This year, I’m trying to be more efficient with my time. We’re so busy that I don’t have time to run around to go grocery shopping as often as I do. After spending time with J Lo and Mama F, I noticed how they would freeze meats and veggies so that if they wanted to [...]
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Potato Crusted Basmati Persian Rice with Saffron.
By Jane on February 21, 2011
Persians love a crispy crust (tadik) when they make their rice. Oftentimes, it is the MOST SOUGHT AFTER part of the rice. Now Persians use Basmati rice, which are long grains of fragrant white rice that don’t stick together like Asian Jasmine rice. Now it’s best to go to your local Middle Eastern or Indian [...]
Category: Cooking Jane, Food
Impromptu photo shoot while picking up Lucy at the airport for Labor Day.
By Jane on September 21, 2011
I’m so utterly behind on blogging that I’m just now posting our Labor Day weekend pics. This is me, waiting for dear sis to arrive at the airport. Today, I’m donning my Princess Leia hair look. The girls always want to come with me to pick up their Auntie. Somehow we ended up getting there [...]
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The Best Green Tea Ice Cream EVAH!
By Jane on July 13, 2010
While I was at the protest, my uncle took the girls to his house and bribed them with what else but ICE CREAM. Being that Toronto is a very international city, we’re able to buy REAL green tea ice cream from the Korean/Japanese grocery store. I say real because I have bought green tea ice [...]
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Recipe – Persian Rice w/ Beef & Green Beans (Loobia Polow)
By Jane on September 11, 2009
Loobia (green bean) Polow (rice) is a SUPER-yummy Persian dish that combines fragrant Basmati rice with a green bean tomato stew infused with lots of great taste and flavor. I learned how to cook Persian food from my lovely Mother-in-Law. She is infamous in her family for being a fantastic cook and so to keep it [...]
Category: Cooking Jane, Faves
Making room for the twin beds.
By Jane on December 30, 2010
Now that I’ve gotten past stepping in crap while picking up the mattresses for the girls, we are ready to put the frames together. However first, we need to clear out their room! MOVING OUT THE BED We start by taking their old bed out of the room and discover that the headboard will not [...]
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Startbucks Pumpkin Muffin…a seasonal treat that needs to be permanent!
By Jane on October 6, 2010
My new favorite treat for myself is a PUMPKIN MUFFIN from Starbucks. It goes so great with my HOT CARAMEL MACCHIATO. Not too RICH or DRY like some of their other desserts, this pumpkin muffin (with cream cheese in the middle of the top) is the perfect blend of MOISTNESS and SWEETNESS. I was told [...]
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By Jane on March 6, 2011
Our homeschool co-op encourages and allows kids to explore their inner creativity. On this day, the middle schoolers used their hands, literally & physically, to create art. Swan head. Awesome! Snake with open mouth and fangs protruding. Siamese twins is what I believe this student told me this was. Writing with a piece of chalk. [...]
Category: Artsy Fartsy, Homeschooling
By Jane on December 30, 2010
What? It’s late. And I’m hungry. Whole wheat turkey w/mayo & tomato. Lays plain chips. Claussen pickles. Mmmm, that was good. I think that took me about 5 minutes to eat. Remember, I’m pregnant! Yes, I plan on using that line to the fullest extent! Of course, Dick will tell you this is not a [...]
Category: Food
Window Shopping in West Hollywood at Night
By Jane on February 2, 2010
I forgot I had taken these. It’s our last night in LA and we spend it at Lucy’s. I make Lucy and the girls go for a walk with me around West Hollywood at night. Only, we ended up walking alot further than we intended. Oh well. It was still a great time, despite constant [...]
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My new DREAM CAR: The new Porsche 918 Hybrid Spyder. Fast and Fuel Efficient!
By Jane on March 21, 2011
So the new Porsche Spyder is not only GREEN, you’re gonna need plenty of GREEN to get your hands on one. ENGINE: Center Mounted V8, with two additional electric motors FUEL EFFICIENCY: 78 mpg !!! (Holy Guacamole!!!) POWER: 500hp, with the motors generating an additional 200hp. 0mpg – 60pmg: 3.1 seconds (It’s a rocket!) TOP [...]
Category: Cars
Shopping at the market for a unique gift.
By Jane on September 22, 2010
Lucy’s birthday was coming up and I wanted to get her something unique. What I wanted to get her was a nice apron, since my dear sister (who never used to cook) is now cooking. (Lucy often even uses my recipes.) But, when I shopped around, I found all the aprons I looked at to [...]
Category: Random Stuff, Smashin' Fashion
Removing Fall Leaves, Round 2.
By Jane on November 22, 2009
So, last time, round one was using my handy dandy backpack leaf blower. (Click HERE for that post.). This time, there’s not as many leaves so I use my Husquevarna riding lawn mower to mulch up the leaves and push them to the side. Even though it is sunny today, there is a breeze and it’s chilly. [...]
Category: Just Jane
We take the family to see Kung Fu Panda 2 and with Benz in a sling too!
By Jane on June 9, 2011
I had promised the girls we would take them to see Kung Fu Panda 2 when it came out, even though I knew it was close to my due date. Since Benz decided to come a little early, we thought we would brave it and take him along too! Ok, so this might put me [...]
Category: Family
For your Manic Monday. The Bangles!!!
By Jane on October 18, 2009
I was singing in the car the other day, showing off my vocal chords to my girls, singing “Just another Manic Monday” by the super-hot all girl band The Bangles. These girls were one of my favorite bands of the 80s. I then decide to look up the video on You Tube for the Thelma [...]
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By Jane on February 3, 2012
Benz has been crawling for the last month or so and wants to go places. The other day, he wanted to go mess with the blinds, one of his favorite past times, and got stuck between the bed and the wall. I had put a pillow in between there so he wouldn’t hurt himself but [...]
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