June, July & August 2015 Wrap Up
As many of you may know, at the end of May, our home flooded with 18 inches of water and we were forced to move out. For a few weeks, we lived in our friends’ garage apartment, and then we … Continued
As many of you may know, at the end of May, our home flooded with 18 inches of water and we were forced to move out. For a few weeks, we lived in our friends’ garage apartment, and then we … Continued
May was non-stop action in the kitchen for me. I worked on several cakes, dozens of cookies, and even squeezed in some new recipes for blondies and scones! Brownies & Bars I was having friends over for a Mommy morning, … Continued
This month I had several sets of sugar cookies for decorating, but only one big cake! I took the opportunity to use up my flour and butter in lots of homestyle baked goods instead, and I think Roy and the … Continued
March was another great month in the kitchen! All of my decorating projects were well spaced out, so I had time in between to test out some new recipes. I never get to all the recipes I want to (I … Continued
My very creative friend Anthea (of craftingten5seven) and I like to send each other links or pins we think might interest each other. I send her oodles of craft ideas and inspiration (sometimes I worry I am sending her too … Continued
Sometimes I have dough left after I cut and bake the sugar cookies I need, and I question how best to use it up. Until now, I’ve always just continued cutting cookies to have as ‘extras’ but I’ve often wondered … Continued
I love mint chocolate. My Mom’s mint chocolate mousse was one of my favorite desserts growing up. It’s one of my favorite ice cream flavors (that might be genetic, right Mom?! Leighton is a big fan, too!). It’s one of … Continued
I had a fun and relaxed month of baking in February. I was able to work on a range of baked goods, including an old favorite muffin recipe, some fondant work for cakes and cupcakes, and a new brownie recipe … Continued
We are not really football fans in our house, but we are always up for a get together and for yummy, snack foods, so when our friends invited us for a Super Bowl party last year and again this year, … Continued
I gave the oven (and myself!) a bit of a break this month and didn’t do as much baking. Or at least it felt that way until I started writing it all out for this blog post – I guess … Continued