Meatless Once A Week?

A few years ago, I was researching Lent for my Sunday School lesson plans.  While I found many ways to make this abstract concept relatable for the five and six year-olds I had volunteered to teach every Sunday morning, I also found this site of meatless meals.  If you are considering going meatless one day a week for religious or health/science reasons, (maybe you'd like to limit the number of antibiotics you ingest from traditionally-raised livestock), check it out.


Happy reading and eating,
Christine

Need Yet Another Cookbook?

My smart, beautiful and talented friend, Nicole taught me how to make chocolate-covered saltines.  Salty and sweet!  Yum!  This fast, easy recipe can be tweaked to add shredded coconut or sprinkles, (as one of her other friends did) or to make it allergy/vegan friendly (as I did).

The closest written recipe that I could find for this treat came from Trisha Yearwood, (As if we needed another reason to love her!)  And, as if I needed yet another cookbook on my kitchen shelf, I think I might order one of hers!

Happy reading and eating,

Christine

March Forth!

This is a re-run of a post I wrote for the Literacy Connections blog.  Enjoy!

March Forth!

posted Mar 4, 2012, 10:38 AM by Christine Brower-Cohen   [ updated Mar 4, 2012, 10:38 AM by Ryan Case ]

March 4, 2012 I normally don't blog on Sundays, but today is March 4th, a special day in our  family, and the only day of the year which is also an action.  And what an action it is!  I love the implied optimism of the date, "March Forth!"  March forth into the great unknown.  March forth in  the direction of your dreams, and if you've had a recent set-back or failure,  by all means march forth! Happy reading, Christine

Read Across America - Dr. Seuss's Birthday

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!  Celebrate today,  Read Across America Day, with your family or students.

For your own listening pleasure, here is a clip of the Plain White T's "Giving Tree," a take on Dr. Seuss's classic book.  Enjoy!



Happy reading,
Christine

March Madness

Think the plot of Inherit the Wind is a thing of the past?  Think again.  This month's National Geographic features the science deniers of our time.

Happy reading,
Christine

Friday Film Clip: House of Cards

So thrilled that season 3 of House of Cards is now streaming!  Enjoy!

Happy viewing,
Christine

The Rosie Effect

After reading The Rosie Project, I couldn't wait for the sequel, The Rosie Effect, to be released in December.  I expected to dive right in and consume that book as quickly as I had the first one.  However, the past few months have been very busy, (hence the relative blog silence) so I just got around to reading it now.   Like the first book, it was hysterical in some parts and poignant in others.  The first book however, had the element of surprise going for it.  It was so unexpected that a protagonist would try to use data analysis to find a wife, that the plot just flew by.
Here is what I wrote about The Rosie Project when I first read it:

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

The Rosie Project

I just finished reading The Rosie Project, by  Graeme Simsion.  This romantic comedy follows the misadventures of a brilliant geneticist in his quest for the perfect wife.  Since social encounters are awkward for this man who, at first,  does not realize that he suffers from Asperger's, he develops a questionnaire to find a suitable life-mate.  Enlisting the assistance of a fellow professor and his wife, he commences "The Wife Project" with the precision of a university study.
Enjoy this funny look at dating rituals and social conventions as your next beach read.

Happy reading,
Christine