Christmas Card 2017

The Kuznia Quiz!

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Chapter Books We've Read to Our Kids

For posterity's sake, so we can remember what books to read to the next line of kids coming up:

Series

Chronicles of Narnia
Harry Potter
Ivy and Bean
Elvis and Olive
Clementine
Gooney Bird
Gregor the Overlander
Wizard of Oz
Series of Unfortunate Events
All the Wrong Questions
Spiderwick Chronicles
Mysterious Benedict Society
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Stink
Judy Moody
Pippi Longstocking
Katie Kazoo (some)
George Brown (some)
Magic Treehouse (some)
Rainbow Fairies (some)
The Boxcar Children (some)
Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew (some)

Author

Roald Dahl

    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
    Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
    The BFG
    James and the Giant Peach
    The Witches
    Fantastic Mr. Fox
    The Twits
    Danny, The Champion of the World
    George’s Marvelous Medicine
    Matilda
    Boy, Tales of Childhood
    Esio Trot
    The Enormous Crocdile

Beverly Cleary

    Beezus and Ramona
    The Mouse and the Motorcycle
    Ribsy
    Ralph S. Mouse
    Ramona the Pest
    Henry Huggins
    Ramona Quimby, Age 8
    Ramona and her Father
    Ramona the Brave
    Ramona Forever
    Ramona’s World
    Henry and Beezus
    Ramona and Her Mother
    Runaway Ralph
    Henry and Ribsy
    Henry and the Clubhouse
    Henry and the Paper Route

Andrew Clements

    Frindle
    No Talking
    The Report Card
    The School Story
    Lunch Money
    Extra Credit

Kate DiCamillo

    Because of Winn-Dixie
    The Tale of Despereaux
    The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
    Flora and Ulysses
    The Tiger Rising
    Raymie Nightingale
    The Magician’s Elephant

Judy Blume

    Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
    Superfudge
    Doublefudge
    Fudge-a-Mania
    Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One
    Friend or Fiend with the Pain and the Great One
    Going, Going, Gone! with the Pain and the Great One

Other Books

Wonder
Bridge to Terabithia
Where the Red Fern Grows
Old Yeller
Black Beauty
Trumpet of the Swans
Pollyanna
White Fang
Call of the Wild
The Giggler Treatment
Summer of the Crows
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wind in the Door
Red
Jack
When Life Gives You O.J.
The Last Newspaper Boy in America
The Lemonade Wars
Strawberry Girl
Charlotte’s Web
Shiloh
Bud, Not Buddy
Number the Stars
The Giver
Alice in Wonderland
Through the Looking Glass
The Graveyard Book
Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Olympics
Winnie the Pooh
The House at Pooh Corner
Return to the Hundred Acre Wood
Crenshaw
The One and Only Ivan
The Fourteenth Goldfish
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Lafcadio
Ella Enchanted
Holes
The Year of Billy Miller
Olive’s Ocean
Bird Lake Moon
Sun and Spoon
When You Reach Me
Liar & Spy
Goodbye Stranger
How to Eat Fried Worms
The Fourth Stall
Stuart Little
The Secret Garden
The Indian in the Cupboard

Big, Exciting News!

Caramelized Onion with Bacon and Fig Jam

Really good. Everybody liked it.

Here is the recipe:

Pizza dough (use whatever recipe you want, this is what we use)8 oz bacon, chopped
1 onion, sliced
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup fig jam
2 cups shredded mozzarella

Cook the bacon in a medium skillet set over medium heat until crispy. Remove the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate.

Add the onions, thyme, and salt to the pan, stirring to coat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions begin to soften and release some moisture, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions are deeply browned, about 20-25 more minutes.

Spread the fig jam in an even layer over the dough, leaving a small border around the edge. Top with the crumbled bacon, caramelized onions and mozzarella.

Bake at 425 for 15 minutes.

Berry with Arugula and Prosciutto Pizza

This pizza was really good, although my mom found it a little weird.

Here is the recipe:

Pizza dough (use whatever recipe you want, this is what we use)
½ cup ricotta cheese
8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese
About 12 or so strawberries, sliced
½ cup raspberries
2 cups arugula leaves
4 slices prosciutto
2 sprigs fresh mint leaves
Red pepper flakes
Spread 2 tablespoons or so of the ricotta cheese on the crust then layer with half of the mozzarella cheese. Top with half of the strawberries and half of the raspberries.

Cook for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is golden. Top with arugula leaves then tear the prosciutto into strips and add to the arugula. Sprinkle with fresh mint and a drizzle of olive oil. Season with red pepper flakes.