Day: September 22, 2014

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Apple Raisin Clafoutis

September 17, 2014 | by Kate Alexander Apple Raisin Clafoutis One of my favorite fall activities is apple picking.  Not only do our kids love apple picking, but so do my husband and I.  Needless to say, we end up leaving with tons of apples. Apple pie, baked apples, applesauce and apple crisp are usually the […]

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Pineapple Slaw Burgers

So you guys know my picky eater? The one who literally has a list of, like, 10 foods he will willingly eat without crying? And how when we go to restaurants, he will only eat chicken in some kind of nuggeted form, pizza, or macaroni and cheese? For the record, hot dogs and quesadillas used to be […]

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Link & Learn – Kids Crafts and Learning Linky

Ahh I have finally been able to get my laptop to connect to the internet! I am flying home from a weekend in Atlanta where I got to teach people taller than me ( other bloggers) at Type A Parent Conference. Don’t worry tomorrow I will be back in circle time with my students and […]

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Why “art career” isn’t a contradiction in terms: my behind the scenes look at “The Boxtrolls”

Portland isn’t known for its show-biz glamour. We’ve got Portlandia and Grimm, but there’s not much celebrity glitz here in the Land of Clogs. So you might be surprised to know that just outside of town, housed in a generic set of suburban office buildings, is LAIKA Studios — premier creator of feature-length stop-motion animation […]

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