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February, 2012

• Happy Hearts Day! Sent Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Be mine. Only You In the following true story, names have been changed to protect a love-struck second-grader and her secretly-admired. Last night, as I tucked into bed my almost-8-year-old, she pulled my face close to hers in the darkness: Mom, I have a secret. What, babydoll? You can tell me anything. David is my...boyfriend. And just as the d popped from her hush, she released my face and exhaled. Still whispering, Wow. He is very cute. How exciting! […]
• Super Bowl READY Sent Saturday, February 4, 2012 Are you ready for some football?! Super Bowl READY Gisele Bundchen might be coming over. Eli Manning may be coming too. Shoot -- Madonna herself could be here at any moment! Of course, none of the three of them has yet replied to my Super Bowl party Evite, but I'll be ready for them if they make it. You see, this fair city of Cincinnati from which Molly, Caitlin, and I hail is awfully Indy-near. I've heard lodging is quickly running out in Super Bowl […]

January, 2012

• All Dolled Up Sent Thursday, January 5, 2012 All Dolled Up There's nothing that makes my three-year-old happier than seeing me in a dress. The more sparkly the earrings, the brighter the lipstick, the twirly-er the skirt, the more delighted she is. Especially at this blustery time of year, the poor thing is accustomed to seeing me bundled up like I'm running the Iditarod; she longs to see me looking like a lady. And so, when I have a reason to really accessorize, it's quite the intimate experience for the two […]

December, 2011

• The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Sent Thursday, December 15, 2011 The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Can't you just hear Andy Williams chirping in a wooly sweater? It is the most wonderful time of the year, and that happens to be my most favorite song of the season. ...parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting, and caroling out in the snow... In a few minutes of joyful lyrics, the buttery voice captures the excitement brimming from the gift that is the holidays. I wonder though, if I were to play the album backwards, if I […]

November, 2011

• Thanksgiving Menu Sent Monday, November 21, 2011 Thanksgiving Menu Happy Thanksgiving, foodie friends! Now more than ever the blessings around us seem particularly cornucopian; Molly, Caitlin, and I thank you for that. We are very clear that you are the reason we get to talk/write/film/tweet about food all day long. THANK YOU for joining us at the cookingwithcaitlin.com table, and for bringing your hungry friends with you. No doubt you've got a turkey to thaw, a potato to peel, a table to set -- no time to read […]

October, 2011

• Happy Halloween! Sent Monday, October 31, 2011 Happy Halloween! The other day at Target, my three-year-old was not cooperating. As she twittered in every direction other than mine, I found myself whispering novenas to Super Nanny, all the while scheming how to wrestle her into the buckled seat of the basket. Just then, my five-year-old swooped in to save the day. Gently taking the hand of our tiny tornado, my dear kindergartner ducked her head down and said, Hold my hand. I'm just like a grown-up, but I don't […]
• Kisses From Italy Sent Friday, October 21, 2011 Kisses From Italy Perhaps you can smell the garlic wafting from this email, or you can see the olive oil smudges at its corners. Perhaps you can simply sense the fury of gesticulations with which we now communicate. Team CWC has just returned from Italy, and like dry pasta that's been boiled into its best self, we might never be the same. We learned a lot and savored many glorious bites as we traveled. Through video, photo, and diary-like accounts, we documented […]
• Four Bowls of French Onion Soup Sent Monday, October 3, 2011 Four Bowls of French Onion Soup My special friend Iris and her daughters recently invited me and my girls' club over for some serious female bonding. In cozy sweaters and warm socks we compared notes on everything from the current cast of Dancing with the Stars to the best boots for fall. We talked about Justin Bieber and Harry Potter and who's going to be which superhero for Halloween. And we covered all of these super important current events over warm bowls of […]

September, 2011

• Comfortable, Like Chicken Sent Monday, September 19, 2011 Comfortable, Like Chicken The other day, when I came to collect my 3-year-old wunderkind from preschool, I found her washing her hands at the sink beside her teacher. Here's what I heard: Wunderkind: What flavor is this soap? Mrs. Mandy: Smells like strawberry. Wunderkind: Where's the chicken flavor? Having watched the exchange as it unfolded, I am fairly certain that our kind and ever-patient Mrs. Mandy did not interpret the toddler-speak as the request for […]
• A Labor-Less Menu Sent Friday, September 2, 2011 A Labor-Less Menu On this, the fifth day of my 5-year-old's first week of all-day kindergarten, she is tired. The week has been a jam-packed collection of new and important and altogether brilliant moments that have got her just about tuckered out. From her footwear to her pencil case to her mastery of the sound each letter makes, she spent the better part of Sun Season prepping for Back-to-School Season. Now she's in the thick of her kindergarten fantasy, and […]

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