Pensive FrogA melange of cooking, baking, knitting, craftyness, and televisionology.I shot a man in Reno- March 28, 2008 I imagine that the best thing about being incarcerated is the guarantee of three square meals a day. No menu planning, no grocery shopping, just exit your cell in an orderly fashion three times a day and file into the prison cafeteria to receive your portion of pipin&8217; hot prison food. Okay, prison ...http://pensivefrog.com/?p=550 Fact vs. Fiction- March 25, 2008 No time for a lengthy post at the moment, but I saw this site and had to share. I think it&8217;s exactly the kind of thing that will appeal to my regular reader(s). Ever notice that fast food looks way better in advertisements than it does in real life Here&8217;s incontrovertible proof.http://pensivefrog.com/?p=549 Would Martha Stewart approve- March 17, 2008 I&8217;ve heard of several&8230; shall we say, interesting things that women choose to do with their placentas after giving birth. There&8217;s the classic &8220;bury it in the garden&8221; approach, but I only have a patio container garden and I think an umbilical cord trailing out of a windowbox might scare the neighbors. Then ...http://pensivefrog.com/?p=548 The more you know- March 13, 2008 Last weekend I attended my first baby education class! I started small, with a seminar on taking care of newborns and breastfeeding. I learned many awesome things, such as: 1. My belly is as big, or bigger than pregnant ladies with due dates several weeks (i.e., 4-6 weeks) earlier than mine. 2. I ...http://pensivefrog.com/?p=547 Its not April Fools Day yet, is it- March 10, 2008 That&8217;s the first thing that crossed my mind when I was David Lebovitz&8217;s recipe for Candied Bacon Ice Cream. But no, he&8217;s serious! And it looks seriously good. I have David&8217;s ice cream cookbook The Perfect Scoop, but his Salted Butter Caramel Ice Cream was so good I stopped making ice cream ...http://pensivefrog.com/?p=546 Happy Hour- March 8, 2008 One of the more annoying aspects of pregnancy is forbidden foods. In particular, forbidden drinks. Yes, I used to enjoy alcoholic beverages, but that vice has pretty much been put on hold. Strangely, I don&8217;t miss the alcohol as much as I miss the variety of taste. The tart tannins of ...http://pensivefrog.com/?p=545 |