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“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013.” Lillian: She wanted to cook like Mama (and like Pioneer …
Without a microwave
We have been without a microwave since last August. One day I was heating up diced zucchini on a paper towel and BOOM …
Recipe: Molten Butterscotch Cakes
Start your New Year off with a bang eating these cakes! The warm, gooey, liquid center is perfect for a cold evening, …
Recipe: Sesame Caramel Brownies
Sesame Caramel Brownies Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 2/3 cup cocoa powder 1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) butter PLUS 2 tablespoons …
Recipe: Healthy Smash Cake for Baby’s 1st Birthday
I know a lot of parents feel the way Josh and I do about not wanting to feed their baby artificial dyes, …
Recipe: Birthday Cupcake Buttercream Frosting
Birthday Cupcake Buttercream Frosting Ingredients: 1 package (16 oz) powdered sugar 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened 3 tablespoons milk 2 teaspoons …
Recipe: Vanilla Birthday Cupcakes
Vanilla Birthday Cupcakes Ingredients: 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup (1 stick) softened butter 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups …
Recipe: Creamy Chipotle Grilled Chicken
INGREDIENTS: 4 chicken breasts or 4-6 boneless thighs 2 cups plain yogurt (I used Mountain High yoghurt) 2 tablespoons lemon or lime juice …
Recipe: Pork Chops with Blueberry-Rosemary Sauce
I thought I just invented this, but upon googling it just now to make sure no one else already did ‘my’ idea, …
Recipe: Butter Mint Ice Cream
Butter Mint Ice Cream INGREDIENTS: 2 cups heavy cream 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk 1 tablespoon butter, melted 1/2 …
Recipe: Lime Tortilla Crusted Chicken with Homemade Salsa
Lime Tortilla Crusted Chicken with Homemade Salsa INGREDIENTS FOR LIME TORTILLA CRUSTED CHICKEN: 2 chicken breasts 1 1/2 cups crushed Margaritaville Island …
A little harvest
I had planted carrot seeds so long ago. I can’t even remember if it was before I was pregnant, or maybe while …
Where have my good intentions gone?
When I started out on this pregnancy (and even before I knew I WAS pregnant) I was being so very careful about …
The past week around here
I have some photos to post so I figured I’d just do it all in one entry here. We had Mom and …
Fun with our new lens
We just got a new lens for our (soon to arrive!) new camera. We put it on our Nikon and Josh took …
Recipe: Caribbean Colada Smoothie
CARIBBEAN COLADA SMOOTHIE INGREDIENTS: ¾ cup frozen mango or peach slices (We’ve used the peaches so far) 1 medium banana, frozen and …
We had a happy Valentine’s Day
Josh and I celebrated Valentine’s Day here at home yesterday! It was very cozy and romantic. Since we have busy days this …
Recipe: Lemon Broccoli Chicken
This recipe comes from the back of a Campbell’s Cream of Broccoli soup can. Josh saw it the other day and thought …
Recipe: Zucchini Bread
ZUCCHINI BREAD INGREDIENTS: 3 eggs 1 cup vegetable oil 2 cups white sugar 2 cups grated zucchini (about 3/4 of one zucchini) …
Recipe: White Chocolate Lemon Muffins
This recipe uses the BASIC MUFFIN MIX. If you have that on hand, this batch of muffins will be super easy …