A Little Brittle
Every Christmas when I was growing up my Mom, “Nainy” made peanut brittle. It was shiny, almost like glass and filled with spanish peanuts. She u...
My BIG-4-oh! CK Featured
A scrapbook lay-out by Megan Hoeppner with favors from my big fortieth birthday bash is featured in the latest issue of Creating Keepsakes Magazine! ...
View Full Story4 and TWENTY
And so it was that I returned to the world of blogging. Only after two minor surgeries for me and one major surgery for my daughter. She is now sans ...
View Full StorySomebody Else
Somebody else won the Lea and Perrins contest, somebody else got on The Next Food Network Star, somebody else won the iPad on Pioneer Woman’s b...
View Full StorySexual Tension
Don’t worry, this isn’t “R” rated! I promise it is innocent and squeaky clean, stay tuned. I volunteer in George’s kind...
View Full Story40th Birthday Bash
A few months ago I turned forty… let me back up a bit. At the beginning of July I was laying in bed next to my Hubby and I said, ...
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Tis’ the Season
I have mentioned before that I volunteer in George’s Kindergarten class. Over the past few weeks his saintly teacher has been teaching the kids about H...
Holidays & Parties, Recipes
English Toffee
A couple of years ago, my sisters and I sent around e-mails with some of our tried and true Christmas recipes. This recipe was from my sister Lois. It is ...
Holidays & Parties, Recipes
Butterscotch Gingerb...
And so it was that Christmas was upon us… and so it was that I had kids who don’t like gingerbread. Whose kids are these anyway? They can’t...
Holidays & Parties, Respect, ...
And the Winner is...
So I recently had the pleasure of judging a Holiday Dessert Contest. It was run by our local gourmet kitchen store and our local newspaper. I really enjoyed ...
Tips & Tricks
Cold Oil, Cold Pan
Here is a necessary rule to abide by when using oil in a frying pan or wok. Cold oil, cold pan. You see, if you put cold oil into a ...
Holidays & Parties, Recipes, ...
Perfect Pie Crust
I know, I know… it is too late for this post. You have already eaten your Thanksgiving pie. But hey, Christmas is just around the corner. A perfect pie...
Recipes, Tips & Tricks
Mallow Pops
I was in our local market buying food for Thanksgiving when I happened upon a bag of GIANT Marshmallows! They were 4 times the size of a normal Marshmallow a...
Recipes, Spillin' the Beans
I’m on Food Ne...
So I posted a couple of weeks ago that I had entered a contest for Lea and Perrins, on Food Network. Well I am on the site! I made the ...
Holidays & Parties, Tips &...
Turkey Pops?
At our Thanksgiving dinner this year there will be kids. Seventeen kids to be exact. I wanted to make something fun to put by each kid’s plate. Then la...
