I actually took my husband's advice last night. He told me to take a break from chores, cleaning or anything baby-related and sit down to read a random book. He did not think I was going to do it because I tend to be concentrated on tasks on hand.He was surprised to see me lounging on the couch last night. He was so happy I took his advice. I started reading My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. I … [Read more...]
Vegan Hummingbird Birthday Cake and Nicobella Winner
My birthday came and went! After I turned 25, birthdays seem so different now. I think since I got over the fact that I was turning 1/4 century old that anything else did not seem as important. HA! No, I thank God for being a year older. Do I feel wiser? No, I just feel older than my husband. ha ha ha. Anyway. I did celebrate with friends and with laughter.On Friday, Ryan and I met some friends at … [Read more...]
Dark Chocolate Cake Truffles
I tried something new this year and decided to make a quick recipe for cake truffles. When I came across Jessica's post, from How Sweet It Is, for her Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cake and Pink Velvet Cake Truffles, I knew I finally had to try making something fun like this.How to make this vegan, you might ask? Well, I had some leftover Tofutti cream cheese and I had some Naturally Nora … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Pecan Cinammon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing
From An Opera Singer in the KitchenI realized as I started writing today's post that I really had not eaten so much pumpkin or made so mnay recipes using pumpkin before this month. I techically was happy making the normal pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving and that's it, but my pumpkin usage has reached a whole new level for me. Maybe it is the fact I live in a place where foods change as the seasons … [Read more...]
