Life lately
Abby gives a chick update.
Sarah’s family has started having weekly family meetings.
Reading lately
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Abby is listening to (and loving) Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Wisdom of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer, while Sarah finished Unfollow: A Journey From Hatred to Hope by Megan Phelps-Roper.
Celebrating 100 episodes + listen q&a
We reflect on the last four years of making the podcast, then answer listener questions. Thank you to everyone who submitted questions! We cover everything from how we knew our families were complete to whether we have a personal theme song. Listeners, we are so grateful to have you with us on this podcasting journey. Here’s to the next hundred episodes!
- Graceful quitting
- Hard times
- Beauty and style
- What a Day
- Home Cooking
- Pod Save America
- Journey to Midwifery
- Harry Potter and the Sacred Text
- Hot and Bothered
- Let the River Run by Carly Simon
Eating lately
Sarah made Swedish meatballs for the first time and Abby made Apple Dapple Cake (recipe below).
3 c. chopped apples, set aside
Combine:
- 1 1/2 sticks melted butter
- 1/2 c. apple sauce
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 c. sugar
Then stir together dry ingredients:
- 3 c. flour (unbleached)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp soda
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Add dry to wet ingredients.
Stir in apples.
Bake in bundt or tube pan for 45-60 ish minutes at 350.
During the last few minutes of baking, combine 1/2 c. brown sugar with 1/4 c. butter and 2 T. milk in saucepan. Bring to boil. Cook 2 minutes.
As soon as cake comes out of oven, poke holes in top and then pour topping over. Let cool in pan before inverting.
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