Rock the Crock: Pot Roast
In an effort to be more useful, I’m starting a series of crock pot recipes. Not only is using the crock pot easy and economical, it’s comfort food, and don’t we all need a serving of comfort? I’m eager...
View ArticleThanksgiving For 13 Doesn't Have to Be Unlucky
This year my husband and I are hosting Thanksgiving at our house for 13. I’m talking people are coming from across the country for this shin dig. And we’re excited because it’s rare to get this many...
View ArticleWhat I'm Reading Now
If you’ve never checked out Patti Digh’s 37 Days, you ought to. Her blog is all about living with intention – living each day as if you only had 37 of them left. Peek at the blog, then buy her …...
View ArticleAmazing Cheddar Dates
I promised a friend I’d post this amazing recipe for Cheddar Dates. It’s from Southern Living’s Easy Entertaining book. I make them around the holidays, or any other time I’m in the mood for this rich...
View ArticleCould You Eat For a Week on $25?
This week I’m participating in the local United Way $25 Grocery Challenge. For our family of four, I spent just over $95 on food at Walmart. (Thanks to my sweet daughter following me with the...
View ArticleHow Do You Like Your Toast?
My son and I like our English muffins toasted once on 10 – twice.My daughter and husband like to eat warm bread.You can imagine the conflict. And because I found this photo on Flickr, I now know we’re...
View Article10 Ways to Screw Up Baking, A Cautionary Tale
I like to make little comments in my cookbooks when I make the recipes. I write stuff like ‘Excellent’, ‘Needs more salt’, and ‘Kids liked it’. Last night I made a cake, and after the traumatic...
View ArticleTop 10 Things That Could Go Wrong While Baking
This is the December edition of the print version of After the Bubbly, an award winning family humor column. If you’d like to see it in a local publication, let me know and I’ll do my best to get it …...
View ArticleA Note to the Woman's Magazine
A note to the woman’s magazine who promised me a week of easy weeknight recipes. You are a liar. It was incredibly uncool when you lured me in with a crock pot recipe, only to find when I went to …...
View ArticleWhat Gets You Through?
Parent Bloggers Network is asking bloggers this weekend what they can’t live without. What are the modern conveniences that get us through the day. Honestly, I’ve been thinking about it and there are...
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