When you have your kids at home all day and indoors most of the week, it seems like you are feeding them at every moment of the day even though you do not intend to do it.I really try to feed only fruit, nuts, or something healthy but sometimes I feed carb-filled snacks. On this very morning I responded to my toddler's question about having a muffin for a snack. She makes me laugh most of the time … [Read more...]
Grandma’s Strawberry Bread
Over Christmas I rummaged though my grandmother's recipe box for recipes she made in during my childhood. I always have ideas for recipes but somehow I really wanted to look through her recipe box which also contained old recipes from HER mother and aunt.After I was done going through them I had a nice stack of recipes. Woah! My grandmother looks at it and told me that I was not going to have time … [Read more...]
Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil Review / Giveaway
I love coconut oil especially coconut oil that smells like coconut oil. There are others that do not prefer this but I enjoy it!I have been using Tropical Traditions for a while. Their large bottles last a long time and they serve for multiple uses. Besides cooking with the oil, I have been using it for my extremely itchy pregnant skin. It smells so delicious and afterwards I feel like I am on a … [Read more...]
Chocolate Stout Brownies
I finally got a recipe in this week! Yay for this busy mama....I am totally not being sarcastic.I've been doing a lot of cooking, but the blogging and writing has been really hard especially this week.Julianne has pulled a different card on us these last 3 weeks and it got a little challenging last night. Perhaps it is a growth spurt or maybe teething but hey, am I supposed to know all the signs … [Read more...]
Secret Recipe Club: Vegan Banana Oat Bread
It's that time of the month! It is Secret Recipe Club for the month of December and I am working it! I have finally baked something and this something was GOOD. Okay, so wait. I am lying. I baked on November 21st. I baked in 2 day increments and made German Chocolate Cupcakes for Ryan's birthday. Yes. I made the frosting on one day and the cupcakes on another day when I had the time between … [Read more...]