the surface. When the bubbles popped, the color blobs sank back to the bottom of the bottle.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Milk Fireworks</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Pour milk into a cake or pie pan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Drop drops of food coloring into milk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Dip a q tip into dishwashing soap, then touch milk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt;">Explanation: </span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt;">Surfactants, or “surface active agents,” are substances like soap and detergent, which have specific chemical properties that affect the surface tension of a solution. Surface tension causes the surface layer of a solution to behave like a fragile elastic sheet. When a surfactant (such as detergent) is submerged in water, it, penetrates the ‘elastic sheet’ that exists at the top of any quantity of water. This causes </span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt;">a reduction in surface</span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt;">tension </span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt;">of the solution, as well as </span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt;">an emulsification (mixing together) of two incompatible substances</span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt;">, such as oil and water. This ability to emulsify is what allows soap and detergent to “wash away” fats, oils, and grime from hands, dishes, and other surfaces. Try using milks of different fat contents and observe the differences in reaction.<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Oobleck</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Put 1 c. of water into a bowl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Slowly stir in 1.5 to 2 c of cornstarch. The amount needed will vary. Start with a spoon to stir and end with your hands!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Explanation: Oobleck is a non-newtonian fluid. That is, it acts like a liquid when being poured, but like a solid when a force is acting on it. You can grab it and then it will ooze out of your hands. Make enough Oobleck and you can even walk on it! Oobleck gets its name from the Dr. Seuss book <i><span style="font-family: ";">Bartholomew and the Oobleck</span></i> where a gooey green substance, Oobleck, fell from the sky and wreaked havoc in the kingdom.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">For more fun with science, check out www.stevespanglerscience.com.</span></div>
Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-35218452588047257692011-01-17T05:02:00.000-08:002011-02-06T13:36:43.579-08:00Christmas Stockings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6pth6k1o55nDAN4aNiuoHKpMGqPTD0zAfl5ka4cQFwcC-Bme7RodDdtiOgsRhbVFw6KaIrUKw-aqhnlI_DQ7NdjkQ2M9FzkVxlv_k3fWYcFMc0YyR_tnbBztfUHgzo6VNJPdhY1PaHM/s1600/IMG_0093.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568012974914524530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6pth6k1o55nDAN4aNiuoHKpMGqPTD0zAfl5ka4cQFwcC-Bme7RodDdtiOgsRhbVFw6KaIrUKw-aqhnlI_DQ7NdjkQ2M9FzkVxlv_k3fWYcFMc0YyR_tnbBztfUHgzo6VNJPdhY1PaHM/s320/IMG_0093.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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After 20+ years of marriage, I finally got our Christmas Stockings made. I've always wanted to have some nice homemade stockings but just never seemed to think about it much until Christmas time rolled around and then, of course, was too busy sewing and doing other things for the season. I always put my Willie Raye nativity on the mantel. The colors of it are not traditional bright Christmas colors at all, but are rather muted. So, I knew my stockings needed to be, too, to keep from overpowering and detracting from the nativity. So, I searched for a long time for a antique cutter quilt on ebay in colors I thought would harmonize nicely. A cutter quilt, if you don't know, is a quilt in such bad shape it isn't useful for anything other than cutting up and reusing in other things. The quilt I got had many worn areas where the batting was showing, some large holes and rust stains. But, there was still enough in good enough shape I was able to cut out 7 stocking fronts. I found a taupe fabric that matched perfectly, and was ready to go and got them done just in time for Christmas. They are all unique, but I know I won't be able to tell whose is whose without some other identifier added. Not sure what to do for that. I think they turned out nice and cozy looking.Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-35832517311894430422011-01-16T21:06:00.000-08:002011-02-06T13:37:28.887-08:00New light fixtures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMCAAjMmKxJ9W6OjEVdNaBi9o1ICESd1wKeTOxzGIH41dAkUUjrPgCpM8mO-6SpaHNRzx4l3ZykV6gkfqZ3PMhtgN9hRtoIcl4vFh1TVlvsU_pSLk14tvu8cNTg3vOmv-xOtmBk3RxTo/s1600/IMG_0107.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568012152127481906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMCAAjMmKxJ9W6OjEVdNaBi9o1ICESd1wKeTOxzGIH41dAkUUjrPgCpM8mO-6SpaHNRzx4l3ZykV6gkfqZ3PMhtgN9hRtoIcl4vFh1TVlvsU_pSLk14tvu8cNTg3vOmv-xOtmBk3RxTo/s320/IMG_0107.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
It seems like things wear out in waves. Lately its been the electrical fixtures. Our doorbell went out, and then both of the hanging fixtures and the exterior lights by the garage developed shorts. I replaced the doorbell myself. Booyah! And for Christmas I got new fixtures for the kitchen. That sounds like a lame gift, but it was THE fixtures that I have been lusting over for a long time. They are from a company called Schoolhouse Electric based in Oregon. They are reproduction fixtures from the 30's that would have been used in public places like schools and offices. They found the old molds in a warehouse in NY. They describe exploring in a dusty warehouse with flashlights, sticking their hands into the molds to feel the shapes. Doesn't that make shivers go up your spine? Anyways, I love them. There are two smaller ones to go over the island, but we only have a single fixture electrical box, so they are waiting till we plan what we are doing in our kitchen. I want to redo cabinets, tear out soffits and put beadboard and crown molding on the ceiling, which all interrelates. But, its not all in the budget. We also updated all the ceiling fixtures in the halls. Now I need to find some colonial feeling, motion sensing exterior light fixtures for outside. Which seem to be incredibly difficult to find in the proper size.Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-28679132790829952062011-01-16T19:27:00.001-08:002011-02-06T13:53:23.506-08:00A Science Birthday Party<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8D1RbL-MIAVUniJpB1LTwKZTbivSMyfjSV__LmwztPM9fwG1gJO6Jhgnfa92MpZXrFon3QBF9KWxaEpL-rQRu4lRSMUeRy_ffY0ppL6kz5bggGFnFTaAz8JTzZ1fwauUlyvhjw5S7Kh0/s1600/IMG_0128.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br />
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We did a science party for Maddy's 11th birthday party. It was a lot of fun. I thought I would share what we did for it. The invitation was a drawing of a wild haired scientist holding a flask of bubbling green stuff, with google eyes added. (And try as I might I can't get this image upright)<br />
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We decorated with caution tape, latex glove balloons, plastic painter dropcloth hanging in strips in the doorways and signs welcoming the guests to Maddy's Scientific Research Facility, Caution: Scientists at Work, Engineering Dept, Cafeteria, Field Research and Chemical Research Lab. The colors were hot pink, lime green and caution yellow. (Don't use vinyl gloves, they don't stretch. And the gloves need to be tied with ribbon or something. You can't twist and tie like traditional balloons.)<br />
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I made name badges with the guest's name, a type of scientist and a pseudonym that went with the name. Such as Dr. Dolly Fin for the marine biologist, Dr. Clara Skyes the meterologist, Dr. Pam Demic the epidemiologist, Dr. Ginny D Enay the geneticist, Dr. Gemma Stone the geologist, etc. When the guests arrived, we pinned them on their back. They had to to ask people yes or no questions to guess what kind of scientist they were. Once they guessed it, we moved the name tags around front. I was hoping to have disposable lab coats and googles for them, but waited too long to order them online and couldn't find them locally.<br />
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Then they headed to the Lab Cafeteria (kitchen) to eat pizza and drink soda. Afterwards they headed to the engineering dept (dining room) to build structures with toothpicks and marshmellows. This took a lot more toothpicks (400 wasn't enough), and not as many marshmellows (One bag instead of two) as I thought.<br />
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A structure similar to this seemed to end up the strongest. We now have a 4 foot long version of it, once a couple of them were assembled together.<br />
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Meanwhile, I cleared up the kitchen to transform it from cafeteria to Chemical Research Lab. They came into the kitchen and we did almost a dozen experiments gathered around the island. We had 13 kids, so it was cozy, but worked. I had all of the materials organized by experiment and ready to go before the day of the party, so we were able to quickly move from one to the next. And having the sink and microwave right there was handy. Especially for cleaning up the oobleck up to the elbows. The girls really enjoyed that one, but it was potentially a very messy project. I might hesitate doing that one with, say energetic 8 yr old boys.<br />
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The finale was heading outside to do the mentos geysers. We made cardboard tubes to hold the mentos and make them easier to put into the coke all at once, but Maddy really wanted to help do it. She was a little afraid of it, I think, and we ended up losing some of the mints in the snow in the getaway. I'm not sure if that is why they only hit around 6-8 feet high or not. I kinda expected them to go a little higher. The girls seemed to still enjoy them and were in really high spirits. We had to shoo them inside before the snowball throwing got out of control. Thankfully it was cold and they were willing to head in to get warm.<br />
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We then came in for cake and ice cream. The cake was a 12 inch pipe with a cap, wrapped in foil in the center of 2 bundt cakes. We were supposed to put dry ice into the pipe to make it seem like it was steaming, but everyone in town who sells it was out. The girls still seemed to like it.<br />
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I wanted to find hazard waste bags to use for the goody bags, but couldn't locate any. (Princess parties are definitely easier to find stuff for. There was no science themed party stuff at our big party store, except Sid the science kid.) Instead, I found plain red plastic goody bags and hot glued Caution: Open at Your Own Risk signs on the outside of them. Inside was silli goo, test tube shaped bubbles, pop rocks, smarties, gummy worms, cosmic brownies and those pill things you soak in water to make a sponge animal grow.<br />
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Maddy loved it and I think the girls did, too. I heard one of them say they were going to "remember this party forever." That was pretty satisfying. I had wanted to do science as one of our summer classes, but never got around to doing it. This was a fun substitute. I'll post all the experiments in my next post.Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-25613232558675461732011-01-14T21:57:00.000-08:002011-02-06T14:47:15.971-08:00Country StudiesI mentioned country studies in my post about my schedule. I thought I might explain a bit about that. I have mentioned my idealistic desire to home school and my realistic decision not to. To get the best of both worlds, I thought it would be fun to do some supplemental home schooling with the older kids. So, we have been studying Eastern Hemisphere countries. We don't have a set class time and none of it is mandatory. Madeline is the one who has most gotten into it, although everyone ends up experiencing some of it. I don't have any set plans as to when we move from one country to the next. I just do when it feels like we've covered enough. For each country I try to find:<br />
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Picture books and<br />
Juvenile non-fiction books. (We read both of these at the bus stop.)<br />
Juvenile Historical Fiction or other fiction. (Maddy and I read these. Sonlight's Eastern Studies Curriculum was a good resource for ideas for these.)<br />
Adult Fiction (Just I read these.)<br />
Movies from Netflix, both fiction and non fiction (We are always watching movies, so this doesn't add more time, either.)<br />
Activity (These do take a little extra time, but are fun so no one complains.)<br />
Food (Some bought at stores or restaurants and other I make for us.)<br />
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We also have a Children's Atlas, a large wall size map of the world to find and mark locations, and two wonderful books: The Material World and Children Like Me. We started at the beginning of the school year and so far we have done the Pacific Islands, Australia, Antartica and are about to wrap up Japan. We didn't do it during Dec., so I estimate it'll take us another 6 months to get through the next 8 countries I have planned. I know I have learned a lot and am enjoying it. I hope my kids are, too. I'm hoping it will give them a greater appreciation for the diversity of our Heavenly Father's Children, and a greater appreciation for the blessings they have in their life. I also have a field trip for me planned. I am planning on joining dh on a conference trip to Malaysia next year!Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-53853851746869146432011-01-12T21:15:00.000-08:002011-02-06T14:47:40.076-08:00E-mealzHave you heard of <a href="http://e-mealz.com/">E-mealz</a>? It's a menu/shopping list planning subscription service. For $5 a month, you receive an economical menu, cooking directions and shopping list for the grocery store of your choice. The menus are planned around what is available and on sale at that store. There are multiple options for menu types, as well. If you are vegetarian, for example. They happen to have all 3 of the potential grocery stores I shop at. I was curious to know how well it worked and if my family would like it, so I printed off some of the sample menus/lists to give it a little try. They only have 3 meals out of the usual 7, but still enough for a taste of what it is like. We tried the Walmart one this week and it was a big thumbs up. Sweet and sour pork roast, Chinese chicken salad and Tostados. Almost everyone loved every meal. And it was nice to not only know I had everything on hand, but also have the side dishes all planned out. And it wasn't the same old stuff I always think of doing. I'm going to try the Aldi, Kroger and low fat options next. If it continues to rock my world, I may subscribe for awhile.Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-78510071448194783212011-01-03T11:17:00.000-08:002011-02-06T13:39:08.351-08:00New Weekday ScheduleI remember my mother having a board with a grid of days and times, covered with clear vinyl. She would use a grease pencil to fill in the grids the different activities she planned to do during those times. I also remember in a family home evening everyone writing out a morning routine on index cards. I learned that routines and schedules help make life go more smoothly. They are particularly helpful when trying to add new activities or habits to your life. By connecting a new activity to an already consistently established activity in your life, you greatly increase your odds at becoming consistent with that activity, too. So, to help incorporate my new goals and habits I have come up with the following weekday routine:<br />
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5:55 am Wake up, prayer, say good-bye to my Seminary Student, laundry<br />
6:15 am Make breakfast, school lunches, iron dh's shirt<br />
6:45 am Breakfast with the rest of the kid's. Vitamins for everyone.<br />
7:00 am Clean kitchen, clean out fridge on grocery day.<br />
7:15 am Cyrus and Elsie in tub, washed and dressed. Wipe down bath during conditioner.<br />
7:30 am My shower and get ready, wipe down my bath, make beds and tidy room. Do Elsie's hair.<br />
8:10 am Read Country Study picture books at bus stop.<br />
8:30 am Laundry, dinner prep, clean kitchen.<br />
9:00 am Fruit snack and read to Cyrus<br />
9:15 am Exercise, then talent practice (piano, tap, draw)<br />
11:15 am Pick up time, lunch prep, lunch with Cyrus.<br />
Have preschool/play time with Cyrus.<br />
Personal Scripture Study time.<br />
Work on projects for the day.<br />
3:30 pm Little kids get home, go through backpacks, mail, kids have snack and do chores.<br />
5:00 pm Pick up, final dinner prep.<br />
5:30 pm Family dinner, then clean up and pj's, family scripture study and a sweet treat, brush teeth<br />
8:00 pm Family Prayer, prayers and kid's reading time in bed.<br />
9:00 pm Kid's lights out, laundry, my bedtime routine and read.<br />
10:00 pm Light's out, prayer and sleep.<br />
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So far, even with dh home (cause we all know that can throw schedules off) things have gone well, if not always to the letter time wise. I worked on my talk for Sunday during my scripture study time. Now, I'm off to do some work for my calling...I'll finish this post later.<br />
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There are, of course, interuptions for errands day, play dates, gymnastics and dance classes, etc. But, I don't fret if it doesn't all go as precisely as planned. It's more of a structural frame work to bring a background of order to the unplanned chaos that life so often is.Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494327239427175210.post-59650421514330137792011-01-03T06:08:00.001-08:002011-02-06T13:39:50.012-08:00New Sunday ScheduleYesterday was the first Sunday of the year and the resulting change from 9 am church to 1 pm church. I much prefer the 9 am. Mostly because I love having the "get everyone ready and to church on time" over with and because I love Sunday afternoon naps. It was also the first day of my planned new personal schedule:<br />
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Wake up and shower<br />
breakfast<br />
dinner prep and kitchen clean up<br />
Baths/Showers/get everyone ready for church except for clothes<br />
Work on PP, Faith in God, Duty to God, etc. with kids.<br />
Calendaring and planning for new week.<br />
Noon Lunch<br />
After lunch Dress for church<br />
1 pm Church<br />
5 pm PJ's, Family dinner<br />
After dinner Kitchen clean up, family scripture study then relax time and a treat<br />
8 pm Family Prayer, teeth brushed, kids prayers and in bed reading<br />
9 pm My bedtime routine and read<br />
10 pm Personal Prayer and Sleep<br />
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I haven't set times for the morning, because I think it will vary from week. Yesterday it was fast Sunday so there were no big breakfasts. We had leftovers from our New Year's turkey dinner, so there was no dinner prep. And the girls had their showers the night before, so we spent more time than necessary doing fancy hair dos. So, we'll just play that one by ear, simplifying where necessary to make sure we get what needs to be done completed.<br />
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One of the changes I am trying to do is to have dinner earlier and to do pj's and family scripture study right after. I'm hoping we will feel less rushed on evenings when there are activities to get to and that pj's right after dinner will help streamline bedtime. We are in the habit of getting out of church clothes right after church, so it felt like we had just changed and we were doing pj's. So, maybe on Sundays we'll just change right into pj's right after church unless we need to go to a fireside or other meeting. Sounds comfy, right?Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.com1