Hi guys. It’s been a while. So… I know I keep promising you the rest of the Homemade Pasta 101 series of articles, and I still will complete them. Really, I swear. (I know, me thinks she doth protest a little too much.) But, here’s the deal, I finally realized I’ve been avoiding blogging because I feel…
One of the cities I had the pleasure of visiting on my Italy trip was Parma. Food wise Parma and the surrounding area is known primarily for it’s cured meats. There is pancetta, salami, culatello, coppa, and more. But the city is also in the Emilia Romagna region so there is also amazing handmade pasta, plenty…
Ok, there is something that is really, really distressing me and I need to tell you guys about. Have you guys seen the clothes this year? So, at the bringing of the summer I found myself in need of some new summer tops (as I often will near the beginning of a new season). Logically, I decided I’d go…
No churn ice cream recipes have been hurtling their way around the internet for at least a few years now. I’ve been meaning to give the whole concept a try, preeetty much since I started blogging. Brilliant right? Homemade ice cream that doesn’t require special equipment, tons of advanced thought, chilling of bowls, custards, etc; but…
We’re getting to the end of Aiden’s kindergarten year. (I know every mom says this, but I can not believe how big he’s getting. It still feels like he should be just toddling around… so crazy!) While the kindergarten class is certainly still studying, they’ve also gotten to to that end of the year, fun…
I’m writing this on exactly 3.287 hours of sleep and to be honest that makes me very grumpy. I’m not the kind of person who does well on very little quantities of sleep. 3.287 hours of sleep isn’t exactly an auspicious start to the day in my book.
So. As you can see from today’s post, I’m still really digging my mini pans. Ok. Fine. Totally obsessed with my mini pans. I’ve gotta admit I’m totally smitten with small batch baking. Its’s great. You can have your cake (or coffee cake!), eat it, and not gain an extra 10 pounds. Because, let’s face it….
Life finally feels like it’s returning to normal. After several weeks of recuperation Aiden is finally well. He had a chest x-ray, and the aspiration and infection are both gone. It’s so good to see him back to himself! He went back to school this week; and our whole family is starting to pick back up our…
You guys! I am getting really excited for Easter this weekend. It’s one of my favorite holidays. Obviously, being Christian it has deep personal significance for me. Then, on top of that I also love getting together with family to celebrate and all the fun traditions we have with the kids. Of course, there’s the…
Happy Tuesday! Ok, well, at least Monday is over right? I’m in a pretty good mood today if you can’t tell. How have things been going for you guys lately? It’s been busy around here, but in a good way. Last week I caught up on some languishing chores, took care of a lot of paperwork,…
Some love for my dairy free / gluten free peeps today! Yes, I totally just said peeps. But, seriously. I made some absolutely amazing decadent chocolate brownies for Valentine’s Day last week, and I couldn’t leave the people dealing with food allergies or intolerances out. As I mentioned a while back I have a lot of people…
Valentine’s Day is tomorrow… But that’s all good, because today I have the weeks chocolate pièce de résistance! Mini Tuxedo Cakes For Two. If this doesn’t take your Valentines Day over the top, honestly, you’re just sunk. Sunk I tell you.
I’ve noticed that lately I keep hearing (or think up) little turns of phrase that I think would make great blog titles. The Italian Oven, The Laws of Ketchup (love this one!), The Allergic Minimalist, Sweet Mother of Pecan, Kitchen Hacks…. Don’t those all sound totally blog-ish? When I was getting ready to start my blog I couldn’t…
As everyone and their mothers know, Saturday is Valentines Day. Which obviously means I have a sacred duty, ok let’s be honest, a great excuse to make this week all about chocolate. Valentines is all about the chocolate am I right? I know some people hate Valentines Day (I’m sure this isn’t counting the chocolate….
You know how you read a recipe online, or in a cookbook, and the author claims it’s “super-easy” or it’s labeled as a beginners recipe? You know you have the ingredients on hand, and it looks good, so you decide to give it a go, thinking you’ll be able to pull it all together in a…