tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post4442862938345613218..comments2024-03-15T01:47:09.194-04:00Comments on ben and birdy: Sweet (Potato) SundaesBenBirdy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-373342066011922013-09-07T19:16:43.367-04:002013-09-07T19:16:43.367-04:00SO GOOD! I forgot to put them in and had a meeting...SO GOOD! I forgot to put them in and had a meeting to go to so cut them in half and put the cut side down on a parchment lined cookie sheet! only took about a half hour to cook! Thank you we will be making this once a week i think!Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10337691652961343471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-63489591645045295122011-11-23T22:36:21.571-05:002011-11-23T22:36:21.571-05:00I've been out of the blogosphere for a while, ...I've been out of the blogosphere for a while, but I remembered it was Ben's 12 birthday in October, and I just had to look up the picture I was sure you'd post. He's lovely as always.<br /><br />I'm taring up thinking that I've "known" you for so long! My oldest, Julian, just turned 11, and the things I've always loved the most about him haven't changed either.<br /><br />Thanks for this post, Catherine!!!!Yamilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08769312615756253197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-29924905370635983272011-11-22T11:03:43.606-05:002011-11-22T11:03:43.606-05:00Yum! I made these last night and while my husband ...Yum! I made these last night and while my husband refused on the grounds that he hates sweet potatoes, our 10-year-old daughter was an enthusiastic convert! The upside of his refusal, is that I have another sweet potato sundae for lunch today! :)Amy3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-41459402685092576082011-11-08T21:10:49.269-05:002011-11-08T21:10:49.269-05:00My kids loved these. We also offered edamame as a ...My kids loved these. We also offered edamame as a "topping".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-3011523117832051122011-11-02T11:47:13.400-04:002011-11-02T11:47:13.400-04:00What I wouldn't give to be at the festival to ...What I wouldn't give to be at the festival to see your Fortune Teller act! How incredible you are! Happy Fall xoxomrs.craignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-70707424697587953422011-10-31T15:49:25.120-04:002011-10-31T15:49:25.120-04:00I love the sweet potato sundae bar idea, and the i...I love the sweet potato sundae bar idea, and the idea of Ben cooking htem! He is so grown up, handsome and extraordinary. Birdy looks adorable too in the corner of one of your photos. Blessings to all of you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-75679781310585993342011-10-30T12:17:45.137-04:002011-10-30T12:17:45.137-04:00This one made me tear up, because I get it exactly...This one made me tear up, because I get it exactly. Just the other day I went to buy pants for my son, in size 8, when it hit me like a ton of bricks. He will be 12 in April.....TWELVE! Somehow I still see him as a little 8-year-old. He doesn't even need me to come in to school to help with his costume on Monday...*tear*.Andrea B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-91273221697262158262011-10-27T12:38:12.133-04:002011-10-27T12:38:12.133-04:00Such a fabulous post. Thank you!
I'm doing the...Such a fabulous post. Thank you!<br />I'm doing these sweet spud sundaes for dinner! Genius!tiahttp://mommatiablog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-30697949350314405522011-10-26T13:27:52.721-04:002011-10-26T13:27:52.721-04:00What a wonderful post! I giggled at the fortune t...What a wonderful post! I giggled at the fortune teller and teared up at your realization of what you love about Ben is still there--I often look for the babies in my big boys...they are still there too. Aren't we lucky?libramom1008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-24453202583730004782011-10-26T12:17:28.126-04:002011-10-26T12:17:28.126-04:00Wow! 12! I remember a blog long ago about a todd...Wow! 12! I remember a blog long ago about a toddler Ben being horrified by tampons floating in the tub, lol! And I'm glad you mentioned Ben's baby head smell. My 10 year old daughter still has her baby smell and I LOVE it! Thought I was the only mom who noticed things like that.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10084504462834930019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-64380863689730795132011-10-26T10:54:14.004-04:002011-10-26T10:54:14.004-04:00I look forward to your blog entries every week. T...I look forward to your blog entries every week. This one is superb! I too, love ex-pigs, and now I'm going to dig up your fortune telling video, too. Thanks, once again, for making my day!Kathy A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07519762985369253658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-64829891139085614542011-10-25T22:03:02.112-04:002011-10-25T22:03:02.112-04:00Catherine, dear! I so love the fortune teller stor...Catherine, dear! I so love the fortune teller stories. It made me go back and search the archives for the snippet of video you posted a few years ago when Birdy asked, "Will I go to college?" I watched it a million times back then, and it is still so good. Loved the accent, loved the way you explained the meaning of 'ambitious'...and I loved the way Birdy got her answer (Yes, she will go to college) and then turned immediately to go, never recognizing her own mother in the fortune teller's tent. Wonderful! They are getting bigger...mine are 8 & 4, and while they spill out all over my lap whenever I can get them to snuggle with me, I wouldn't go back. I love the way they are unfolding into their being right before my eyes. They are teaching me vital lessons and shaping me to be a better person. I am so lucky.<br /><br />Welcome to 12, Ben! You are awesome!maxanyamomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-18394343717551450782011-10-25T17:44:19.932-04:002011-10-25T17:44:19.932-04:00Just LOVE. Love the post and all the comments. A...Just LOVE. Love the post and all the comments. And that in my skimming-ness way of reading I thought you said that you "like yours with foil, in case you are boozing." Close enough!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927037010669310160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-88574156125912101582011-10-25T17:08:27.907-04:002011-10-25T17:08:27.907-04:00Oh my. Ben CAN'T be 12. I have been reading ...Oh my. Ben CAN'T be 12. I have been reading about him since he was so so little.kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09940363345461758829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-74872283897127568242011-10-25T14:29:35.032-04:002011-10-25T14:29:35.032-04:00Those look delicious! I'd have to make a sweet...Those look delicious! I'd have to make a sweet potato for me and a regular potato for my crazy bf who dislikes sweet potato.Cathyhttp://layoffthebooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-47863186806752762552011-10-25T13:38:09.962-04:002011-10-25T13:38:09.962-04:00Someday, someday, can we get more information on B...Someday, someday, can we get more information on Ben's hair? <br /><br />Mother of an 8 year old boy, committed to his own long hair, despite sometimes getting teased about it.<br /><br />Oh, and Ben is like a cross between baby/toddler Ben and Michael, is he not?sewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094477353079910649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-13607030318180315002011-10-25T11:50:50.593-04:002011-10-25T11:50:50.593-04:00ah hah! yes, my kids are growing up just like your...ah hah! yes, my kids are growing up just like yours ...<br />I love how perfectly you capture my feeling of sort of capital R Relief that I am not toting a baby in a bjorn, and that I can play wicked games of Set (the best game ever) with the olders. and that the make bake their own sweet snacks to pack in their own school lunch boxes.heathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-23288862246306298262011-10-25T00:46:40.755-04:002011-10-25T00:46:40.755-04:00I, too, am the mother of "big kids" (not...I, too, am the mother of "big kids" (not as big as Ben, though): Carla will be 10 in 2 months, Lydie will be 8 in 6 months. It feels odd at playgrounds, seeing them like giants, wild and free and not needing me at all. But I love it, to be honest. I loved them when they were babies, but I'm really, really not a baby person. I couldn't wait to get out of the baby (even toddler) phase. Things started to look up when Lydie turned 3. No more nappies (diapers!), coherent sentences, more spontaneity in our activities... My girls are currently away at a mini-camp for 4 days and I relish their independence.<br />This recipe looks great, but if I try it, it'll have to be with regular potatoes as Lydie is a real Miss Fussypants and won't touch (amongst many, many other things) sweet potato...Magic27https://www.blogger.com/profile/08701211538213404730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-20672193226950545712011-10-24T23:28:11.466-04:002011-10-24T23:28:11.466-04:00These look great, what a great simple dinner idea!...These look great, what a great simple dinner idea! As for bacon, I am the one who cooks the whole pound of bacon when the recipe says two slices for garnish.Jeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100043209000589029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-84203199960901757672011-10-24T23:14:24.194-04:002011-10-24T23:14:24.194-04:00This post was so perfect! Thank you. We can'...This post was so perfect! Thank you. We can't wait to try these yummy potatoes! My son is loving helping/doing some stuff himself in the kitchen thanks to his ChopChop subscription. Thanks again!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090474442029154072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-18548472527087019782011-10-24T21:39:12.749-04:002011-10-24T21:39:12.749-04:00OMG, I am dying, my daughters and I are just readi...OMG, I am dying, my daughters and I are just reading the Little House series together right now, so I totally got the Farmer Boy reference! Ha! Ben is awesome. And his 12 year old face is still in essence his toddler face, you know? Of course you do.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02048943082445040917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-53552770206689057862011-10-24T20:07:09.494-04:002011-10-24T20:07:09.494-04:00We're having these for dinner tonight, but I d...We're having these for dinner tonight, but I don't have bacon, just left over Niman Ranch breakfast sausage, so that is going on the potatoes. Also I never knew you can eat the skin..are non organic sweet potatoes also full of horrible pesticides like conventional potatoes? Not sure...we don't get them in our CSA, just lots and lots of regular potatoes, and organic yams are a fortune at Whole Foods. Hmmmm...need to investigate further! Thanks for the suggestion!Erin Macfarlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02876330986382508644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-56741451219876263452011-10-24T17:01:29.490-04:002011-10-24T17:01:29.490-04:00TWELVE??? I know he was eleven last year, but STI...TWELVE??? I know he was eleven last year, but STILL. <br />My oldest is Birdy's age and I have taken to telling lots of "When you were a baby" stories lately...<br />Love the Farmer Boy reference, and cannot wait for sweet potato bar!MamaDramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06359001975239516932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-8790923718359845362011-10-24T16:57:32.120-04:002011-10-24T16:57:32.120-04:00Oh Catherine. I keep sighing over the fact that I&...Oh Catherine. I keep sighing over the fact that I'm not the mom of a baby and a toddler anymore, because my kids are SO old, like 6 and 4. But I guess 12 really is old. But I know there's the undeniable and unfathomable law of growing up, which is: it keeps getting better (for the parents). Until maybe 13? I don't know. But a dinner-making child sounds pretty wonderful.<br />ps: my word verification is "lityrazi," which is like paparazzi for literary types, and how I feel about you.6512 and growinghttp://6512andgrowing.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-56862380614945187342011-10-24T16:51:08.040-04:002011-10-24T16:51:08.040-04:00Your recipe for Black Beans and Rice over the camp...Your recipe for Black Beans and Rice over the campfire made me look like a total rock star at Cub Scout camp this weekend. It was really cold, so the hot food was a good thing. It cooked perfectly, and I threw in two links of hot Italian sausage I'd had the night before. I shared with some friends who were camping too. Two thumbs up!Teafortwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983497572578153064noreply@blogger.com