I talked to my friend Aaren for the first time in a long time a few weeks ago, and after talking about a lot of other stuff, she mentioned that she and her sister Jenna read my blog and were wondering why I was posting things like Mexican wedding cakes when I am supposed to […]
So, those cupcakes were really cute, but I gave them all away at work. Then we decided on Saturday to have people over on Sunday. I know nothing says Independence Day like a flag cake, but I had pie on the brain this year. I figured a raspberry-blueberry pie would be delicious and patriotic. Doesn’t […]
I was thinking about making a three-layer cake for the Fourth of July — one layer red, one layer white and one layer blue. But I figured cupcakes would be faster and more easily share-able. And I was inspired by the rainbow cupcakes Isabel made a while back. Plus, I didn’t think Team America-themed cookies […]
Hello all! And Happy Canada Day to my Canadian friends! I am working on getting some July 4th foods made and posted (Red, white and blue cupcakes coming soon — hopefully tonight), but in the interim, I wanted to direct your attention to a few things that might work for your patriotic picnic/jaunt to the […]
As many of you may recall, my mom’s mother died unexpectedly on Halloween. My other grandmother had not been well for a few years, but she became really ill last week. My parents and I were able to go and see her in the hospital in Charleston, S.C., before she died late Friday/early Saturday morning. […]
I love bathing suits. Especially colorful bikinis. I buy the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue every year just to see the bathing suits. And my swimsuit drawer is overflowing with all manner of chlorine-scented lycra. Of course, right now the only bathing suit I am wearing is navy blue and super boring. But hopefully I will […]
I believe you all know I love pasta. But it’s not just the carbs. I must have some kind of lycopene deficiency or something, because I totally crave the tomato sauce. So, if I can’t have spaghetti, I need another vehicle for the sauce. I had never eaten spaghetti squash before, but I figured it […]
As you might imagine, this is not a diet recipe. However, it IS a really easy recipe for a fantastic cake. I first made this cake when I lived in South Carolina, and I was thinking about it when we had a Mexican-themed party recently. But I couldn’t remember where I had gotten the recipe […]
Well, the diet has been going pretty well, although the exercise portion has been a challenge. It seems the fates have been conspiring against me, but I have managed to swim a little and take a few walk/runs over the bridge near our house. Anyway, I’ve found the biggest challenge, food-wise, is to get and […]
Last week was Toby and my fourth anniversary. And I weigh 30 pounds more than I do when we got married. Yikes. That’s major. That’s like… a toddler. So, I am on a diet for at least a month. These pancakes are not part of that diet, although they do have a lot of whole […]