Poor little Jeffrey has been sick for 3 days now so we have been sticking around the house.... meaning it was a perfect Drop Everything and Read kind of Day. This is how I started my morning... and exactly how I ended my day... Jeffrey and Jack ended up sleeping at the same time so Caleb and…
Since we were mainly home-bound this weekend, because Jeffrey was sick, I decided to make a yummy Sunday breakfast... Strawberry Cream Cheese French Toast... I came across the recipe for Angel Food Cake French Toast with Cream Cheese and Strawberry Syrup. Normally I use fresh strawberries so I thought I would try my hand at…
I love planning meals based on the ingredients I have in my fridge and cupboards... and by what needs to be used up before going bad. The feeling of "not wasting" is wonderful! Since we don't have a microwave I can't thaw anything out very fast. Being caught up with Spring-cleaning and two little munchkins running (and crawling) around - I forgot…
I have always loved Chinese Almond Cookies with vanilla soft serve ice cream to finish off a buffet... But I have never thought to make them! Seeing as it was Chinese Almond Cookie Day I figured I better give them a try. I found the recipe on Food.com. It makes 60 cookies so I cut the recipe in…
Today was International Beaver Day as well as National No Housework Day and National Coffee Cake Day! Phew... lots to celebrate! I honestly couldn't celebrate the "No Housework Day." I needed to fold the laundry my boys had strewn about the living room... and vacuum and sweep AGAIN so Jack wouldn't eat every random crumb or dirt particle…
Emeril Lagasse's Apple Coffee Cake with Crumble Topping and Brown Sugar Glaze is one of my favorites! I have some weird texture issues when it comes to fruit - both fresh and cooked - but apples are a different story. I love apple desserts! And this coffee cake is so yummy. I have made it…
Fruit pizza is going to be my new Easter tradition. There are so many sweets and treats but this simple fresh fruit dessert is a nice change. I found this delicious Fruit Pizza recipe from Sally's Baking Addiction. Fruit Pizza Sugar Cookie Crust 1/2 cup (115g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature* 3/4 cup (150g) granulated…
Instead of going with the normal Easter Ham I decided to make soup, salad and homemade breadsticks. This Chicken and Gnocchi Soup turned out so yummy and made for a perfect Easter meal! Olive Garden Style Chicken and Gnocchi Soup 3 -4 chicken breasts, cooked and diced 4 cups chicken stock 2 cups half-and-half 1 stalk celery,…
This is the second time I have made these Almost-Famous Breadsticks and they are so good! So similar to Olive Garden Breadsticks... only made at home. Almost-Famous Breadsticks (Olive Garden Copycat) 1 package active dry yeast or 2-1/4 tsp. 4 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened 2 tablespoons…
I have only had Chocolate Mousse once so I don't have much to compare this mousse to but I can say it was delicious... and so rich I couldn't finish it! I looked at a handful of recipes - and each were so different! I chose one simple recipe from Food.com I had all the ingredients for and adapted it. Chocolate Mousse…
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