The Nancy Drew Cookbook

I don't know about you, but there are some books I love to read that have survived the test of time and Nancy Drew mysteries fit the bill, from The Haunted Bridge to The Mystery at Lilac Inn and many other books too. Look for "The Nancy Drew Cookbook - Clues to Good Cooking" the next time you're at the library. Read More about the cookbook and get a couple of recipes to try from Mr. Breakfast. (Recipes include: Crumbling Wall Coffee Cake, and Phantom Eggs)

Suz

Something Fantasy

The final installment of one of our family's favorite books is about to be released on Tuesday, March 23. Fablehaven Keys to the Deamon Prison is the 5th book in a series by Brandon Mull. If you are in the Salt Lake area- which WE are not- maybe you can check out the launch party at Cottonwood High School. It's free to get in and there is usually a good show, from what I have seen online. Just go to the Fablehaven website for information. Or you can find Brandon Mull on Twitter, at least that is what his Facebook wall said... I am not a tweeter, so I don't really know much about how the tweets work.

This is a series I would highly recommend to all of you Tweens and older. If you haven't started reading the series yet, now would be a great time to start. Maybe by the time you finish them you might be next on the waiting list at the library! That is, if you are not planning on purchasing a copy. I'll tell you what, it's going to be a competitive game of Rock, Paper, Scissors at our house seeing who gets first dibs! There are 4 of us waiting the arrival!

Until then, would you like to see the video we made in hopes that ours will be selected to be played at the launch party? It stars my wonderful kids, and I am the person behind the camera, as usual. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQvDNNeFuc

Something Real.

"Teach Every Child About Food"

Jamie's talk is only 22 minutes. Things to watch for:

• The sugar wheel barrow, & pile of sugar related to chocolate milk
• The "plus size" coffin both shocking and sad
• Elementary school kids who can't identify a potato (He then helped teach these kids about veggies)

Have you heard that kids will teach grown ups about things that are good for them? I've heard this a bunch. Have any you seen "Wall-E"? Remember the people? (screenshot) I just watched Jamie Oliver's talk, he's a cheeky, caring English chef who believes we can make changes that will save lives - and increase how long you will live. Jamie's not judging anyone, he's educating us about just how serious things are.

"I wish for everyone to help create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity." - Jamie Oliver, Ted 2010

If you have a Family Game Night, Family Home Evening, Family meetings... whatever your family calls it, see if you can be in charge of it for a night and watch Jamie's talk (and maybe Wall-E for fun after!) brainstorm how you can make changes. We have choices - we can cook at home, we can eat fresh food.

Share the link to this movie with your friends and family: http://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_oliver.html

xoxo, Suz

USB Robot Owl - "Cuuuute!"

USB Robot Owl at ThinkGeek.com

A Shirley Temple to drink while reading Percy Jackson and the Olympians!

hi guys! lauren made me jealous by her AWESOME post (i love that series!), so i decided i had to share a super delicious drink to drink (sounds weird, doesn't it?) while reading the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series!

Shirley Temple

1 can of Sprite or Sierra Mist
a jar of maraschino cherries
a big glass

optional:
ice cubes
fancy little umbrella :)

alrighty, to begin, take the big glass (if you're going to add ice cubes, now is the time to do that) and pour the can of Sprite into it. then, open the cherry jar and pour about 1-2 tablespoons of the cherry juice into the Sprite. take a few cherries and drop them into your beverage and ta-da! you have made yourself a Shirley Temple! feel free to add a fancy umbrella to your glass! :)

Cheers!
Em