I have just decided that raising small children is a lot like being addicted to a hardcore drug. It has amazing ups, and life threatening downs, and you end up doing things in public you never every thought you would.
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Cheese Sticks and a bad attitude
Yesterday Little Chef was a grumpy little thing. I now realize it was because he was coming down with something because he had a case of the pukeys this morning. He had to call his Tante Lexi and tell her all about it because apparently that’s what we do in this family. Monday morning, I […]
Caramels
Every Christmas {yes it’s well in to the new year and everyone’s diets and I’m still talking Christmas.} my family picks names and makes a gift for the name we pick. It’s creative, means a heck of a lot less spending, and there is something so beautiful and special about a hand made gift. We […]
Top Secret
there is nothing that piques my interest like a top secret recipe stowed away with the young heroine on her journey across oceans to a new life in a strange land
Buttery Carbs as Therapy
This morning little chef woke up at 4:30 am, and after hushing him back to sleep (because under no circumstances was I ready to start my cheerio throwing day at 4:30) I laid in bed unable to fall back asleep. Suddenly in the dark the weight of the world came crashing down on my chest […]
Barf Happens
Let’s start out by me saying, hello. Remember me? I’m that lady that used to make you laugh or cry a couple times a week. Lately I have been a bit quiet…. let me tell you why. As I hope you remember I am pregnant again with another one of James’ love goblins, and let […]
Mommy Chopped.
I have all the skills and tools to make the meal of your dreams, but in my own kitchen at 5:30 pm on a Wednesday evening when I crack open the fridge and look at the dismal gathering of ingredients, my ambition and creativity flee for their lives.
Johnny’s Skinny Pancakes
Our recipe comes from a family heirloom of a book called “Let’s Go Dutch” as if going Dutch was an option and not an instinctual birthright.
Banana Bread … yum
Today we have a recipe for you, and an excellent use for bananas unless you prefer them smeared in a care seat. In that case giver. Send me pics.