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Expanding Your Family’s Palate By Placating Picky Eaters
March 8, 2011 – 7:45 am | No Comment
Expanding Your Family’s Palate By Placating Picky Eaters

Struggling with picky eaters? Here are some great tips on how to cope!

s’mores cupcakes
February 18, 2011 – 1:02 pm | 19 Comments
s’mores cupcakes

This recipe for s’mores cupcakes is the absolute BEST!

the candy cake
July 30, 2010 – 8:08 am | 7 Comments
the candy cake

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m not much of a cake baker. I’m really not into making “fancy” cakes of any kind. Too putsy and time consuming, when all I want to do is eat!

reese’s peanut butter bars
April 13, 2010 – 7:08 am | 23 Comments
reese’s peanut butter bars

DO NOT MAKE THESE BARS…if you don’t want to eat the whole pan.

now that’s some twisted bacon!
March 13, 2010 – 6:10 am | 21 Comments
now that’s some twisted bacon!

Two simple ways to make bacon better. You can thank me later.

marshmallow pops
February 7, 2010 – 6:23 am | 10 Comments
marshmallow pops

An easy and fun dessert to make with your kids!

Starry-Eyed Christmas Cookies
December 3, 2009 – 10:18 am | 14 Comments
Starry-Eyed Christmas Cookies

The easiest Christmas cookie you’ll ever make!

cherry shortbreads
November 13, 2009 – 1:30 pm | 7 Comments
cherry shortbreads

Another great Christmas cookie recipe!

nana’s oatmeal pancakes
July 29, 2009 – 8:35 am | 22 Comments
nana’s oatmeal pancakes

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doll cakes
July 8, 2009 – 3:07 pm | 9 Comments
doll cakes

We celebrated my daughter’s third birthday this past Sunday, and like every other parent I know, I’m flabbergasted by how quickly the time slips away.  This is the first year she had any sort of …

refreshing strawberry limeade
June 3, 2009 – 6:11 am | 5 Comments
refreshing strawberry limeade

24 limes.  That’s how many limes lost their juicy little lives in the lime-juice bath massacre in my kitchen.  The strawberries were innocent bystanders, but they were necessary casualties.  (the carnage) ———>
Limeade seems to be …

easy + flan x cake = wickedly delicious
April 7, 2009 – 7:29 am | 6 Comments
easy + flan x cake  = wickedly delicious

My niece and my nephew spent the night with us last night!  Having them around is always a blast, especially for my girls.  They look so forward to having these sleepovers with their cousins, and …

jello pinwheels
March 7, 2009 – 6:49 am | 12 Comments
jello pinwheels

As much as I’m continuously trying to please the adult noodle fans, there’s no getting around the fact that I’m a mom.  And that many noodlers are moms, too.  And let’s face it, when the …

wicked ice cream balls
February 25, 2009 – 7:28 am | 5 Comments
wicked ice cream balls

It’s 32 degrees outside.  I have three layers of clothing covering my body and there’s a fire burning in the fireplace in an attempt to save us all from a frozen death.  I swear I …

ice-cream-cone cupcakes
January 31, 2009 – 12:30 pm | One Comment
ice-cream-cone cupcakes

What child doesn’t love a good ice cream cone?  Heck, what adult doesn’t love a good ice cream cone?  These ice-cream-cone cupcakes have it all – oh, except the ice cream.  That’s why you serve …