Sorry kids, but you wont be finding a recipe here today. I have issues. But I need to do a book review so that you know I have been keeping up with my goal of 52 Books in 52 Weeks. Before I delve into the book I just finished, I want to let you in […]
I am a mother. Not a great one, mind you, but I am still a mom. I also tend to get annoyed when my little boy, only two years old, is underfoot when I am in the kitchen trying to bake. It seems no matter which corner of the kitchen I am in, he’s right […]
So…you’ve been wondering who the winner of my last couple of giveaways are, have you?Well, wait no more. The winner of the Tablespoon.com giveaway was…Nutmeg Nanny! Congratulations! And the winner of the fabulous Healthy Bread in 5 Minutes a Day was…Pink Stripes! A big congrats to you, too! Ladies, please click the link on my […]
Did everyone have a great Halloween weekend? I hope so! I imagine most of you are trolling the net today, trying to find recipes that you can use to rid yourselves of about 14 pounds of random candy. I just told Jon that I will have to make some brownies and dump in all these […]
A little over a year ago, the Good Year Blimp flew directly over my house. I joked to everyone in my family that it was because of my blog. Back then, I was just starting to get a few followers and I was getting about 2000 hits a week. Man, was I ever excited! Just […]
Remember all the rage on the blogs and Twitter when Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day came out? Well, they’ve done it again…this time with Healthy Bread in 5 Minutes a Day. I was thrilled to be contacted by my friend Zoë François, co-author of the books, to do a review of the new […]
The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S. She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge recipe. Boy was I relieved to see macarons as our challenge this month! I really like making them, and though I have tried a few […]
What a mouthful. Literally and figuratively. I made this cake on Saturday to celebrate Jon’s birthday with his parents who were in visiting. I only had from about 2:30 in the afternoon until dinner time to get it made, and I was thrilled with how quickly it came together, despite the somewhat daunting recipe. Carrie […]
So…I just looked at my 52 Books in 52 Weeks status. Oh my. We have but 10 weeks left in the year (gasp!) and I have a whopping 16 books left to read. I guess I should be proud of myself for actually reading 36 books so far this year, because really, that’s pretty good. […]
Yesterday we were invited to a party to watch football and eat turkey. A group of 20 Hokie fans, ready for great food and a great ballgame. Little did we know we’d be watching the Georgia Tech team eat turkey as well. It were UGLY, folks. Let’s move on from that. I decided to contribute […]
Let me clarify…Not Rafting. Crafting. But I thought 2 c’s looked like one c too many. So, crafting. I’ve been trying to add things to my Etsy Shop, other than Custom Cookies. I added French Macarons, which, yes, are still cookies…and I am very eager for someone to order a batch. I priced them cheap […]
I know, I promised you a recipe for homemade syrup today. It’s still today, officially. Don’t beat me up too bad. It’s been a realllly long today. Really long. But I need to be true to my promise. I have great readers, and they need great chocolate syrup. I had never made my own syrup […]