Sometimes during nap time, I like to whip up a little treat to greet the kiddos once they wake up. I made a batch of these on Monday afternoon, and they were a hit!Recipes for cake mix cookies abound in blogland, and the dough recipe for these is something you very well might have seen…
Positively Recipes
Time-Saving Pork Recipes
Via (I have always wanted a tomato kitchen timer – am I strange? 🙂 I know that for many, the new year means making resolutions to eat better, or to eat as a family. Both of those can be difficult commitments to stick with in the midst of carpools to and from practices, homework, housework,…
A Love Story + Food (Chapter 5)
If you’re just tuning in…Chapter 1 (plus a description of the concept behind the series)Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4***This series is coming about completely organically, which means the stories and snippets are coming out of chronological order. I wrote about Matt’s and my departure for college in Chapter 3, and that is where I am going…
Ooey Gooey Pumpkin Cake
Oh, Paula Deen. You have my number.Last week, I was craving something pumpkin-y.Something buttery.Something ooey and gooey and downright decadent.This, friends, is a recipe that is all that and then some. Make this today. You won’t regret it. 🙂 Ooey Gooey Pumpkin Cake(adapted from Paula Deen)For the cake:1 (18 1/4-ounce) package yellow cake mix (I…
A Love Story + Food (Chapter 4)
Wondering what this series is all about? Click here for a description of the series and Chapter 1, and click below for links to the subsequent installments. Chapter 2Chapter 3***I am five years old. Maybe a bit more, maybe a smidgen less. I awake to the gentle cadence of the old clock in my grandparents’ hallway, the…
A Love Story + Food (Chapter 3)
Good morning! For those of you new to this series, this post here details exactly what it’s all about. If you want to catch up on the other chapters, here are the quick links. Chapter 1 – Mama Reita’s MeatloafChapter 2 – Amy’s Lasagne As I’ve continued to think about which story and recipe to…
Summertime on a plate
There are few things that make my heart go pitter-pat like a garden-fresh tomato. The tomatoes of late summer somehow make it easier to handle the lingering heat of the dog days, since I know I can’t revel in the perfection of one without the nuisance of the other. (If you know me and how…
Frosty Treat Party Recipes
If you’re just tuning in, you might like to head over to check out this post from Monday about my daughter’s third birthday party, a Frosty Treat Party complete with a visit from the ice cream truck. We had such a fun time! Today I’m going to share with you the menu from the party….
A Love Story + Food (Chapter 2)
For a full description of this project and the first installment of this series, click here. Chapter 2 Amy’s Lasagne Don’t be intimidated by the number ingredients here, or by the number of steps. The payoff, friends, is so worth it: I cannot even begin to adequately convey how utterly delicious the finished result is! Also,…
A Love Story + Food (Chapter 1)
I have had a project sitting at the back of my mind for a while now. You know the kind: an idea that occurs to you in the middle of the night (my best ideas tend to come during the nocturnal nursing session I don’t think Miss Cecily is ever going to give up!), and…