Have I ever admitted on here that I rarely pronounce words correctly? Words like apricot, pecan, Oregon, and wainscoting are a few that are debatable and even excusable. I’m not referring to those words, though. I’m talking about words like anonymous, where the N’s and M’s get all mixed up; synonym, which of course comes […]
Food
Birthday Cake
When a birthday arrives in our home, I like to make it a point to bake the special person a birthday cake. Being the only baker in the household, it’s a no-brainer that I bake myself a cake when my own birthday comes along. I did this for the first time last year and continued […]
Christmas Cookies
I have some pretty fond memories of decorating Christmas cookies as a family when I was a kid. This year, I added it to a mental list of things to do before Christmas. At first, I was so overwhelmed with other things to do that I almost called it off. I ended up going for […]
Chocolate Dipped Marshmallows
I recently discovered the wonderful world of homemade marshmallows. I was pretty intimidated to make them myself but it turns out they aren’t that hard to concoct. I made some and dipped them in chocolate for Eliana’s Zebra Party (more on that some other time) and they were a huge hit. Here’s how I did […]
My Favorite Birthday Cakes
My birthday is just around the corner and although birthday’s seem to lose their spark as I get older, I still want to try to do something special – however small it is – on that day. And what’s a better excuse than a birthday to bake a cake!? Even though the girls are sick […]
Gifts for the Foodie
This gift guide was extra fun for me due to the fact that I’m a fan of all things food. I’m especially smitten over vintage kitchen gadgets. So if I like something, everybody should, right!? Okay, perhaps I am a bit biased. Clockwise from top left: vintage copper measuring cups | bountiful | the four […]
Picnic Playdate with Magic Fun Dough
What goes better than picnics and ants? Children and playdough, of course. So when RoseArt contacted me to review their new Magic Fun Dough, I was all game. And what better place to play with it than outside in the beautiful “fall” weather? Keep in mind, I use the term fall loosely. It may be too […]
Happy Birthday Baby Boop!
Today is little Isabelle’s birthday! I can hardly grasp that she was born one year ago today. We celebrated with her first cupcake yesterday, while my mom and step father were still in town. She didn’t hesitate face planting it into her cupcake immediately after receiving it, and a couple of minutes later she had […]
Kale, Corn & Mushroom Pasta
It’s officially fall which makes me officially late at posting this recipe. I considered not even sharing it, since you know, corn is technically not in season any more – but I couldn’t resist you guys, it’s that good. See how I just used that dash right there? Yeah, I have no idea if I’m […]
Mango Sorbet
Or is it Sherbet?! Is sherbet just the way to spell the pronouncification of sorbet? I now realize pronouncification is not a word. Is sherbet even a word? Well, I just Googled sherbet and it is a word. Sorbet and sherbet are two different things.Although similar, sherbet can contain milk, according to TLC. Now that […]