KAYLA!Congratulations, Kayla! I hope you enjoy both of these cookbooks!Please email to me your mailing address at shell {at} stutteringshell {dot} com and I'll have the books sent to you right away! … [Read more...]
Your Participation Counts!
June 1, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
I just wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU for participating in my "Brace Face" discussion series. I really enjoyed reading your comments and sharing in your memories about growing up with braces.Remember, any & all comments made in any of the "Brace Face" posts (there are FIVE of them) will be entered to win The Braces Cookbook & The Braces Cookbook 2. I will leave the comment contest open until Thursday, June 4th at 11:59pm EST. A winner will be announced on Friday, June 5th!Good luck! … [Read more...]
BRACE FACE – Avoiding Injury
June 1, 2009 by · 1 Comment
So, we've been talking about braces, what it's like to wear braces, how it feels to be in braces, what you can eat when you're in braces, but what about protecting your mouth - whether or not you are in braces? Did you play sports as a child growing up? Do your children play sports? Did you ever wear a mouth guard? Do you make your own children wear a mouth guard? I'll be honest, I didn't wear one whenever I was playing sports. Of course, my sport of choice was swimming and that's all I did for as long as I could remember. It seems silly to even think about facial injuries while in a pool, but if you've ever taken a foot to the face while swimming laps then you'll know where I'm coming from.With that said, this is the last post for the "Brace Face" discussion series. Again, I'm … [Read more...]
BRACE FACE – Dances and Boys and Braces, Oh My!
May 31, 2009 by · 2 Comments
I'm sure you heard me say it before...I had braces in junior high school. Me and just about every other adolescent girl in my school. Not only did I have braces, but I had a perm, too. But, that's fodder for a completely different blog post. If I had my junior high school yearbooks, I would gladly post - for all to see - me in my 7th grade glory. But, thank goodness, my junior high school yearbooks are 2.5 hours away in my parents house...whew!Anyways, this is part four of the "Brace Face" discussion series and I'm featuring another post by Catherine Manabat. She so elegantly & humorously captures to awkwardness of being a preteen in braces. Let me know your thoughts - share your stories with me - and you could be entered to win The Braces Cookbook & The Braces Cookbook 2!Dances … [Read more...]
BRACE FACE – Let’s Get Cookin’!
May 27, 2009 by · 4 Comments
Where were these cookbooks when I had braces? (Remember, you can WIN these cookbooks by participating in the "Brace Face" discussion series...all comments will be entered to win...so comment, comment, comment!) I'm sure there was some sort of brace-friendly menu plan out there, but (of course) I had braces in the late 1980s - early 1990s so my fate succumbed to chicken noodle soup (a la Campbell's, no doubt) and any other mushy substance I could sink my sore jaws into on the days that my wires/bands were tightened. I get lockjaw just reminiscing about it all.Anyways, wearing braces isn't so nerdy anymore and neither is the cuisine when it comes to wearing braces thanks to Pamela Waterman and Chef Amee Hoge. The pair teamed up to put together not just one, but TWO, cookbooks showcasing … [Read more...]
