avablog

No, not one of those afternoons; it’s one where everything goes right. I finally got VNC set up on my mom’s wireless iBook, which was a test run for our friend Jude’s computer when she gets her new MacBook Pro next month.  It took some doing and some help from Greg (as usual), but it’s […]

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I rarely do any big blowout recipes anymore.  There just isn’t time. When I do, it’s almost never a dessert recipe.  Leah and I were invited to a chocolate party last month that required us to make a dish to share.  Leah came up with this recipe for peanut butter chocolate buckeyes. The recipe itself […]

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That’s how Ava pronounces her name. Today’s a big day for me.  I’ve been trying to get Ava to say her name for a while now, and this evening was the first time I’ve heard her do it. That it’s taken so long is our fault.  Leah and I have been calling her “baby” for […]

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Our neighbors two doors down got a dog from the pound a couple months ago.  His name is Sampson.  Like a lot of dogs with neglect in their past, Sampson starts barking steadily if he’s left outside too long.  He’s part Rottweiler and part something else, so he has a fairly substantial bark. Which is […]

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Marcia sent along a review of a restaurant in NYC that has this dish on the menu.  I can immediately spot three dealbreakers for Leah, but it sounds fantastic to me. Salt and pepper 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 6 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced 3 jalapeno peppers, seeded and cut into 1/8-inch dice […]

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