There have been some interesting developments around here lately. Let’s see if you can add it all up. 1. A large increase in the consumption of my favorite food on earth – Pad Thai. 2. A rise in consumption of another favorite food – waffles. (Hence the waffles recipes that have been on hereContinue reading “BIG news!”
Category Archives: family time
Thanksgiving Pies
My Thanksgiving contributions to my in-laws celebration this year were in the form of two gluten-free pies. If you’d rather have a gluten crust, read a previous post on the perfect pie crust. Both the pumpkin pie and the pecan pie were made using the Williams-Sonoma gluten-free pie crust mix. The maple vanilla real whippedContinue reading “Thanksgiving Pies”
Cranberry-Orange Cinnamon Rolls
We recently celebrated my dad’s birthday and I was instructed not to make anything for after his birthday dinner and he instead picked out cupcakes from The Bake Shoppe. Everyone was pleased at this choice. The morning after his birthday, my parents hosted a brunch at their house for the whole family and a familyContinue reading “Cranberry-Orange Cinnamon Rolls”
Pumpkin Pie Granola
This weekend was a weekend for resting and recuperating from colds, in our household. However, that does not mean a break from baking, cooking, or projects. I happened to have all of the ingredients for Pumpkin Pie Granola sitting around my kitchen and thus, this tasty creation was born. The entire family loves to eatContinue reading “Pumpkin Pie Granola”
Chocolate Zucchini Cake + Shrimp Boil
Getting an elementary art room ready has been consuming all my time here lately. Case in point, this post deals with events 2 weekends ago. We had a gathering at our house to celebrate family from afar, from from nearby, and a friend who will be moving back to her home afar. Cooking forContinue reading “Chocolate Zucchini Cake + Shrimp Boil”
Demolition + July 4 Family Fun
Are you a friend or family member in Des Moines and you feel like you have yet to really see my family this summer? My apologies -we hope this all settles down with the demolition dust soon. Greensboro people, if you have not heard from me yet, again, my apologies! Let me take youContinue reading “Demolition + July 4 Family Fun”
The Perfect Cherry Pie – A Family Event
One of the things I love about being at my parents’ house are the gardens and fruit orchards. Each year is a little different too, depending on what it is a good year for. The summer of 2013 is a cherry year for sure. This is only a fraction of theContinue reading “The Perfect Cherry Pie – A Family Event”
The Flying Circus Whirlwind Trip to Iowa
Oh my, how much can change in the span of a week. Our house is so quiet these days, as these two doofuses are now residents of the state of Iowa. We flew to Iowa a couple weekends ago to drop the cats off with my parents, look at houses, and for me to interviewContinue reading “The Flying Circus Whirlwind Trip to Iowa”
Asheville, NC Day Trip
We are continuing our farewell North Carolina tours and this past weekend we headed west to the mountains. We try to get to the mountains frequently, especially since they are in such close proximity. On Saturday we took off for Asheville, NC for a day trip. The cooler was purposely empty to leave room forContinue reading “Asheville, NC Day Trip”
Eric’s Birthday 2013
Eric recently celebrated his birthday – a big one too! To help him celebrate his 30th birthday, his parents came to visit for a long weekend. Greta picked out sushi makings for him – more on the sushi later. Lucky Greta got some wonderful grandparent time. She and Bapa (that’s what she calls bothContinue reading “Eric’s Birthday 2013”
Bluebird Hill Art 