You did it! You kept Christmas slow this year. Before you go enjoy it with your family and friends, I want you to bask for a moment in the glow of your creativity and warmth. You made Slow Christmas a success: over 6,000 people visited the website and the Facebook page this year, and it [...]
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The Best of Slow Christmas
Posted in busy parents, Christmas, Christmas porn, gift ideas, goodwill toward men, holidays, homemade, local food, saving money, simplicity, slow food, Slow Movement, slow parenting, spending time, tagged best of, Christmas, gift ideas, holidays on December 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Into the fruitcake fray
Posted in Christmas porn, gift ideas, recipes, slow food, tagged Christmas, fruitcake, recipes, slow food on November 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Things we know about fruitcake: 1. They have never been a runaway favorite. After Christmas, the town of Manitou Springs, Colorado holds a fruitcake toss for residents who want to get rid of their unwanted cakes. 2. Every year, nice people give them to us, and we must say thank you, and act like we [...]
Who doesn’t like butter?
Posted in busy parents, gift ideas, recipes, slow food, spending time, tagged butter, Christmas, cooking, gift ideas, slow food on November 6, 2009 | 8 Comments »
There are a number of foodies in my life. So this year, I’m going to try making butter and gifting it in nice Mason jars. Want to know how I know that making butter is actually quite simple? One time, I accidentally made it. I was cooking dinner for my dad’s birthday, and I baked [...]

