I said I probably wouldn’t be cooking much. Here it is- extremely hot outside, and I ‘m dying to turn on the oven. Dumb, dumb me. It is quite toasty in my house right now. However, the recults of said oven turning on are quite tasty. In fact, pretty darn […]

Well, we’re back. We had a good time camping. Abigail and Zander had a good time being outdoors- and I have to say, they slept REALLY well at night. So well, in fact, that Zander spent the entire night without Mommy. I’m debating putting him into his big boy bed […]

I will be away from my computer for the next week. I’m taking my kids camping. I must be insane. Andy will be there in the evenings, and Mom and Dad will be there- but for the most part, I am taking my beauties camping by myself. Yikes! Wish me […]

Well, we’ve gone and done it, I think. We received a call this week on our ad. It was someone with a 3 BR duplex- and were we really set on a house? Um, yeah. I thought. The woman on the phone was so nice- I thought a peek at […]

Last night my 17 month old son wrapped his arms tightly around my neck, gave me a humungous hug (his first “real” hug) and said to me “I yuh you.” Nuff said. I love my little boy too. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 […]

I have decided that I am entirely too busy right now. On Monday I was trying to figure out how I was going to fit everything in for the week that I needed to. We have a wedding this weekend, and I am decorating both the church and the hall […]

Last night I made Giada’s Lemon Spaghetti. It was such a bright, happy summery dish. It was definitely very lemony. I probably would not serve this as a main course- it features much better as a side dish. I served it alongside Greek marinated chicken thighs and a panzanella salad. […]

So I have placed an ad in the local Buyer’s Guide. The gist of the ad is that we are looking for a 3 BR house to rent in the area. I submitted my ad online, and a sales rep. called to confirm text and arrange payment. The ad started […]

Well, I gave it a whirl. I don’t know what I expected from polenta. After all, it is basically corn meal and salt. Back in the day it may even have been known as gruel. What I made was essentially a variation of Cream of Wheat. On a normal day, […]

Happy 4th of July all! Last night we shared our little fireworks display with some close friends, and had a good time visiting. To me 4th of July is about connecting with friends and celebrating the good things in life and the wonders of living in a country where we […]

Well, this afternoon my body has decided that it is going to get sick with whatever Zander and Abigail have had. Not good. It was very wierd and all the sudden. This afternoon I was feeling drowsy so I made myself a coffee drink and had a nice visit with […]

Yesterday in the mail I got the most awesome cookbook to date. It is Everyday Italian by Giada De Laurentiis. If you haven’t seen her on FoodTv, she is just the cutest thing. She is so pretty, so tiny, and everything she makes looks so good. The bonus is that […]