Birthday season has begun at our house, so I have been planning and perusing Pinterest for birthday treat ideas. Â I didn’t originally find this idea on Pinterest, this one evolved over dinner one night as we were brainstorming ideas. Â I did a little internet search, and was pleasantly surprised at what I found. Â I […]
WUTW :: Recipes & Food Scales {1/27/2012}
Flank Steak Fajitas
Mexican Rice Recipe
Creamy Blueberry Pie
Pancakes for Dinner
Do you ever do breakfast for dinner? Umm, my pancakes don’t ever look like that! Â More like this, We often do a breakfast dinner when Bob is out of town. Â It’s an easy and quick meal, less expensive than grabbing something at the drive-thru and a little healthier too. Â Pancakes definitely aren’t health food, but […]
Gardens :: Salsa, Pizza, Square Foot
Planting the garden was a family affair this year. Â Everyone wanted to help. Â Everyone also wanted their own gardening space, but we didn’t have quite enough room for that in our urban homestead, so we had to compromise a bit. Jonah was eager to get catnip planted in his garden! Our Pizza Garden – Â Tomatoes, […]
Blender Love
For a couple of years Bob has been interested in purchasing a Vitamix blender. Â I could never justify the cost for a blender! Â But then we kept going through blender after blender. Â Patty @ Reasons for Chocolate posted about how much they loved their Vitamix, so we started talking about it again. Â Long story short […]
{un}Wrapping up Christmas!
On Thursday, Bob was home and took the kids to see Tangled so I could wrap presents and finish doing some cleaning. Â They were all pleasantly surprised with the movie, even Bob. Â I was happy to finish wrapping gifts and doing laundry so things could be a bit more peaceful on Friday. On Friday afternoon […]
Chocolatey Goodness
Mrs. Claus’s Peppermint Wonders* Chocolate – Mint Brownies *recipe from Kids in the Holiday Kitchen Brownies 3/4 cup chopped walnuts (I omit these) 8 oz butter 5 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped 2 oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped 1 cup granulated sugar 1 1/2 t vanilla 1/2 t salt 2 large eggs 7 T all-purpose flour Frosting […]