Recipes

I have this problem.  When I bake stuff, I always want lots of people to tell me how amazing it is.  Because I’m vain.  My family has learned to accommodate me. When I made these banana muffins, I was pretty proud of myself.  I yelled thr..

I’m not a big fan of bribing my children, as a general rule.  I much prefer beating them.  (Calm down, I don’t actually beat my children.)  I think kids should behave just because I ask them to, and not because I begged and bribed them..

Do you like camping?  Our family goes camping a fair amount in the summer.  We’re cheap, and we camp in a tent, which means that we have to think about meals very carefully.  And by “we,” of course, I mean “I.”  I me..

I think most of you know by now that my son is a fruit lover.  A “fruitarian,”  my mom calls him.  I’ve yet to find the fruit he dislikes, but among his absolute favorites are cantelope, kiwi, and bananas. Wow, does that kid love..

I did something this week that I have never done before.  I bought a frozen cream pie.  It’s just one of those things that would never cross my mind to purchase.  But, among the many coupons I came home from BlogHer Food with were a couple f..

These orange cookies taste fantastic, with the flavor of fresh oranges! Orange Sugar cookies are one of my newest favorites...

The teenage boys went on a camping trip with the youth group at church this weekend, leaving Robb and I home alone with the princess.  It’s a good thing she is not an only child, because she pretty much gets spoiled rotten when she’s the..

Source: Adapted from LilaLoa, who calls them the end-all for chocolate cookies. It’s summer, which means we have shed the daily routine of breakfast and school and homework in favor of a new routine.  It goes like this:  everyday, my children..

My day was going so well.  I had a great morning of blogging, the kids did their chores, and I was in pretty good spirits.  Then I got an unexpected phone call that went something like this: Robb: Can you pack a bag for me?  I’m going to Boi..

Whose idea was it to break my vacuum the same week I got a dog?  Thanks for that, universe.  Good one. My bedroom has been in a pretty desperate condition, overflowing with useless crap, and dirty clothes, and dust.  I just keep putting new contai..