In my family, there are three people who all have birthdays in the month of February: my mom, my grandma, and my husband. For the past five years, we have chosen one day to celebrate with extended family. This year, my mom picked the dessert (she loves anything with chocolate)…
Breakfast is probably my favorite meal, if you don’t count dessert. (Which really, dessert should be a meal category!) However, for how much I love it, it’s really only on weekends that I create time to make and enjoy breakfast. During the week, I either make yogurt parfaits (and you…
Is it spring yet? I thought it was, the way February was shaping up to be in the Pacific Northwest. Then we had snow and school was cancelled for two days. With the temperature desperately trying to get above 30 degrees, spring is all I can think about. To me,…
Do you have big plans for Valentine’s Day? We’re going low-key this year. Since the kids are getting bigger and have some sense of the meaning behind this day, I plan on making them a homemade card to remind them how much we love them. And include lovey-dovey words that…
This is the longest title of a dessert ever! I am so sorry! I was afraid that if I shortened it, than I would somehow do it disservice. Or that you wouldn’t know exactly what it is. Sandwich cookies. Yes, they’re a sandwich, but technically not a cookie. But they’re…
I love everything citrus. They are such a versatile fruit, and because of that, I buy large bags of them regularly at Costco. A few weeks ago I had extra limes and made limeade for the kids. It was a big hit, especially since they rarely have a drink with…
I had a roommate who taught me how to make sushi. We cut the avocado, bell peppers, and cucumber into long, thin strips. We sliced the fish to the perfect millimeter of thickness. We lined the veggies in perfect rows, ready to place a few on the rice and seaweed. …
Happy New Year friends! Are you one of those people who sets goals for the new year? It seems not many people do anymore. It kind-of feels like a lost art. And at this point in my life, I am finding fewer and fewer friends whom I can share my…
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