After getting a slow start with the playset due to a lack of battery power, the pro’s showed up to lend Andy a hand at construction. 😉 And after just a few hours, the behemoth was ready for occupation. And wouldn’t you know, the kids have spent the last hour […]

It doesn’t look like very much fun to me…Do you think Andy can get it put together today? I guess we’ll find out. 🙂 In the meantime… I think Dorie Greenspan is calling my name. I simply have to make something out of it so I can give it a […]

Aargh! When I went out to my mailbox I found a nice sized package on my porch. I knew instantly what it was, and was quite excited to open it. It really was no coincidence that the day Andy got the call to go back to work, I received an […]

I love Organic Valley milk. It really is the best tasting milk, and I also know that I am supporting local farmers when I buy it. Sadly, it’s a bit pricey, and since we go through a lot of milk, it isn’t very often that Organic Valley finds its way […]

I don’t have a whole lot to post about, but thought I’d share a bit of a funny this morning. This week Andy gets a real paycheck for the first time in 4 1/2 months, and I get to go real grocery shopping. And of course, I’m super excited about […]

This past Sunday for Company Dinner, I was really having a tough time coming up with something to make. My brain just didn’t want to function, and I really didn’t want to think about cooking for 14- five of which are children. Then I was online chatting with a few […]

First of all, I can’t believe that I haven’t posted about these brownies in the over two years that I’ve been blogging. They’re very good and quite different as far as a brownie goes. I developed them several years ago after being asked to make a trifle for a holiday […]

So named for the man who introduced us to his wonderful fennel spice rub- Michael Chiarello. We love watching his show, and adore his fennel spice rub. Anytime I mention roasting chicken, Andy lights up and questions me “Michael’s Chicken?” And after many trials, I think I’ve nailed perfection with […]

This is proving to be very interesting. A few days back I had made the Asparagus-Pesto lasagna. Zander really liked it, Abigail thought it was okay- and neither of them knew it had asparagus in it. But they knew that Mom and Dad had asparagus in theirs. Then the other […]

We are a veggie-loving family. There are very few vegetables that I don’t care for- the only two coming to the top of my mind is rutabaga and spaghetti squash. Andy pretty much likes them all, although he’s not very fond of corn unless it’s on the cob. And the […]

A couple of years ago I really wanted to make my own yogurt. It just seemed like one of those things that I should learn how to do. So I went on a search to find out how to do it, and stumbled across a yogurt maker. At the time, […]

Sometimes I can be so rash… Welcome to yet another new look. It’s fun and quirky- I like it, but it wreaked some havoc on my blog. Please let me know if you have any problems- especially with any of the links in the sidebar. I had to redo the […]