Cinnamon Raisin Bread

Over the blizzard break, I had some time on my hands, so I decided to make the latest recipe for my bread making club.  The “formula” was for Cinnamon Raisin Walnut Bread and was surprisingly easy and delish.   One of the nice things about the recipe is that it doesn’t call for a bunch of [...]

Here we snow again

Another snowfall has hit our area, so we are hunkered down in front of the fire.

Some of us are playing “Trouble”…

some of us are causing it …

and some of us are blogging about it :)

We’ve been working on some Valentine’s decorations, so I thought I would try and be arty and capture them and the [...]

WFMW: Grandma’s Autumn Soup

Lately, it seems, whenever and whatever I make for dinner gets panned by my kids.   It can be disheartening to work on a meal only to have it snubbed by the 6 and under crowd.   So, when last night’s dinner got rave reviews, I thought it was blog-worthy.
This is a recipe from Mike’s mom.  It [...]

A new Little Cabin in the Woods

I’ve mentioned before, that we typically go to a small cabin out near Front Royal over New Years with friends from college.  The good thing about the cabin was it was free, not too far away, and “rustic” enough that it was okay for everyone to bring their 17 dogs (I exaggerate, a tad).  The [...]

I’ve had all the bucket-filling I can handle

You may recall, about two weeks ago, Asher won a trip to the ER, courtesy of his busted head.   In addition to stitches, he apparently came home with germs.   ER on Saturday, then happy and healthy all day Saturday and Sunday … until around dinner time.  Just as I was trying to coax some peas [...]

Christmas Memories

We had a super duper Christmas.  And now that 2010 is bearing down on us, I figured I better get these memories chronicled.  Prepare for an overload of photos.
This is what the week before Christmas was like …
Sunday: we made decorated a gingerbread house.

It turned out pretty good!  It was fun to see the artistic [...]

Another Candle on my Cake

*** Don’t forget!  I’m giving away a beautiful necklace, courtesy of Tracey Jolley Designs – check it out!! ***
As I mentioned, we have a lot of birthdays in close succession around here.  The Meanest Momma recently celebrated hers.  My day was much as usual, but I was treated to a nice dinner by my [...]

Bakerella, I am not.

But I do LOVE her site and her creativity.  And her gift for making adorably scrumptious treats.   I was inspired by her gorgeous cake pops to make some for my daughter’s birthday party, as favors.   After all, wouldn’t you be proud to send home something so deliciously cute?

Alas, mine weren’t quite up the caliber of [...]

Friend Makin Monday on Tuesday – Favorite Fall Recipes

I’m a little late to the dance, but when I saw the theme for this week’s FMM, I knew I wanted to participate. The question is:
What’s your favorite recipe this time of year?
I’ve been enjoying the colder weather and the comfort cooking that comes with it. Soups and chilis are high [...]

Bagel-icious

The bloggy baking club I’m in, The Half-Baked Beauties, is working its way through The Bread Baker’s Apprentice.  I was excited to see that our next challenge was bagels.   I love bagels!    As I read about our challenge, I learned that two of the ingredients can be hard to find.   In typical TMM fashion, I [...]