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Dal Recipe
I’m totally into this Dal recipe right now. It has so few ingredients, it’s healthy, high in protein, and tasty. Unfortunately, Matt’s not so into it because he says it looks like Henry’s breastmilk poop, but he’ll occasionally eat it with me. I love to serve it with naan bread. Delicious and healthy!… Read MoreHere’s the recipe from my yoga teacher:
- 1 cup pink lentils (called Masoor dal)
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- 1 ½ teaspoons coarse salt or to taste
Rinse the lentils, drain and put in a deep pot. Add turmeric and 4 cups of water and bring to the boil. Turn down to simmer and cook the lentils partially covered.
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Happy Annivesary, My Sweetest One!
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Dear Sweetest One,
Look how far we’ve come in three short years! Time flies when you’re living an adventure with a partner in awesomeness. I’ll make this one short because it’s your year to write a letter. I just want you to know that I meant what I said three years ago today:
- Matt, I love you because you make me laugh out loud on a daily basis, like when you come up with alternate names for our dog, Hoss, such as Hoss-tage, Hoss of Pain, or Hoss-car Myer Weiner.
- I love you because you challenge me to be a better person, like when you made me promise to
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Montessori Toys
The expression “follow the child” is at the center of the Montessori approach to education. It comes to mind as I sit down to reflect on the new toys I bought for Henry.… Read MoreFor the first two months of Henry’s life, his main “play time” or work revolved around mobiles. Since he was working on developing his eyesight, focus, concentration, and ability to track objects, I would place him on his back on his movement mat next to a mirror beneath one of his mobiles. We started with a black and white whale mobile, then progressed to a color butterfly mobile, and then switched to an abstract mobile
