Stuff I Like :: 10.25.19
My daughter recently decided to go full vegetarian (she’s always been on the flexitarian side of the dinner spectrum), and it has been both delicious (caramelized garlic tart and complicated (how do you let go of Parmesan cheese?) for dinner planning. What are your family’s favorite vegetarian recipes? I’d love some inspiration for veg dinners that appeal to hard-core carnivores, too.
What’s happening at home/school/life
on the blog: How we’d answer last month’s most popular search terms.
on patreon: Amy’s discussing building a literature-based homeschool with an academic spine.
on instagram: Puppy love.
at the academy: I designed my first-ever midterm escape room for the junior high. It ended in a dramatic baking soda volcano explosion and was tons of fun to watch in action. (I think I may make all of my future middle school science tests about collaborative problem solving!)
Links I Liked
This is just glorious.
I mean, this may be true: Jason Mendoza from 'The Good Place' is The Greatest TV Character in Recent Memory. (He is definitely Suzanne’s favorite … after Agent Scully, of course.)
This is about fashion, but I feel like it’s about everything: The more we produce, the less truly innovative, original stuff we turn out.
I think around this topic a lot, but I found this take particularly interesting: When you’re not white, the world of historical costuming looks very different.
Things I didn’t know but now I do
How school buses ended up being yellow
That quinoa is apparently supposed to be the feminine option on the menu
What’s making me happy
Jamie Oliver’s new cookbook (especially the mushroom stroganoff)
Making my dog’s Halloween costume
Finally some not-90-degree fall temperatures
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