Since Honey and the PCP have baseball practice tonight and we have plans to dine on our fave Thai takeout late after the littles are asleep, we celebrated Valentine’s Day as a family over supper last night. I made the heart ravioli with pink alfredo from Costco (something obvi went awry with my sauce…don’t judge)… Read More
We spent a cold and rainy afternoon in the South watching movies and doing laundry (and by “we” I mean “me” on the latter.) I cooked up this sweet popcorn treat with things I had on hand. The littles were pretty pleased with their good fortune! Valentine’s Popcorn – Pop a bag of microwave popcorn… Read More
Given my first-born-type-A-perpetual-rule-follower personality traits, I very rarely stray from the precise measurements and ingredients of a recipe. I’m creative in plenty of other areas of my life, but NOT in my cooking. So creating this recipe and the fact that it is actually super delish will likely come as a surprise to you and… Read More
Y’all, Reese’s are hands down without a doubt my all time favorite candy concoction. And this no-bake homemade variety is even more unbelievable than the original!! Reese’s Bars 3 sticks margarine, divided 18 oz-ish jar creamy peanut butter 1 lb bag/box confectioners sugar 1.5 cups graham cracker crumbs 12 oz semi sweet chocolate chips Melt… Read More
Although the littles stayed up with us to usher in the new year, it was a relatively quite night over all. And this first day of January in the South brought dreary skies and the tenth anniversary of our traditional New Year’s Day eats. I adore the juxtaposition of a little grit and… Read More
Right up until the eleventh hour, the PCP had requested rice krispie treats for his birthday snack at school. And then, at the very last minute, he decided that he “actually” doesn’t like rice krispie treats (huh? I’m questioning his parentage right about now seeing as Honey and I can tear through a pan in… Read More
After having Mother here for a week tending to all of our meals, I had to reorient myself with the kitchen to turn out breakfast this morning. I fell immediately in lust with Cooking Light’s Chocolate Hazelnut Banana Bread when flipping through the October issue and shockingly had every ingredient on hand! Chocolate Hazelnut Banana… Read More