Thanks for … Thanks for this day spent in my kitchen with little boys under foot, listening to 90’s-era alterna-rock in between old episodes of Gossip Girl while wearing an apron smudged with cream cheese and cheeks sprinkled with flour dust.
Cheesy Spinach & Sausage Roll. Goooood stuff. Like really REALLY good stuff. So good in fact, that I had to put it in two places!!! Just kidding. But not really. I guest posted for my friend Carol Anne at Rock Salt today. She’s submerged herself in the NaNoWriMo challenge and has delegated her blogging duties …
Not long ago many of you made the journey with me from WordPress.com to this little self-hosted spot of real estate. You witnessed my In-Case-of-Emergency Facebook posts and some Whole Wheat Strawberry Muffins that kept jumping up all over the place (and still are, as of yesterday). Moving my blog from WordPress.com to WordPress.org has …
Funfetti Cake from scratch! This easy recipe gives you fluffy white cake LOADED with sprinkles and covered in a sweet traditional buttercream frosting. This Funfetti Cake recipe is a birthday classic! In our family we have always done birthdays the same way, ever since we were small. My mom’s kitchen table is where the action is, with …
I have two left feet. It is possible that I also may have two left hands. I give you Exhibit A:raspberry Greek yogurt. I opened a little single-serving carton for breakfast this morning. While I licked the lid (a most important part of eating yogurt) I spun the container around in my hand, trying to mentally tabulate the …
I am the MASTER of procrastination. Just ask my mom— she will totally confirm that. My brother Michael and I have made an art form out of putting things off until the very last second and still doing a dang fine job. I think my sister Stephanie mastered this skill in college. We have passed this …
Super Easy Gingerbread Cookies are soft and chewy on the inside with just the right amount of crisp on the outside; perfect for decorating and sharing! Is there ginger in gingerbread? Yes! You’ll find ground ginger in gingerbread AND in gingerbread cookies. The spices that flavors these cookies are: 2 teaspoons of ground ginger 1 …
Yesterday was my littlest brother’s 16th birthday!!!! Sixteen- WHAAAAT??? That’s crazy. That means he can drive a car. But in my head Spencer (that’s my little brother) is forever four years old driving toy cars around the living room. He is the little kid with the giant blue eyes and the skinny little legs that …
Do you ever make things just because you have all the things you need to make them? I do. Around Halloween I made a really cute mummy candle holder just because I could. Usually when I wander into the kitchen looking for a creative outlet whatever I end up with is almost always a result …