We talk and laugh as we make several hundred egg rolls. Washing, chopping, and steaming vegetables actually goes too fast so we’re glad when wrapping and frying each roll slows us down. That’s because we didn’t just get together to make and freeze appetizers for the holiday season. We also wanted to hang out. Being […]
Continue ReadingA couple of years ago our local elementary school principal invited a nutritionist from a nearby university to come speak at our monthly PTA meeting. The speaker showed the video embedded above, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map that graphed obesity rates in the United States from 1985 to the present. It is […]
Continue ReadingBack in October, my mother-in-law came over and we made cookies with my two-year-old for the first time. He had a blast! He got messy, he got to stir things, he got to throw chocolate chips into the dough. He also got a sugar high, but that’s another story. The only thing I didn’t enjoy […]
Continue ReadingWhen I was young and started attending school, my mom got a job in the school cafeteria. The hours worked really well for our lifestyle. I got her at either end of the day, and she didn’t go stir crazy in the middle of it. By the time I was in middle school she had […]
Continue ReadingThe first Thanksgiving we celebrated in California involved being away from family for the first time. It was 1996 and we had been married two years. For the previous holidays we were able to make the trip home, spend time with our families, and enjoy mom’s cooking. That fall in the Golden State, I decided […]
Continue ReadingI offered to host Thanksgiving year after year. My mother turned me down each time. She liked hosting the family get-together even though her kids and grandkids lived close enough to visit weekly. She preferred her wedding china and linens to my mismatched dishes and homespun tablecloth. Mostly she wanted to ensure that the meal […]
Continue ReadingEveryone has their favorite Muppets, right? My favorites form a triumvirate between Animal, Miss Piggy, and Beaker. I was an avid viewer of the television show and am excited to introduce my kids to the Muppets too. Check out these great ideas for a Muppet Party! You can make your own Scooter dip and Fozzie […]
Continue ReadingI don’t have time for messy, fussy, homemade caramel apples. And purchased ones are simply not very fresh and so ridiculously big that they’re hard to chomp. That doesn’t mean I don’t hanker for the perfect flavor combination of apple and caramel. So last night I came up with inside-out caramel apples. It’s so simple […]
Continue ReadingThe tot has a peanut allergy and her school has a policy where if they even think it could have peanuts (which oddly enough includes movie theater popcorn) they won’t let the kids with allergies have it. Which is good … except that they don’t give the allergy kids anything else. I’m new to the allergy […]
Continue ReadingMaybe you’ve seen his website. Or maybe you’ve heard about him on Facebook. Maybe you saw my post about his amazing AT AT pancake a few weeks ago, here on GeekMom.com. And maybe, just maybe, you’ve been living under a rock,and haven’t been introduced to the newest thing since fancy cupcakes. In a word, it’s […]
Continue ReadingTurn candy corns into a Fantasia treat. I love Mickey’s sorcerer outfit, and the hat is a classic. This is just a fun little candy to have around for the little ones on Halloween… or any other Mickey celebration. What you’ll need: Candy corns Powdered Sugar Corn Syrup Almond and vanilla extract Blue food dye/gel […]
Continue ReadingThe Wicked Witch of the East: a character that you see very little of… just the legs, in fact. This is my nod to Wizard of Oz this Halloween season. Everything on this cupcake is delicious! What you’ll need: Cupcakes Green frosting Wilton grass tip White chocolate Chocolate chips Graham crackers Thin pretzel stick […]
Continue ReadingAre you ever craving just a bit of Star Wars in your breakfast routine? Leave it to our buddy over at Jim’s Pancakes to come up with this awesome pancake version of a Star Wars AT-AT. Watch this space for a review of his clever new book, coming soon!
Continue ReadingI admit, unabashedly, that I love Tim Burton movies and Nightmare Before Christmas is my favorite one! I had to do a Jack Skellington cake pop tutorial. What kind of fan would I be if I didn’t? This was one of the first Halloween posts I did on Sugar Turntable, and I waited all year […]
Continue ReadingYesterday was the 45th Anniversary of Star Trek, so all sorts of Trekkie goodness was floating around the web. Our own Julia Sherred wrote up a wonderful post complete with video that would make even a green-blooded Vulcan cry. If you happened to have been on Twitter then you might have seen the folks at NASA (the real boldly […]
Continue ReadingOn a lazy Saturday morning, we pour pancake batter into molds. On an industrious Saturday morning, we might drizzle it by hand onto the griddle in the shapes of the Enterprise and a battling Klingon vessel. On weekday mornings, I’m thankful that day care feeds my kids breakfast right after I drag them out of […]
Continue ReadingMy Facebook page – Attainable Sustainable – has grown at a friendly and respectable rate since March 2011, and is just shy of 1,200 fans. I’m thrilled to have that many people joining me to discuss and learn about self-sufficient living. When I spotted the Crock Pot Girls page on Facebook – “liked” by […]
Continue ReadingYou want the little darlings to eat what’s good for them — and like it. You know power plays, bribes, and other control efforts don’t lead to healthful eating habits in the long run. So what’s a parent to do? Here are some great sure-fire options. Shrink it. Kids tend to appreciate things on a […]
Continue ReadingA new book recently came across my baking radar entitled Sweet Chic: Stylish Treats to Dress Up for Any Occasionby Rachel Shifter Thebault. Now I didn’t recognize the author’s name, but if you are from New York you might know her as the owner of Tribeca Treats. Oklahoma is a long way from The Big […]
Continue ReadingIf you’re a fan of George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series (recently made more popular than ever with the HBO series Game of Thrones), you’ll want to check out two fan sites that are dedicated to an unusual aspect of the books — the food. Specifically, they’re dedicated to recreating […]
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