Confession…I have absolutely no idea when Mother’s Day is this year. (I’m very sorry Mom. I promise I’ll go and Google it as soon as I’m done here so I don’t miss it!) I know it must be coming up quickly because the display at the checkout at Target the other day told me so. [...]
The dogs ate my homework. I swear! I left it sitting on the arm of the chair in the living room while I went to fix lunch, and when I came back it was in a thousand tooth-marked and slobber covered pieces all over the floor. Okay, a thousand is probably a bit of an [...]
My husband has been gone for a week now, one very long week. Any military spouse will tell you the first week of deployment is always the hardest. Usually I have a big project lined up so when he leaves I hit the ground running. This time it’s like I tripped on my shoelace and [...]
One of my finals this term is to come up with a menu for a meal that serves at least four people. It can be any meal, and has no budget restriction. The recipes don’t have to be our own, and we don’t even have to make them. It’s a big exercise in determining food [...]
I know maple syrup and pancakes isn’t exactly a new and earth shattering concept, so stay with me! Having grown up in Maine, I have certainly eaten my fair share of maple syrup. Real maple syrup. Not the kind that comes in bottle that pretends to talk to small children (which is a little creepy [...]
Since it is still National Pancake Week, and no self-respecting pancake would be caught dead without some kind of sauce on it… This was nice and light, not to sweet, and the orange and lemon juices gave it just the right contrast of sweet and sour. I’m glad we didn’t use it all on the [...]
Happy National Pancake Week! I kid you not…my kids were so excited about this. You’d have thought I announced it was free ice cream week! When I sat down to brainstorm recipes, this one jumped to the top of the list. Because who doesn’t need another excuse to eat Nutella? Click here for a $1/off [...]
I am a genius! No, really… This is like peanut butter and chocolate – two great tastes that taste great together! It’s breakfast and dessert all rolled into one – it’s got oats, and pecans, and a little chocolate thrown in for good measure. What’s not to love? As a self-pronounced cookie connosieur, I hate [...]
Every year as January 1st rolls around, I feel compelled to make the ultimate “TO DO” list. It usually starts with something about eating healthier, then moves on to exercising more, and quickly goes downhill from there. I start off great, but by about, oh, say January 2nd, I’ve completely lost steam and admitted defeat. [...]
Like I said the other day, I am always looking for new brunch ideas since my family has started a Sunday brunch tradition. I made the other two things that were part of Melissa D’Arabian’s brunch menu (that included those Provencal Tomatoes). It was Homemade Sausage Patties – which were SO easy and tasted 100 [...]
I was very tempted to make an anti-Valentine’s Day playlist starting off with I Don’t Need a Man by the Pussycat Dolls and closely followed by What the Hell by Avril Lavigne. But that just reeked of bitterness! I got it all out of my system yesterday and am back to my usual sappy romantic [...]
I’m so not into Valentine’s Day this year. I’ve never really been a fan of the holiday anyway, but after getting divorced it feels like a big fat slap in the face. It makes me feel kind of pathetic and lonely truth be told. To make matters worse I have to work all day. In [...]
I’ve really missed blogging. I’ve missed having a place to whine and reflect. I’ve missed the creative outlet. I’ve missed playing around with my camera and trying to master taking photographs of ice cream before it melts. Most of all I have missed my fellow bloggers. I am truly amazed and humbled by how kind [...]
