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	<description>ensuring my family is well-read, well-bred, and well-fed</description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>pure cleverness</title>
		<link>http://www.sophistimom.com/big-little/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Big Little looks at the world through a baby&#8217;s eyes, who makes comparisons between the objects around him.
This is one of those books that, as a writer and an artist (in a very loose sense of the word), I look at and kick myself.  It&#8217;s so adorable and innocent and endearing, that I wish I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>milestones</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[happy
new year!
and a happy 100th post
to all of you, my loyal and amazing readers!!  I would have quit a long time ago if it weren&#8217;t for all of you.
Two big milestones for me.  So, here is my question:
what would you like to see more of?  more recipes?  more books?  what would make you all happy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>new year&#8217;s beef stew</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime</dc:creator>
		
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All growing up, a good friend of ours used to host a party at her house on the afternoon of New Year&#8217;s Day.  It was so nice to gather after the rush of Christmas and the craziness of New Year&#8217;s Eve, and just chat, put together puzzles, watch football, whatever.  It was such a relaxing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>candy cane fudge</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime</dc:creator>
		
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I can never find enough uses for condensed milk.  My favorite part of baking with it is eating whatever doesn&#8217;t slide out of the can.

Last year I made white hot chocolate with candy cane stirrers for my friends.  It was a hit, so I thought it might be fun to adapt a fudge recipe to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>chocolate-dipped macadamia nut shortbread</title>
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		<comments>http://www.sophistimom.com/macadamia-nut-shortbread/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[cookies]]></category>

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When my husband and I were married a little over a year, we moved to the Big Island of Hawaii.   For the first month, we didn&#8217;t have a car, and had to walk everywhere in the June sun with a little pale, blond baby.  The one redeeming thing on our walks was the Big Island [...]]]></description>
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		<title>chocolate meringue kisses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime</dc:creator>
		
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I want to announce that I just got back from the women&#8217;s shelter after delivering a huge trunkful of toys.  Thank you so much to everyone who donated, and thank you to everyone who participated in your own communities.
I&#8217;m surprised I didn&#8217;t think of doing an online auction of the cookies.  That would have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>a toy drive with delicious incentives!  (i. e. a contest)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime</dc:creator>
		
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This picture always makes me so happy.  It was taken a couple years before the following story.
Well, yesterday, I was feeling all joyful, so I took my two younger kids to the local T.J.Maxx and filled up the cart with all kinds of things for a toy drive at a local women&#8217;s shelter.  When they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>rugelach with currants</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime</dc:creator>
		
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These little traditional Jewish cookies are so festive.  Filled with nuts and fruit, their complex flavor will liven up any holiday cookie assortment.
They&#8217;re a bit messy, but this recipe makes a ton, so your kitchen will be in shambles only until you roll them all up and bake them off or freeze them.
Lots of people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>now that the tree is up</title>
		<link>http://www.sophistimom.com/a-christmas-carol/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime</dc:creator>
		
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The kids and I started this tradition about five years ago.  Once the tree is up, we turn off all the lights in the living room and turn on the lights to the Christmas tree.  In the glow of the twinkle lights, we curl up on the sofa and read Charles Dickens&#8217; A Christmas Carol.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>cranberry orange shortbread stars</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime</dc:creator>
		
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I thought these little stars would be a fun adaptation of shortbread.
Since the dough doesn&#8217;t have any eggs, it will keep in the fridge for at least a week, and then you just roll out a few whenever you need them.
I got that little gift box at Pier 1 for about 50 cents.

cranberry orange shortbread
2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>cream cheese pound cake</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime</dc:creator>
		
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About forty years ago, my parents clipped a recipe from the Philadelphia Inquirer called &#8220;Philly Pound Cake.&#8221;  I think my dad has made several batches of these amazing cream cheese pound cakes every year since then.  He still makes them as gifts for co-workers, friends, and the mailman.  Sometimes keeps them on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>narnia and turkish delight</title>
		<link>http://www.sophistimom.com/narnia-and-turkish-delight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime</dc:creator>
		
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I am very sorry to say that after four daring attempts, I have been unsuccessful at developing a recipe for pomegranate Turkish Delight.  I was going to have this big Narnia celebration, and we were all going to be so happy.
Forgive me, Connie!   And thank you to my good friend Marcia who toiled with me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>rustic apple tart</title>
		<link>http://www.sophistimom.com/rustic-apple-tart/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sophistimom.com/rustic-apple-tart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime</dc:creator>
		
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I know some people aren&#8217;t big fans of raisins, but all week I was craving an apple dessert that was warm and  old fashioned&#8212; something I would imagine on a dessert table in a Charles Dickens Christmas novel.
This pie produced the exact flavor I was looking for.
If you don&#8217;t like raisins, simply leave them out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>cornbread pudding</title>
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		<comments>http://www.sophistimom.com/cornbread-pudding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime</dc:creator>
		
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Does anybody remember that episode of The Cosby Show when Claire is making Thanksgiving dinner and keeps sending Cliff out to the store to buy things?  She&#8217;s making this cornbread, and she needs 12 eggs for it.  I always thought, Wow.  That sounds amazing.  She also nags him to find nutmeg.  I assume that what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>thanksgiving dialogue</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[family life]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[traditions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new reader named Susan made a comment on the &#8220;manners don&#8217;t matter? excuse me&#8221; post.  She gave an example of how she taught her kids manners with a little toy pig at the table.  Go ahead and read her comment.
Then, since it&#8217;s been way too long, and since Thanksgiving is around the corner, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>cranberry sauce with maple syrup and orange zest</title>
		<link>http://www.sophistimom.com/cranberry-sauce-maple-orange-zest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sophistimom.com/cranberry-sauce-maple-orange-zest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime</dc:creator>
		
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A few years ago, we invited our friend Shannon and her family for Thanksgiving.  If I remember right, she wasn&#8217;t a fan of cranberry sauce, but this recipe ended up converting her.   I gave her the recipe, and then the next year, I forgot how to make it.   She emailed me my own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>pumpkin crème brûlée</title>
		<link>http://www.sophistimom.com/pumpkin-creme-brulee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime</dc:creator>
		
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I know most pumpkin pie traditionalists will not join me in this, but isn&#8217;t this a fun alternative to pumpkin pie?   And guess what!  Crème brûlée is easier to make than Rice Krispy treats.  Okay, maybe it&#8217;s not that easy.  But if you&#8217;ve never made it, you&#8217;ll be surprised at what a cinch it is.

Every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>deep dish pumpkin pie</title>
		<link>http://www.sophistimom.com/deep-dish-pumpkin-pie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sophistimom.com/deep-dish-pumpkin-pie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime</dc:creator>
		
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Every post has been orange lately.  Don&#8217;t worry, after we finish up with these pumpkin recipes, I&#8217;ll move on to cranberries.  Mm.  That will be fun.
For now, though, I&#8217;m posting a recipe for pumpkin pie.  I made this one in a deep dish ceramic pie plate with a 5 cup capacity.  I had to bulk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>how to make pumpkin puree</title>
		<link>http://www.sophistimom.com/how-to-make-pumpkin-puree/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime</dc:creator>
		
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Here&#8217;s just a quick how-to on roasting a pumpkin.  Are you all sick of pumpkins yet?  I am.  It&#8217;s not even Thanksgiving, and I just made my second pie for the blog.  I think on the day of Thanksgiving, I&#8217;m just going to order pizza.

Most cooks say sugar pumpkins make the best pie, so that&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>put down &#8216;twilight&#8217; for a bit and read this!</title>
		<link>http://www.sophistimom.com/put-down-your-other-books-for-a-bit-and-read-this/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sophistimom.com/put-down-your-other-books-for-a-bit-and-read-this/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lately, the only characters keeping my nose between the pages are a girl from Arizona and a boy who has been alive since 1901. Reading seems to be more difficult when all my time is taken up by kids and blogging and writing (forget cleaning!).
However, my friend brought me The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (the [...]]]></description>
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