Change of address

This is just a quick note to let everybody know that our blog has been moved to a new address.

I really wanted a brand new look, one that was a lot less noisy, and much more organized. It's still a work in progress but for now, you can find us at:

www.boothfor4.wordpress.com

Thank you!

Cook with your kids

You know the last post I did about Audrey stealing the veggies off of my cutting board? Well, I was in the middle of whipping up a chicken pot pie for dinner and you know what Audrey's favorite thing to do is nowadays??

She LOVES helping in the kitchen!! Whether its helping mommy with dinner or helping daddy bake a batch of chocolate chip cookies, this little girl loves being right there, getting her little hands dirty and snacking on some veggies or cookie dough in the process.

Last night she really wanted to do it all, from putting the veggies in, to helping me brush the top of the pie with some egg, adding some pepper on the crust...all of it.

But you know what the best part of it all is?? She loved the end result and did such a great job eating it.

Nothing beats having a quiet dinner, with no briberies involved....haha

Audrey is snacking on some peas just before getting ready to put some in our chicken pot pie. Seems I cought her mid bite.=)

                                                  Here she is whisking the eggs

                  and brushing the crust with it before sprinkling a little parmesan cheese and a little pepper..yumm!

My little veggie lover

Anybody who knows this sweet little girl well enough, knows that she loves, loves her sweets. I've always said she must take after her grandma and her dad..no offense there. Just saying that they have a much bigger sweet tooth than I ever had.

So, you would think that she would go for just about anything sweet right??? That includes any fruit out there, right??
WRONG!!!
I can not believe that she is 3 1/2 yrs old and still I have to bribe her to get her to try any small piece of fruit and yet, she will steal a piece of celery or carrot, or even a handful of frozen peas while I am trying to cook dinner.

Strange??? I'll say... However, her love of vegetables makes me one proud mommy for sure.

Happy 1st of March

Every spring on March 1 people in the Republic of Moldova, along with their neighbors in Romania and elsewhere where Romanians and Aromanians live, celebrate Martisor (Mărțișor in Romanian). They celebrate the rebirth of life after the hard winter. On this day men offer to their beloved women flowers and martisors (the symbol of serenity and happiness).

The name Mărțișor is the diminutive of marț, the old folk name for March (Martie, in modern Romanian), and thus literally means "little March". It is also the folk name for this month.

Mărțișor, marţ and mărțiguș are all names for the red and white string from which a small decoration is tied, and which is offered by people on the 1st day of March. The string can also be black and white, or blue and white). Giving this talisman to people is an old custom, and it is believed that the one who wears the red and white string will be strong and healthy for the year to come. It is also a symbol of the coming spring. Usually, women wear it pinned to their clothes for the first 12 days of the month, until other spring celebrations, or until the bloom of certain fruit-trees. In some regions, a gold or silver coin is hanged from the string, which is worn around the neck. After wearing it for a certain period of time, they buy red wine and sweet cheese with the coin, according to a belief that their faces would remain beautiful and white as cheese, and rubicund as the red wine, for the entire year.

In modern times, and especially in urban areas, the Mărțișor lost most of its talisman properties and became more of a symbol of friendship or love, appreciation and respect. The black threads were replaced with red, but the delicate wool ropes are still a ‘cottage industry’ among people in the countryside, who comb out the wool, dye the floss, and twist it into thousands of tassels.