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A Spring Bento and Craft

March 30, 2011
Today is Van Gogh's birthday and at storytime the children created a sunflower masterpiece. They also planted a sunflower seed. Penelope's is very excited about this and keeps checking to see if her sunflower has grown yet. I made her a spring bento for lunch today because I thought it sorta fit with the theme. She had cheese sunflowers with carrot stick stems...

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That's a Wrap!

March 29, 2011
This was Penelope's lunch for today. I made her turkey, Swiss cheese and romaine lettuce all wrapped up in a flour tortilla with some pesto mayo. She also had black olives, grapes, and macaroni salad.  I was inspired to make the wraps after I went to the grocery store this morning and saw a similar one being sold for $5.00! I already had everything but...

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March 26, 2011
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Ham and Colby cheese sandwich w/ mayo and mustard on wheat, black olives, orange slices, & "bird seed mix" raisins and sunflower seeds. She ate everything including the Romaine lettuce leaf at the bottom of the box. ...

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Kitty Bento

March 25, 2011
Here is Penelope's lunch for today... Top tier had sliced mushrooms, fried fish balls, and rice cracker mix. The Hello Kitty sauce container had Ketchup in it. Bottom tier was fried rice w/ carrots, peas & baby corn in it and a nori kitty face and fish. Mreeow! ...

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Kore Wa Nihon Go De Nan To Imasu Ka?

March 24, 2011
I had my first Japanese lesson yesterday! Well, several years ago I took a semester in college but pretty much forgot everything but basic words, counting and Hiragana sounds. Since then I have tried teaching myself to no avail. I was searching online for Japanese instruction a couple of weeks ago and found a lady who gives lessons here in Homer. I called...

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Recipe

Who needs take-out?!

March 21, 2011
Tonight I made what I am calling Crispy Hoisin Chicken. Crispy Hoisin Chicken2 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts chopped in bite size piecesSalt & PepperGinger PowderRice Wine VinegarCorn StarchSesame Oil2 Cloves of Chopped GarlicRed Chili Flakes5 Green Onions ChoppedSugarSoy SauceHoisin Sauce Pat dry the chicken breast pieces and place in a bowl. Salt and pepper the chicken and then sprinkle some powdered ginger. Add...

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Spring is here!

March 20, 2011
Yesterday was such a beautiful day we took a drive and got this great shot of Homer looking down from the mountain top. It's really starting to warm up and the bears should be waking up any day now.It's almost tourist season when the cruise shops will be coming in to the bay and all the shops and eateries on the spit will...

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Go Fly a Kite

March 14, 2011
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Yesterday we decided to go to Bishop's Beach since it was relatively warm for Alaska this time of the year. The sun shines very bright here in Homer so it feels a lot warmer then the temperature reads. It was 30 degrees yesterday. Here are some shots of the beach and Penelope flying a kite for the first time. We were not the only...

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Grilled Cheese Bites!

March 12, 2011
Today's lunch was Grilled Cheese (heart shaped) Bites and Tomato Soup. I cut the grilled cheese into small heart shapes using a cookie cutter and then put them on plastic skewers. These were perfect for dipping into the warm tomato soup. ...

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Bento and Craft

March 09, 2011
The Iditarod is currently underway here in Alaska. It started March 5 and the dogs and mushers are currently making their way through the great state. If you are not familiar with the Iditarod it is a sled dog race that runs annually starting in Anchorage and ending in Nome, Alaska. Over 1150 miles are covered by the mushers and their dogs through...

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A Bento for Ziggy

March 06, 2011
Today's lunch in one of my Easy Lunch Box containers consisted of a ham and cheddar cheese sandwich on a roll with mayo and mustard, dill pickle, 3 baby tomatoes, blueberries and some Funyuns. The Funyun's are my bad, I haven't had them in such a long time and they are one of my favorite bad for me snacks. I saw them at...

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