From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Mama Is In Denial (Recipe: Tex Mex Calzones)

March 24, 2009

Holy cow – I am having a baby in less than 7 weeks!
I took these Calzones to a friend of mine this evening who recently had a baby, and while I was there it hit me… I’m pregnant and I am going to have another kid in the house before I know it. Of course, [...]

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What is Comfort? (Recipe: Tuna Noodle Casserole)

March 23, 2009

As social as I like to be, there is one day a week that I look forward to than any other day. That day is Tuesday and the reason is that I have an open calendar on Tuesdays. I don’t have to take the kids to school, we have no extra curricular activities, and I [...]

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The Facebook Conspiracy (Recipe: Lemon Pepper Shrimp Scampi)

March 20, 2009

A few months ago, I finally got on the bandwagon and created a Facebook account. After years of hearing my nieces and nephews talk about it, I just figured it was some kind of trendy kids site. One night, my high school friend Julie convinced me that it was cool for us 30 somethings to [...]

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Vacation Procrastination (Recipe Snickerdoodle Cookie Bars)

March 12, 2009

As you already know, we leave for our Spring Break vacation tomorrow morning. This morning a friend of mine graciously offered to watch my girls so I could pack and get things ready to go. I had two hours… two hours to sort through clothes, get car ride activities together, figure out what food to [...]

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Vacation Preparation (Peanut Butter Cake Bars Recipe)

March 10, 2009

We leave on our Spring Break vacation this coming Friday. We are heading south to visit my parents, who live near sunny South Padre Island, Texas. With three kiddos, flying is typically not at all economical, so we usually make the 2 day drive all packed into the good old minivan stuffed to the top [...]

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Moms Perogative (Penne and Chicken Tenderloins with Spiced Tomato Sauce)

March 8, 2009

My mom is an excellent cook. She was when we were growing up and she is still today. Without trying too sound bratty, however, there were a few things my mom cooked when I was growing up that I just did not care for. One was Goulash… we seemed to have Goulash all the time [...]

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Adopt a Blogger #3 (and Chocolate Caramel Rolo Cookies)

March 3, 2009

I want to first share with you my hands down, absolute favorite cookie recipe – Chocolate Caramel Rolo Cookies. My mother-in-law gave me this recipe when I first got married and to me it is the cookie recipe to end all cookie recipes. It is that good! Check out the recipe at the SC Johnson [...]

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Pregnancy Cravings (and Cinnamon Swirl Cookies)

March 2, 2009

I would say that my husband is pretty lucky, from some of the stories I hear about pregnant women and their cravings. Through all the times I have been pregnant, I have only sent him out twice to get something special for me that I was craving and that was never in the middle of [...]

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