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Aug7

Half Birthday

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Fox turned six months today.

Unless you ask Sean who says Fox has been six months for a week or so.

I like to count the months so since he was born on February 7th I feel like Fox officially turns six months on August 7th.

We took Fox on a stroll around the neighborhood. (The kidlets are away for a few days soaking up the sun in Long Island.)

We stopped in Carl Schurz Park to take some photos with the birthday boy.

Hey.. a half birthday is definitely a milestone. For kids at least. And this was his first one!

We left the cake eating until his first birthday.

Happy Birthday Fox!

Jul31

Slow Cooker Recipe – Pulled Pork

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Of all the barbecue sauces on the market, Sean likes Kraft original barbecue sauce.

When he told me that, part of me — the part that enjoys Michelin star dining — died and the other part let out a sigh of relief.  Making dinners for such a laid back guy is truly a blessing. I have absolutely no stress when I cook.

When we first started dating, I asked him if there were any dishes he’d like me to make and one of them needed a Crock Pot to create. A few weeks ago Crock Pot sent me their five quart programmable countdown slow cooker and I set out to make the second dish I’ve ever made using a Crock Pot slow cooker.

This time I would be making pulled pork using Kraft Original barbecue sauce.

It’s a pretty easy recipe so I thought I’d share it with you since I’ve now made this pulled pork slow cooker recipe twice.

Place a three pound pork shoulder in the slow cooker. It cost about $6 in my Manhattan supermarket so I have a feeling it will cost less in your part of the country. The recipe said boneless but both times I picked up bone-in pork shoulder.

Add an 18 oz bottle of barbecue sauce to the pork shoulder.

Add the juice from a medium orange

Cover the pork and set the timer. The first time I did 8 1/2 hours on low because the pork was bone-in. Second time, I did 8 hours on low despite it being bone-in and a four and a half pound pork shoulder. 8-10 hours is recommended for a three pound boneless pork shoulder.

Once the timer is off, use two forks to shred the pork.

Toast hamburger buns and add mayo to them if you want (we didn’t). Put pulled pork on the buns. We made seasoned fries and corn as the sides for our sandwiches.

The first time I made the recipe, I used Kraft original barbecue sauce.  The second time (after Sean asked his best friend what his favorite barbecue is) I picked up Sweet Baby Ray’s original barbecue sauce. I found it in my supermarket.

Both times, I really wanted a kick to the sauce but I know its best to use the original version of a sauce when trying a recipe for the first time. (Especially an award winning one like Sweet Baby Ray’s) Next time I think I will be choosing the barbecue sauce myself and I’m going to look for one with a bit of a kick.

Anyone want to recommend a barbecue sauce to me?

Jul28

Movie Review – The Smurfs 3D

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As someone who watched The Smurfs in the 80s, I looked forward to watching The Smurfs 3D at the theater with my family.

The kidlets have watched a few episodes of The Smurfs on DVD (and caught a few on Boomerang) so they were familiar with the characters.

We headed over to the theater and stopped for a quick picture in front of the movie display.

And then headed into the theater to find the perfect seats (which were so comfortable… ahhhh)

After watching The Smurfs 3D with my family, this is what you should know:


At 86 minutes long, this PG rated family comedy came in close to being a perfect movie for everyone in our family. Yes, we have an almost six month old but I am not talking about him. I’m actually talking about me. I am not a fan of animated movies so its rare when I sit down and actual watch one without thinking about my to-do list.

The Smurfs 3D storyline kept my four, six and eight year old thoroughly entertained. My four year old sat through the entire movie without a problem. My eight year old didn’t look “bored” because she was watching a movie based on a sweet cartoon from my childhood instead of a flashy high tech one from hers.

While Neil Patrick Harris did an excellent job in his role as Patrick Winslow, a recently promoted ad exec, it was Hank Azaria as the evil wizard Gargamel who provided the humor for the parents.

Since we live in Manhattan, it was great to see local haunts (Central Park, Time Square, FAO Schwarz) in the movie but movie-goers don’t need to be from New York to appreciate The Smurfs on their adventures around town. It’s one thing to see The Smurfs living in Smurf Village but fun adventures ensue as the blue creatures that stand three apples high try get around our big city.

Not only did they do an excellent CGI job for The Smurfs characters in the movie but they actually made a 3D movie — not a movie that seemed like they later included a few elements to justify charging a 3D ticket price. Credit was given to The Smurfs creator Peyo which was also nice to see.

At times, I did worry how the treatment and behavior of the cat Azrael would effect my children but that was one of very few concerns with this movie. But those bothered by blatant product placement should be prepared to see a lot of SONY products. (The movie is a Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Animation production.)

Do I recommend The Smurfs 3D? Kids will have a Smurftastic time. It’ll be a nostalgic throw back for parents. And we’ll probably buy it on DVD when it comes out for the kids to watch again.

Jun22

Talk Show Hair

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I loved taping The Conversation Thread for iVillage yesterday.

Amy Oztan of Selfish Mom fame was one of the commentators and I couldn’t help snapping a photo of her “after” hair which she affectionately called Talk Show Hair.

I can’t wait until my hair is worthy of a photo again. The hair stylist on set yesterday disagreed with my hair stylist’s decision to chop a considerable amount of my hair to it’s present length.

Great… I’m sad when I look in the mirror and my hair isn’t truly damaged as I was told.

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