happy, happy birthday!
She showed up in our room around 5 a.m. telling me she just couldn’t sleep. I knew it was because her birthday was…
Month: August 2011
birthday girl.
I can hardly believe Lizzie turns seven today! Where has the time went!! To celebrate, we are having chocolate cupcakes with marshmallow filling,…
basic (and yum) muffin recipe.
Luke has been requesting muffins since the week school started. Finally this morning I pulled out my handy-dandy “everyday food recipe index 2003-2008”…
Saturday mornings – blue ribbon coffee cake.
A while back when we had friends stay over, I baked a coffee cake for breakfast. That same day was when we were…
random Friday projects.
For Fair, both Luke and Elizabeth worked on stenciling projects. She did all the drawing of the design, I used the exact-o knife…
More on Christmas preparation 2011 – cinnamon spiced pecans.
I’ve also been thinking about making some spiced nuts to go with gifts and have on hand for friends that may stop by.…
Christmas preparation 2011.
So, I don’t know if I’ve had a Christmas prep post since February??? I would have to go back and look. Honestly, I’d…
first day of school.
A new year begins today. Where did summer go? Ready or not, here we go!! thanks Matheau for taking the second photo.
aging gracefully. at least trying too.
I write a lot about food on this blog. A lot. However, for me to bake and cook like I do there are…
Coconut Cupcakes (with cream cheese & vanilla bean frosting).
We were invited to share lunch with some dear friends today and I being the lover of dessert that I am, I offered…
double chocolate loaf.
I just finished my third cup of coffee this am.. yes, it has been a full week and it is only Friday. 😉 …
pumpkin and the freezer.
So I came to the blog to find this recipe – and it wasn’t here! I had posted at casnerfamily.com a couple of…
reminder to self.
“There is more to life than increasing its speed” -Mohandas Gandhi One of the things I keep reminding myself this week. 🙂 Quote…
preparedness – one task at a time.
With school just around the corner (next week) along junior high volleyball… I can hardly believe junior high… and football starting tonight, teens…
home again.
We are home from vacation and now time to catch up and re-organize, and get ready for the school year (home school for…
enchilada recipe.
It took me many years of requests to try making enchiladas with corn tortillas, and too many flour tortillas that ended up soggy,…
this is fair week (and a great week).
Hannah’s brownies – made with a recipe found in “The Baker’s Notes” This week is a full one – full of good things…
Loxly is still a guest in our home.
Since his/her arrival, we have goats milk, an old hamster cage, a couple of medicine droppers, lots of feedings and a healthy looking…
what to do with all the tomatoes?
Fresh tomatoes are best if there is no need to refrigerate them. However, if you countertop becomes covered with bowl of tomatoes and…
tote bag patterns.
I’ve finally finished writing up a couple of tote bag patterns – the ones I make time and time again, and then hunt…