One Ernst + One Fodness + Four Forresters = One Big EFffffing Family
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Mid-January already. What have we done so far this year?
Can you believe we are already half way through January?! And while we don’t have any big adventures on the books for 2026, I am excited to focus on our favorite activities that tend to fill our weeks throughout the year. We started 2026 by ringing in the new year with Kevin’s brother and his…
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2025 Solstice Letter
For anyone who didn’t get a solstice letter from the EFffffing Family in the mail.(And if in future years you would like to get a copy snail mail style, shoot us message with your address and we will happily add you to the list!) My Favorite ThingsEFffffing Family EditionBy Kelsey Ernst Biking down trails watching…
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On the Road Again…
Going places we’ve already been. After surviving the upstate winter, and just before everything came into bloom. We packed our bags, loaded the bikes – all 12 of them! -settled into our new traveling rig and started south. First Stop: Walnut Mountain in Liberty, NY for the first NICA race of the season. After taking…
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Traditions
December is a time for traditions. Growing up, I don’t remember having any year in and year out traditions. Most years, I opened one gift Christmas Eve, a new church dress to wear to Christmas Eve service. But that’s about where the traditions met their end. We were always with family Christmas morning, but not…
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Ricotta Cheese
½ Gal Whole Milk¾ tsp citric acid OR ⅓ cup lemon juice¼ tsp salt Recipe:1. Place ½ Gallon whole milk into instant pot- Set to BOIL.2. When done, remove pot and place it on trivet. 3. Add ¾ tsp citric acid and stir gently for 30 seconds.4. Let stand for 5 mins. 5. Cover fine…
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Banana Nut Muffins
INGREDIENTS: WET:3 Ripe Bananas¾ C white sugar¾ C brown sugar1 Lg egg⅓ Cup oil DRY:1 ½ Cup bread flour1 tsp baking powder1tsp baking soda½ tsp salt½ tsp cinnamon¾ Cup chopped nuts TOPPING (optional): Appx 1 Tbsp butter melted, 1 Tbsp brown sugar, ⅓ Cup chopped nuts. Stir together, sprinkle on top of raw batter BEFORE…
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Road Trip Recap
Final Stats and general thoughts on our 33 days on the road with the kids, now that we are home and unpacked.
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32 Days in America, Day 33?
On the final day of our trip we swam in a pool that wasn’t in a hotel, went digging in the dirt, and Ainsley made a big green friend. Oh, and we finally made it home to New York.
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32 Days in America, Day 32
On the 32nd day of our trip we hung out with some extremely silly characters in Pittsburgh.
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32 Days in America, Day 31
On the 31st day of our trip we learned about some planewrights, found a huge tire, saw an aircraft with a bad word written on it, and made a pit stop in a town with a name almost as cool as ours.
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32 Days in America, Day 30
On the 30th day of our trip we didn’t let our kids check out any books from the library, but we did let them hang out with an exceptionally cool construction worker.
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32 Days in America, Day 29
On the 29th day of our trip we bought a few books and Grayson made friends with a nine foot tall angry red guy.