Nov
18
2012
On Saturday night we made, as a team effort, what we called Bucatini Alla Mexicana — basically, this recipe, but with chorizo instead of guanciale and with a dried poblano addded to the sauce. Too spicy, said Sarah, here rolling out the pasta dough. At the edge of the counter you can see the little […]
Nov
11
2012
Sarah had her last soccer practice of the season on Saturday. It culminated in an approximately five-on-thirty game of coaches versus kids. The coaches were surprisingly competitive. Chuck has been spending many, many hours gathering the falling leaves. We had fine weather all weekend. On Sunday, Sarah brought out her bug-collecting gear. Our bluebirds seem to […]
Nov
04
2012
We escaped the devastation of Hurricane Sandy to spend the weekend at the farm. Okay, where we live, it wasn’t exactly devastation — more like Sarah got four days off from school, and we got free bus service. Anyhow, here’s what it looked like Saturday morning. We had no damage from the storm. Even the […]