Monthly Archive

January 2010

A Hoth Battle Birthday Cake

So Legos really saved me this year. Zander really wanted the R2-D2 cake- and I thought about trying, I really did.  But I’m just not that confident in my cake making skills...

Warming Up With A Bowl Of Soup

Well, after a few days of warm, balmy wintry weather- followed by rain- winter has returned, and it is ever COLD!  Yesterday was one of those windy days where the wind just...

Happy Birthday Zander!

Six years old- and no signs of slowing down yet.  Gosh, I love this little man. You’ll have to wait for cake pictures, I’m afraid.  The cake will be for Saturday’s party,...

Always Room For Cheesecake

Now that we’re almost finished up with January, and the diets to rid all the excess calories from the holidays, we can march into February with sweets back on the radar.  After...

I Cannot Stop Eating These Pancakes!

Tonight was a breakfast-for-dinner night.   We had leftover sloppy joes from Monday on the menu, but that really didn’t appeal to me, and as the day crept on, pancakes were sounding more...

A Bad Mom Moment

Of course, I say that with sarcasm, because I remedied the situation by being a good mom.  But still… The other day I looked at Zander’s chosen attire for the day.  Most...

ISO: Meal Planning Inspiration

Ever have one of those days?  You have to do a meal plan so that you can do a grocery shopping plan.  But you put it off and put it off, and...

Homemade Naan

Or… Why Haven’t I Tried This Before! Last night I took the rare opportunity of having a husband away to have a friend over for dinner.   It was a great opportunity to...

A Different Kind Of Ossobuco

I have always wanted to make ossobuco.  In fact, it’s on my short list of dishes that I hope to prepare sometime in my lifetime.  Traditionally made with veal shanks, it’s just...

For The Love of Pizza

Andy and I had this great conversation the other night.  I was slicing up pizza for dinner- the second pizza dinner within four nights, and I apologized for the pizza.  It was...

Duck, Duck, Wild Duck

Happy 2010 Tummy Treasure readers!  Here I sit, on the 5th of January, thinking that for once, I am not going to make any kind of foodie list for the year ahead.  ...