Alright, this post is exactly a month overdue. I made my most successful layer cake to date for Jeff's birthday in September. I still have a ways to go but I was pretty happy with the results. Thanks to a few helpful cake icing tips from the ladies over at prudent baby, I'll soon be the pro that I always wanted to be. As the guys on the Jersey Shore would say, "Oh Yeah, Icing Cakes Yeah!" READ MOREAlright, this post is exactly a month overdue. I made my most successful layer cake to date for Jeff's birthday in September. I still have a ways to go but I was pretty happy with the results. Thanks to a few helpful cake icing tips from the ladies over at prudent baby, I'll soon be the pro that I always wanted to be. As the guys on the Jersey Shore would say, "Oh Yeah, Icing Cakes Yeah!" READ MORE in Eats
Awh Yeah. We got our feast on last night and I recommend you do the same because it was so bawesome. This is how it went down. Pork Rib Chops stuffed with Roquefort Cheese, Onions and Mushrooms, Warm Spinach Salad with Parmesan Toast and Pine Nuts and Horseradish Mashed Potatoes.And for dessert Apple Crisp with Vanilla Ice Cream from this September's issue of Cooks Illustrated. Does it get any READ MORE in Eats
My intent was to actually cook a lot this summer with the food that I grew in my tiny little garden, including a whole bunch of carrots I planted. But I adopted a ginormous tomato plant at the beginning of the spring and since then it has taken over a whole corner of my garden, stunting the growth of all the carrots with it. In desperation I yanked the few remaining out of the ground to see if these READ MORE
Elsa turned 1 on 7/16. It is truly amazing what can happen in a year! In a mere 365 days, my Girl Elsa has gone from a tiny little helpless bundle to a walking, babbling, curiously independent little girl. This blows my mind!We had a Birthday cookout for her, complete with brats, potato salad, fruit salad, baked beans and CAKE!!! We invited our Family and Friends and made a great afternoon of it.Elsa READ MORE
My little dude turned 2 last week! It's a crazy feeling being a mom of a 2 year old. You start to realize how much your life has changed for the better in such a short amount of time.In honor of Finn, we host a backyard bbq birthday partay! Here he is on his big day with his "2" shirt that we picked up from our Minneapolis neighbor over at FOX AND OWL. He managed to get mustard all over it within READ MORE
