http://www.sensiblegirlfriend.com Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:29:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I recently went from a size extra large to a size small in about 4 or 5 months, and a lot of people have been asking me how I lost the weight.  Some of them are men, some single women, some older, some younger, some are moms wanting to get ... http://www.sensiblegirlfriend.com/?p=219 [Photo Credit: NASA; the Gulf oil spill April 29, shortly after the April 20 explosion.] As a parent, we want to protect and shield our children from the horrors and disasters of the world. But the reality is that we live in a world where bad things happen.  Take for ... http://www.sensiblegirlfriend.com/?p=392 There is something about imitating grown-ups and doing what we do that is so satisfying to children.  I cook and bake a lot, so my two and a half year old son is happiest when cooking and baking with me.  I can see how this satisfaction and pure bliss permeates ... http://www.sensiblegirlfriend.com/?p=358 When your child is screaming in pain holding his ears, you'd do just about anything to make the pain go away.  My toddler son had his first screaming earache episode and I was so happy to have something on-hand to give him right away. [caption id="attachment_344" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="uriel pharmacy ear ... http://www.sensiblegirlfriend.com/?p=341 We do a lot of things to amuse our children.  This frivolity is no exception.  I saw this cool looking cupcake on the Disney family site and thought it would be a great Saint Patrick's Day party food... and that it would amuse the children. I worked as predicted; the kids ... http://www.sensiblegirlfriend.com/?p=320 I grew up celebrating Chinese New Year with my family by watching the lion dances in streets of L.A.'s Chinatown and eating a huge feast at our "family association" (this was a meeting place for four lineage families where they handed down martial arts and cultural traditions to the younger ... http://www.sensiblegirlfriend.com/?p=292 Okay, I've been holding out on you.  I cook from scratch for my family every day and I am constantly trying new recipes to entertain myself and satisfy my foodie need for excitement since there is not much where I live.  You'll see a variety of recipes here based on ... http://www.sensiblegirlfriend.com/?p=298 There are some recipes that are keepers and the above ingredients (port wine, figs and cranberries) make up the most complexly delicious Thanksgiving sauce that is definitely a keeper!  The port-soaked cranberries are even better the next day over ice cream- indescribably good! But there's an even better Thanksgiving recipe that ... http://www.sensiblegirlfriend.com/?p=238 A mom in my playgroup recently asked for some advice about getting her children to sleep.  This seems to be a problem for many families because there are a lot of books on the subject and I hear this same concern from other parents. I am thankful to say that I ... http://www.sensiblegirlfriend.com/?p=200 My husband and I just celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary (Anniversary Pear Cake with Berries and Whipped Cream above) and I think we are the happiest married couple that I know.  Maybe it's because there are a number of couples we know that are breaking up or maybe it's because ... http://www.sensiblegirlfriend.com/?p=169