LIVING LIFE AND LEARNING ALL I CAN ALONG THE WAY
Unintended though it was, this past weekend was a weekend of making things — mostly food. On Friday, after a delicious surf ‘n turf meal (in which I almost burnt the house down when the grill caught fire, but miraculously managed to keep the steaks from getting charred or overcooked), I decided to try the…
Saturday at our house felt a little chaotic. After some morning cleaning and some trips back and forth, we finally dropped my car off to get new tires put on in the morning. From there took Happy to the dog park for a last romp before the snow really started to fall. We got home…
This post may surprise some of you who know that I am not typically a fan of cooked fruit. However, after some conversations about Blueberry Cobbler at work last week, I decided I wanted to give it a try. I had made a Blackberry Cobbler once before after picking fresh wild blackberries with my mom…
I just wanted to post a few of the recipes that I’ve made recently. I’ve tried a couple of my own and found a couple online that I’ve tried for the first time. Let’s start with the holidays, because that always brings out something fun and festive! We spent time with family around the 4th…
Here’s my first attempt at Tetris shaped brownies! I was charged with an interesting challenge tonight. Tom somehow stumbled across this picture of brownies that were shaped like Tetris pieces (and appropriately colored/frosted), and asked if I would make him Tetris brownies. Um, sure. I mean, why not? I didn’t really have anything planned for…
Valentine’s Day was this week. Did you do anything fun to celebrate? Tom doesn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day because he says it’s just a “Hallmark holiday”. Me, I like any excuse to celebrate, and anything that provides extra inspiration for creativity in the kitchen. So, this year I decided to play off the Valentine’s heart theme…
Fruit pizza is a dessert that has been a tradition in my family for a long time. The original recipe came from our family cook book, but my mom and I have re-vamped it a little so that it’s more to our liking. It’s a delicious dessert that’s great for summertime, when there are lots…