Yesterday, this blog post was posted in my Facebook news feed no less than 5 times. In it, as in many similar blog posts I’ve seen since the invention on Pinterest, the mom blogger rants about how we need to, as a group, “tone down” the holidays. She speaks with disdain about things like leprechaun… Continue reading Humbug: Not Nearly as Much Fun as Holiday Magic.
My daughter and I are trying to catch a leprechaun. We have carefully constructed a leprechaun trap… We’ve studied all there is to know about them…. And we’ve made these delicious leprechaun catching (read: green oatmeal peanut butter cookies) to entice them into our trap. I am forever seeing St. Patrick’s Day cookies on Pinterest,… Continue reading Leprechaun Catching Cookies
My baby boy turned one this weekend. For me, it is a time of both sadness at him getting big so quickly, and relief that the older he gets, the more things he can do for himself (like walk, and wipe his own butt.) Charlie’s big 0-1 bash was dinosaur themed this year. I did… Continue reading Perfect White Cake with Coconut Cream Frosting
I will confess that I go to Starbucks and order a tall latte with one raw sugar 364 days per year. Don’t tell my husband, but some days I even go twice. Shamefully, I even run out on Thanksgiving morning and get one. Thank God, for the sake of my conscience, they are closed Christmas… Continue reading Petite Vanilla Bean Scones (like Starbucks)
I love, love, love Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins. They are just one of those special things about the fall that make me feel happy. My favorite part, of course, is the cream cheese filling, almost like cheesecake, slightly sweet, and so yummy. These were very easy to make. 10 minutes to the oven. I… Continue reading Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins (Like Starbucks)
I don’t know about the rest of you, but my two year old daughter watches more than her fair share of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. As a result, I watch more than my share as well. One of our favorite “jingles” if you will, from the show, is the one where Clarabelle the Cow is making… Continue reading Super Moo Muffins (or, Banana Muffins- if you’re a grown up)
Here is a list of the things in life that stress me out the most: Flying on airplanes and riding in elevators A dirty or cluttered house (if it’s mine) Running out of butter Trying to watch children my in a crowded play area that is surely full of kidnappers Automated customer service robots who… Continue reading Banana Pudding Cake
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