Making Friends (Eve's Greek Salad Recipe)One of the things I find difficult about being a stay at home mom is making friends. No regular workplace to go to and meet people, no work related trips or classes. But sometimes, you do get lucky. Last year, I met Eve. Both our sons were starting[...] |
Finding More Time (Chocolate Banana Muffins Recipe)Is there a way to find more hours in a day? Anyone? Anyone? I'm not trying to make excuses, I'm just wondering if anyone else is feeling overwhelmed by the amount of things to do in a day and how it affects creativity. I try to do everything I[...] |
Happy Valentine's Day!!! (Nutella Brownies and Red Velvet Cupcake Recipes)I couldn't have had a better surprise this morning than to wake up to a snowstorm and closed schools! I was really happy to have the kids at home, I made an army of tiny Red Velvet Cupcakes , found an Origami Heart pattern on the net then invited[...] |
Homemade Pretzels with Cheese SauceI know I'm late to the party as talking about Superbowl food and stuff is sooooo last week (Yay Packers, by the way!) but, even though I made these pretzels for the event in question, I want to make sure they don't stay labeled as "party food".[...] |
Nutella Filled Cream Cheese Cookies for World Nutella Day!!!Ah, World Nutella Day! A few years ago I made myself a cup of Nutella Hot Chocolate , posted it on my blog and sent the link to Sara of Ms. Adventures in Italy and Michelle of Bleeding Espresso , so I could participate in World Nutella Day . I[...] |
Growing up (One Bowl Chocolate Cake Recipe - Redux)My son turned 7 yesterday and as I sit here typing these words, I still can't believe it. How in the world do kids grow up so fast? How did he become this little 7 year old boy who can now read and write, do math problems and figure out a video game[...] |
Three Years!!! (Apple Coffe Cake Recipe)There are so many things going through my head right now. Has it really been three years since I hit "publish post" for the very first time? Have I really made caramel that many times since ? Did we eat all those desserts? Really?[...] |
Mexican LasagnaWhen Winter rolls around, all I feel like eating is comforting casseroles and warming dishes. Now, I know that after the sweet treats and decadent meals of the Holiday season, many people tend to look for low-fat, healthy salad recipes but with[...] |
Another Year Over...Christmas has come and gone and I can't believe it's New Year's Eve already. As I look back on 2010 all I can think of is how incredibly lucky I am. We are all healthy and happy, all five of us. I had wonderful opportunities this year to showcase[...] |
Kraft Recipe for JoyThere is nothing like a good cause to get me in a Holiday mood. Well, that and Christmas is right around the corner! If you're like me and you're being pulled in a hundred different directions with cleaning, baking and gift shopping you'll[...] |