Almond Streusel CakeFeeling very much in the mood for something fresh-baked today, I poked around on my cookbook shelf until my eyes fell upon this forgotten gem.A tattered old recipe card from—gracious, could it be?—the first year of my marriage!An oldie (like me) but a goodie.This coffee cake is dee-licious, friends. So moist! So yummy! Bake it … [Read more...]
Feeling Social Saturday
The On Being Budget-Minded EditionTell me: are you the coupon-clipping type? I try to be, but it does require a bit of foresight. And oy, all those little scraps of paper!I’m much better at grabbing the grocery store circular on the way into the building, which, I know, means tearing out the coupons at the checkout. So annoying.Still, I’m all for … [Read more...]
And you thought this was a post about baseball…
The booze cake recipe is up at Come for Coffee.Here’s the link. … [Read more...]
Thirsty?
Er...that is to say, hungry?Recipe to be posted soon, right after we get back from my son's baseball game.(It's the 2nd game of the season. Only 4,327 to go!) … [Read more...]
Scone Morning
One of the things that I love about staying home with my children—and there are many—is that I can drop everything and bake when my children ask me to.Drop Everything and Bake.This is also known as DEAB and is not to be confused with the DEAR in Ramona Quimby’s classroom. (That stands for Drop Everything and Read, and we’ve been known to do that … [Read more...]
Why I’ll Never, Ever Be a Blogger like Pioneer Woman
Reason Number One: I never remember to take pictures of the food as I'm preparing it.Reason Number Two: Even if I did remember, people would be like, "Um...what exactly are you preparing?"Reason Number Three: I cook big.Reason Number Four: The food still tastes okay, even if I forget to blog about it.Reason Number Five: Case in point.(Pictured … [Read more...]
New Digs
Thank you, Tina, for loaning our little man this highchair!We think he likes it. … [Read more...]
From the Com-Box: Faith Formation & Fragrant Gravy
My friend Diane (The Journey of a Mother’s Heart) left a comment on this post, wondering what was up with all those “God’s Library” posters on our wall.They really brighten up the room, don’t you think? ☺The posters are from Family Formation, which is a weekly catechetical study that my family is totally loving. We started the program in September … [Read more...]
First Fruits Part II
Now that Anthony’s gotten a taste of solids, he is keenly interested in what I’m eating. Nestled in my arms at the dinner table last night, he complained angrily about not getting a bite of my DiGiorno’s Pizza.It’s not that good, kid. Let it go.Clearly my 6-month-old wants more solid food than he’s getting yet I’m afraid of overdoing it, especially … [Read more...]
Now we’re cookin’!
Subtitled: I really, really love my husband.So here’s a funny story for you. When I first proposed getting a gas stove to my husband, he was concerned—and rightly so—about the high costs involved. One of the biggest expenses we’d incur, he said, was the installation of a gas line beneath our decades-old electric stove. (It was here when we moved … [Read more...]
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