If you're looking for the perfect thing to cool you off in the dog days of summer, look no further!
Continue reading...8. June 2008
So I became a mom, right? And I bake and bake and bake...this one hates coconut, this one only likes vanilla, this one hates nuts. But when does Mama get a cake of her own, I'd like to know!? This is the first year I've baked MYSELF a cake. I think I broke some unwritten Mama law in that I made a cake that ISN'T anyone else's favorite. It's mine.
Continue reading...1. June 2008
Y’all remember this post? The one where I dedicate this blog to healthier recipes my family will actually eat? Well, it seems that my sugar-loving children are the ones reading this blog. See, I love blogging but food costs a lot of money these days so when my blog makes money to pay [...]
Continue reading...26. May 2008
Obviously, I didn’t learn from this. When Daughter Youngest asked for cupcakes for her class, I came up with the stupid bright idea to make a cupcake resembling each of her classmates. I’m a member of Great Cooks Community, a great blogroll of cooks ranging from hobbyists to pros run by my friend, Jill McKeever. [...]
Continue reading...19. May 2008
You should already know because of the title but: You’ve seen this in your produce section, right? I keep mine in the freezer and grate it as needed. So these cookies require two kinds of ginger. (For those of you born after 1980, that’s Tina Louise.) CANDIED GINGER COOKIES 3/4 c. butter, softened 1 c. white sugar 1/4 c. molasses 1/3 c. [...]
Continue reading...2. April 2008
Now, I know cupcakes have been in vogue lately. Like so many simple things from my childhood, they've been "Martha Stewart-ized." Oh no...simple chocolate cupcakes like our moms made are no longer sufficient. Now a simple cupcake can be a major production with vanilla bean from Madagascar, French rose water and gold dust.
Continue reading...30. March 2008
As I recover from being sick the entire month of March, I’m gearing up for the one thing scarier than Tom Cruise when you ask him for a recommendation for a good psychologist…that scariest of scary events…the slumber party! (Ominous organ and thunder crashing.) My eleven year old has invited eight of her bestest friends [...]
Continue reading...9. March 2008
Outside, we just got dumped with about, say, 18″ of snow. Sigh. So I’m dreaming of spring…the season of singing birds, blooming daffodils and butt-whomping allergies. To help with my cabin fever and longing for sun, here is my ode to spring in Lemon Meltaways. COOKIE PIECE (AKA FROSTING HOLDER): 1 1/2 [...]
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16. July 2008
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