tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post7708875877069989647..comments2024-03-29T07:03:28.783-04:00Comments on ben and birdy: BenBirdy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-76013622985890419242008-08-23T21:25:00.000-04:002008-08-23T21:25:00.000-04:00I have not left a comment in so very long but I ha...I have not left a comment in so very long but I have taken the time to look through the comments tonight and I realized how amazing it is...it is such a community that you have created Catherine. Thank you for creating a place that I look forward to visiting...And please help me in this strange kindergarten transition!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-46979416222278032642008-08-23T16:03:00.000-04:002008-08-23T16:03:00.000-04:00My zucchini muffins are blushing over here. :)I co...My zucchini muffins are blushing over here. :)<BR/><BR/>I could actually use the chicken plucker book! We have two chickens living in a little coop in our backyard, happily producing smooth brown eggs for us to consume. But winter is coming. And the coop is not insulated. *insert scary music here*<BR/><BR/>On second though, I think we'll outsource the plucking to some local Mennonites.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567374243896229606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-68597589185222234302008-08-23T08:29:00.000-04:002008-08-23T08:29:00.000-04:00Hey Hi, my name´s Ben Birdy, acutally that´s my ar...Hey Hi, my name´s Ben Birdy, acutally that´s my artist name (use it since 8 years or somthing) <BR/><BR/>Reason why I´m writing you is, because always when I google my name I get your search result first. It`s funny seems you named your kids ben and birdy.<BR/><BR/>So. anyway, I wanted to connect you in order to make a feature maybe.<BR/><BR/>I am acutally a musician, normaly I make music with german texts, so i considered to make a "Ben and Birdy" Song for your children eventually, to promote my stuff and yours at the same time.<BR/><BR/>Of course the Text would be in english.<BR/><BR/>Please let me know what you think about the idea.<BR/><BR/>You can contact me on www.myspace.com/benbirdy<BR/><BR/>Have a nice day<BR/><BR/>Ben.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-31242022444152481742008-08-21T20:12:00.000-04:002008-08-21T20:12:00.000-04:00Sometimes the internet makes me all buzzed, and wi...Sometimes the internet makes me all buzzed, and wired, and tired, but when I read your posts all is good in the world again. <BR/><BR/>So glad Ben is happily swimming. Same thing happened to my oldest this spring. All of a sudden, she was a confident swimmer.<BR/><BR/>So fun to see Ava all grown up!! And of course, your kids, too.<BR/><BR/>God I love peach season. Blueberry and peaches are in season at the same time and I have memories of eating them together as a kid and pouring milk over them for breakfast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-60675696576890824422008-08-21T12:58:00.000-04:002008-08-21T12:58:00.000-04:00I don't have the recipe here at work with me (shh,...I don't have the recipe here at work with me (shh, don't tell the boss I'm not working!), but if you slice or shred some zucchini and saute it with some onions and then add/build your usual marinara on top of that along with some black pepper, it's freakin awesome, especially with angel hair pasta. If you want to add some protein, put in a couple of cups of ricotta cheese-- SO creamy good, I was eating this sauce by the spoonful last night. My kids liked it, too, because I put it in the blender (before adding ricotta-- I don't know why) so they wouldn't know they were eating healthy, then threw it in the oven with the pasta and some mozzarella on top to make like a baked ziti type thing. Mmm...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-76962907452139808342008-08-20T20:43:00.000-04:002008-08-20T20:43:00.000-04:00Chicken plucker - tee hee! That's a funny word com...Chicken plucker - tee hee! That's a funny word combo, makes me think of an obscene old lady saying something like, "Get out of my yard you foolish chicken plucker!!" Only she wouldn't be saying "plucker."<BR/><BR/>Okay, I got a total of 4 zucchini from my garden this year before the deluge of rain destroyed my plants. I'm so sad to not be able to make and freeze several loaves of zucchini bread! I do have giant, white patty pan squash that look like flying-saucers. I may try to substitute that for zucchini in my recipes. I'll let you know how it turns out.CrankyCatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063671894420804946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-74798864692658520022008-08-19T22:49:00.000-04:002008-08-19T22:49:00.000-04:00I am with you on the canning and pickling -- only ...I am with you on the canning and pickling -- only it's from my own garden which seems to be overproducing. I am not complaining; I am just stating a fact. My daily decisions are such that I must decide whether to cook and eat the okra tonight, freeze it for the winter, or pickle it. (Who am I kidding -- I live in Florida. There is no WINTER. The okra will probably survive until next summer.)<BR/><BR/>The zucchini has grown itself out (thank God), but the cucumbers are threatening to overtake us at any moment. My kitchen is full of Ball jars of pickles. We'll still be eating them in 2021. I may never plant them again!<BR/><BR/>Love the column. Keep up the good work (please).1hottiredmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10563415546939063903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-21857283813204969942008-08-18T21:49:00.000-04:002008-08-18T21:49:00.000-04:00I love the camping posts! My family just returned...I love the camping posts! My family just returned from a wonderful week of Cape Cod camping and it just keeps getting better! We were lucky to only have after bedtime thunder showers with the sun returning in the morning and holding on all day.Nettie0523https://www.blogger.com/profile/08431852224134938381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-83991276913103262062008-08-17T14:12:00.000-04:002008-08-17T14:12:00.000-04:00chicken pluckerchicken pluckerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-36889785210869625912008-08-17T07:14:00.000-04:002008-08-17T07:14:00.000-04:00YES! I *do* feel encouraged AND included. I remem...YES! I *do* feel encouraged AND included. <BR/><BR/>I remember when you were camping with Birdy in your belly...Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07910277414363208229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-46305089537427105862008-08-16T23:21:00.000-04:002008-08-16T23:21:00.000-04:00pmrMy comment has no relevance to your actual post...pmrMy comment has no relevance to your actual post, I just wanted to say I am so so happy to have found your blog! I used to follow you on baby centre, (Im from new zealand) I read all about ben and birdy as I was busy growing my own two babies, loving reading about the similarities between your kids and mine, the quirkiness and humour, the joy in daily moments that only a parent can "get". I have so missed reading your updates! (drifted from babyentre for a while and didnt know you'd left) and having read this post got such a shock when I realised just how long its been. Ben and Birdy have grown so much, and are still just as gorgeous as I remember :) (I bet you're proud!) I'm sure I'm going to get a lot of joy catching up on lost time reading your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-90546604861980981602008-08-15T23:36:00.000-04:002008-08-15T23:36:00.000-04:00shamelessly, I'm really excited to see that yo...shamelessly, I'm really excited to see that you tried my zucc. "recipe" ... I'm glad you guys enjoyed it. We modified it this year, since we now have a 7 month old. I did all the prep work (slicing & dicing) & nuked the veggies before we left, then packed them in foil. All we had to do once we were ready to "cook" was warm them over the fire (with a grate) or on the Coleman porto-grill. It meant I could nap with the baby after our hike, while others who didn't hike fixed dinner. :-) Also, for Janah, it works well to do all the same prep & bake in the oven (not stove-top, but still) for about 45 minutes at 250-300 degrees (depending on your oven). Again, glad you enjoyed & really excited to get a mention in/on your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-66361841701855062008-08-15T21:00:00.000-04:002008-08-15T21:00:00.000-04:00You have to come to Ohio to see the actual Lehman'...You have to come to Ohio to see the actual Lehman's store! It's full of stuff you never even thought of and in the middle of lovely Amish country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-84847022785033568802008-08-14T08:10:00.000-04:002008-08-14T08:10:00.000-04:00I want to go camping now just to have cook sliced ...I want to go camping now just to have cook sliced squash over a campfire. Sounds lovely. <BR/><BR/>I see that Whizbang Books also publishes the bestseller, "Anyone can build a chicken scalder" I wonder if it is part of a trilogy series?News From Our Nesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04086025989606702333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-31613353704879127712008-08-13T16:05:00.000-04:002008-08-13T16:05:00.000-04:00Yum! Foil pouches are amazing, and no clean-up! ...Yum! Foil pouches are amazing, and no clean-up! I wonder if there is a way to do that on a stove-top...or maybe I need to find a restaurant in Brooklyn that cooks all it's food in foil pouches. I think that would be very popular.Eat It Brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029159331546505444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-89525563075912730692008-08-13T09:21:00.000-04:002008-08-13T09:21:00.000-04:00As someone who has plucked chickens in her day, th...As someone who has plucked chickens in her day, the book seems not so outrageous. Although $500 seems steep to make the plucker. Hmm.<BR/><BR/>Someone else commented "and can i say, stop already with the becky home ecky stuff, you make the rest of us look, well plain," I heartily disagree. Us native Yanks thrive on this stuff. Why, just this morning I was spinning wool from my sheep to make sweater yarn for my toddler, started bread dough from scratch (it's rising now), and caught and doctored one of my sheep who had a slight limp. All that before breakfast. I'm not kidding.<BR/><BR/>Northwestern MA, represent!Diane H Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221355958171660525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-76149977065959597242008-08-12T18:30:00.000-04:002008-08-12T18:30:00.000-04:00you got me....the chicken plucker. yes, that made ...you got me....the chicken plucker. yes, that made me laugh even though I am on my 9th straight hour of Thomas and Friends with a barfy 2 year old.<BR/><BR/>and can i say, stop already with the becky home ecky stuff, you make the rest of us look, well plain. though I have to say I am addicted to buttermilk powder because of you.<BR/><BR/>there is a small cultish group of neighborhood women that mill their own wheat and bake all their goods. They let me peek into their world briefly before I went off the deep end and had another baby.McMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15423079241798823222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-3222275337479602972008-08-12T18:06:00.000-04:002008-08-12T18:06:00.000-04:00I guess "mechanical tub-style chicken pluckers for...I guess "mechanical tub-style chicken pluckers for dummies" just doesn't have the right ring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-87255600435996563822008-08-12T13:40:00.000-04:002008-08-12T13:40:00.000-04:00What a great photo! I'm sure the camping was love...What a great photo! I'm sure the camping was lovely, thunderstorms included.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17002360993206729015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-81100776270582076142008-08-11T23:56:00.000-04:002008-08-11T23:56:00.000-04:00just read today's wondertime...i think i might hav...just read today's wondertime...i think i might have summer fever.meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15761035140230658780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-33190920932506789662008-08-11T22:46:00.000-04:002008-08-11T22:46:00.000-04:00Oh! That book! Hysterical.I'm enjoying camping m...Oh! That book! Hysterical.<BR/><BR/>I'm enjoying camping more and more as the kids get a little older and more independent. <BR/><BR/>Love the picture of the kids! So carefree and joyful!Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15264625893829690986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-81673431855472520482008-08-11T18:16:00.000-04:002008-08-11T18:16:00.000-04:00That picture is the epitome of summer. Lovely.That picture is the epitome of summer. Lovely.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339665205284492242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-54388896022097105562008-08-11T14:46:00.000-04:002008-08-11T14:46:00.000-04:00You are too funny! I love the book title. Might ma...You are too funny! I love the book title. Might make the perfect b day gift for my step father;)mooserbeanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13741457687176429345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-77860948415282958512008-08-11T13:55:00.000-04:002008-08-11T13:55:00.000-04:00My dad has that chicken plucker book. It does inde...My dad has that chicken plucker book. It does indeed seem fairly straightforward to build one's own mechanical chicken plucker. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad that you liked the hybrid cake!Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953517447164263617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-89367366621096539262008-08-11T12:38:00.000-04:002008-08-11T12:38:00.000-04:00mmmm zucchini cake, scallops and is that cliff pon...mmmm zucchini cake, scallops and is that cliff pond there in the background?<BR/><BR/>heaven....all of itethanolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17254158344270382947noreply@blogger.com