Posts tagged as:

baking

Adopt-a-Blogger #4 (Recipe: Double Quick No Knead Dinner Rolls)

November 22, 2009

Since it has been 22 days since my last post, you would think that I would be bursting at the seams with profound things to share with you! I don’t have anything profound, but I do have some great news for those of you who have been waiting and waiting and waiting… this post is [...]

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Dealing With Postpartum Depression (Recipe – Deep Dark Chocolate Cake)

October 18, 2009

I first realized I had a problem a couple of months ago. Leah, my new baby, was 3 months old. I was still in new baby bliss, totally loving every moment with her. One part of me felt extremely happy… life was about as good as it can get. What began creeping up on me [...]

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Where’s the Crumb? (Recipe – New Jersey Crumb Cake)

June 25, 2009

When I was 12 years old, my mom let me loose in the kitchen to make a batch of chocolate chip cookies on my very own. I followed the classic recipe on the back of the Nestle Chocolate Chip bag. I mixed the wet ingredients together and as the directions said to do, I sifted [...]

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Boredom (Recipe: Southwest Black Bean and Corn Dip)

June 22, 2009

Boredom… one of the many things that kids complain about during the summer months. When I was growing up, I said the words “Mom, this is boring” so often that my mom threatened to ground me for life if I said it again. Being the clever kid I was, I got out the Thesaurus and [...]

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Keeping it Sunny (Recipe: Blueberry Sunrise Muffins)

June 15, 2009

Would you like to know what happened to me while I was at church yesterday? I was sitting in mass when my 3 year old told me she needed to go potty. I took her back to the ladies restroom, she did her thing, I bent down to help her pull up her panties and [...]

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The Need to Feed (Recipe: Buttermilk Biscuits)

June 5, 2009

I love summertime…absolutely love it. I love having my kids home. I love the warm weather, the sunshine, and the impromptu neighborhood gatherings that happen when we are all hanging outside. I love not having to be any place in particular by 8am…lazy mornings of snuggling in bed and reading books before we all get [...]

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Adopt a Blogger #3 – Welcome to the Family(and a Camera Giveaway!)

April 24, 2009

I am in proud mama mode this morning. We have 114 bloggers participating in Adopt a Blogger #3… this is our biggest Adopt a Blogger yet!
You all are an amazingly talented group of people. I have enjoyed reading through your blogs this past week and trying to make compatible matches. I hope I succeeded and [...]

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A Bit of History (Recipe: Grandmother’s Lemon Pound Cake)

April 21, 2009

I was watching this You Tube video the other day of comedian Louis CK on the Conan O’Brien show. Let me start by telling you, it takes a lot for something on TV to make me laugh out loud. This clip did just that. If you haven’t seen it, take a few minutes to watch [...]

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The Fall of a Brownie Purist (Recipe: Black & White Cheesecake Squares)

April 19, 2009

When I started my first blog over three years ago, I really struggled with which category of blogger I fell into. Was I a food blogger or a mommy blogger? I love cooking, baking and writing about food but I also couldn’t deny the fact that I am a mom and being a mom makes [...]

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Adopt a Blogger #3 (Recipe: Honey I’m Home Bread)

April 11, 2009

QUICK UPDATE 4/14 1:30CST – Adopt-a-Blogger is officially closed to new bloggers. If any additional experienced bloggers come forward willing to mentor someone, I will update my Twitter status to announce that additional space is available.  Matches will be posted next week!

I clearly remember the first time I made this bread for a couple of [...]

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