I’m optimistically looking in my pantry and trying to figure out ways to get rid of all the hot chocolate mix I stocked up on during the frigid winter. My hope is that spring is here to stay and I won’t need to warm the kids up when they come in from playing outside with…
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Being Irish {Recipe: St. Patrick’s Day Grasshopper Cocktails}
I’m not Irish, however I married a full-blown Irish man, so that makes me what they call “Irish by Marriage”. What I have found out, through my 11 years of marriage to an Irish man, is that once you are “in” with the Irish, your entire life starts to become very Irish. Green suddenly becomes…
Cooking Connections Sweet Treats Class {Recipe: Frozen Hot Chocolate}
It is no secret that I love sweets. In fact, when Lent rolls around each year and I see people giving up sweets, I hide… I don’t want those kind of crazy thoughts to invade my brain. I can tell you straight up, me without sweets, would not be a pretty sight. When the folks…
Homemade Sopapillas – A Guest Post at Bluebonnets & Brownies
I have a guest post up at Bluebonnet’s & Brownies, a lovely blog run by my friend Amber. I hope you will hop on over and read about Homemade Sopapillas and the tiny little town my Grandma Wogan used to live in!
Eat.Live.Be Week 4 {Recipe: Chocolate Malt Krispie Bars}
Technically this… Plus this… Should not equal this… (which is down 2 pounds from my weigh in last week of 179). I did a horrible job on my Weight Watchers points this week, but made up for it with keeping up with my exercising. Even got up at 6am on Saturday to exercise… I purposely…
Differences {Recipe: Triple Chocolate Malt Bread}
Triple chocolate malt bread is a chocolate lovers dream, with three types of chocolate in one tasty dessert loaf. I dropped my kids off at school today, got in the car and practically cheered. I love having my kids home, but for the past three days there has been nothing but bickering and meanness coming…
An Ended Love Affair (Recipe: Hershey’s Toffee Bit Cookies)
It was great while it lasted… I know it was only yesterday that I was claiming my true love for all things snow. Yes, I threw around the word “Happiness” and how I was “present” with my kids. I even said “beautiful” and “Kansas” in the same sentence, which I believe is a first for…
Gingerbread Family Christmas
I have a sick little one this week, so most of our normal Christmas traditions have gotten pushed to the wayside as we simply try and keep up with getting her well before the big man in the red suit shimmies down our chimney. One such tradition is our annual Christmas picture, which hasn’t gotten…
Opposite of Fancy {Recipe: Plain & Extraordinary Chewy Chocolate Cookies}
Sometimes as food bloggers, we try so hard to do something original or out of the ordinary with our recipes that the plain recipes… the classic recipes… get overlooked. As much as I love a touch of special, I also have to admit that some of the most basic and simple recipes are my favorite….
Cookie Trends (Recipe: Cinnamon Roll Cookies with Vanilla Glaze)
Cinnamon Roll Cookies are your favorite breakfast sweet bread in cookie form! I read an article awhile back that in 2011, Pie was going to be the new Cupcake. You can expect the cupcake trend to fade, but anticipate that Pies, in all flavors, shapes and sizes, will be peaking in 2011. I love pie……
