Butter. That’s it, just butter. B.U.T.T.E.R. Did you hear me? B-U-T-T-E-R-! Whatever it is I think I see, becomes a stick of butter to me! Those commercials were the best weren’t they? Tootsie Roll Young ‘un, Tootsie Roll…. Butter. Yep! That’s a children’s book with a nod to Julia (Butter Queen) herself down there,…
Tag: Baking
Ice Cream Cake!
Look what I made! My first ice-cream cake! Samuel wanted me to make this for his birthday, so how could I not at least give it a try? I think it turned out pretty good. I know, I didn’t ice the entire thing. I could’ve, but I had this thing attached to my leg and…
Impending Hurricanes!
So what does the morning of an impending hurricane look like? Well… There are cookies being made and Wii being played… There is lots of salsa making using freshly plucked produce from the garden…Please be nice Irene! This is gonna be a HOT one…just the way Chicken likes it! Look at this loveliness… And this…..
It’s a Post, It’s a Post!
Well Crap, I haven’t posted in a week! I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I’ve thought about blogging a lot..every day actually, I just haven’t managed to get anything written! I’ve thought about it during my coffee drinking, news watching, Nora chasing mornings. I’ve thought about it while I sort laundry and determine which…
Veggie Doughnuts…what?
While two of my boys have been at soccer camp, this is what Henry, Nora and I have been doing…… Remember how I’m always sneaking in veggies???? Well..I managed to get some in here too! These doughnuts are baked…not fried! I came across this little Cutie and couldn’t resist! It works wonderfully!!! Just what I…
Mini stories & Rainbow Cake in a jar!
So I wanted to post this morning, but I couldn’t decide what to post about. I mean did you want to hear about how I caught Beau in the kitchen using a gallon jug of milk (half full) as a machine gun? Would you find our trip to IKEA amusing? I’m sure the ‘stagers’ at…
Meeting Quinoa!
My first rendezvous with Quinoa….I know it looks bad now, but……….. Who said it has to be love at first sight? Yep, that’s a mexican quinoa & beef stuffed bell pepper…and yes of a matter of fact it was good….and it was also my very own recipe! Read on if you’d like to have a…
Happy Birthday Henry!
Today my baby boy has turned 5! I can’t believe HENRY is 5….HENRY! He will start kindergarten next Fall….how is that possible? Chicken came home early today and told Henry they were going to lunch together..”Where would you like to go”? “McDonalds!”…..Well, what did you think he was going to say? . And yes it…
this little birdie 