Tag: frugal recipes

Carrot-Broccoli Cheddar Soup & Little House on the Prairie

EmilyFranklin

December 4, 2013

all, main courses, meal in a bowl, nut-free / gluten-free, sides, soups & starters, vegetarian / vegan

I’m in bed, flanked on either side by my daughter, 9, and youngest son, 6. “Here she comes, falling down the hill!” Will says, putting his finger on my computer screen where fictional Laura Ingalls runs with her sisters. We’ve been making our way through the entire Little House on the Prairie series (having read… Read more
Asian Broccoli Slaw & An Anatomy Lesson

EmilyFranklin

June 16, 2011

all, sides, soups & starters, vegetarian / vegan

My mom took Julia, age 7, and her friend Sally for the afternoon. They played make-believe, ate tuna salad and celery and Oreos and run around Grammie’s townhouse and did slippery-slides on the wood floors. That night, Sally’s mom called me to say she was sorry. “For what?” Sally’s mom is a pediatrician. “I think… Read more