Category: What to Eat

  • It all started with a loaf of bread…

    It all started with a loaf of bread…

    If you are a regular here, you might know that last Sunday I bought a breadmachine. Since then I’ve made two blueberry loaves (one a miserable failure), one loaf of white bread and one loaf of wheat. This morning I made pizza dough, using a recipe from the Organizing Junkie. Once the dough was ready,…

  • I CAN do it!

    Some of you may have read of my kitchen calamities on Sunday and efforts on Monday. Well, I have happy news to report from the kitchen: First, I’ll report on the crockpot: As the pork was simmering, my blog was, too. And fortunately the Organizing Junkie was reading. She suggested I shorten the cook time.…

  • Using those kitchen appliances…

    When you spend a week with the Happy Housewife… Just before our trip to Mexico, I was fortunate to spend a week with my brother, his wife (the Happy Housewife) and their kiddos. The kids and I had a fantastic time playing and I also had the opportunity to learn a LOT. You’ve already seen…

  • Summer Lunchbox Challenge

    Throughout the rest of the summer I am also blogging on Happy to be at Home, a blog hosted by 3 moms with lots of guest bloggers. Because I know I cannot be the only mom who tries her best to lovingly pack lunches for her kiddos during the school year which are not also lovingly enjoyed, and because I…

  • PJ Pancake Breakfast Bash

    While trying to figure out how to celebrate our soon-to-be two-year-old’s birthday in an already action-packed day, my husband came up with the idea of inviting the girls in our neighborhood (instead of the usual long list of all our friends) over for a breakfast celebration. It wasn’t long after that I saw a flower-shaped…