Ten weeks from today we board a plane for Nicaragua, with no official return date. Ummm... yikes! I am filled with equal parts excitement and fear. I can't wait! This is going to be the adventure of a lifetime! And then... what have we gotten ourselves into?! We've agreed to rent a home there, … [Read more...]
Making Dinner at 7am
October 6, 2011 by · 2 Comments
It's 9am and dinner is ready. (Well, almost.) Whew. No, we're not celebrating Opposite Day (although that is one of my kids' favorite days). But I am observing another "no time to cook dinner at dinner time" day. I remember when we first returned to Maryland six years ago. We moved into our … [Read more...]
Beef Noodle Soup
February 1, 2011 by · 2 Comments
When it is cold and dreary outside, it is perfect soup weather! For my birthday one year, a great friend gave me a copy of The Soup Bible: All the Soups You Will Ever Need in One Inspirational Collection. I have only made a few of the recipes so far, but tonight's experiment is definitely worth … [Read more...]
Soup Day
October 9, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
When people find out I have a degree in illustration, the most common response goes something like this, "I have this idea for a children's book... maybe you'd like to help me with the illustrations?!" Unfortunately, that isn't really my forté. But thankfully, I have several college friends who … [Read more...]
Monster Cookies (Dairy Free)
March 13, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
A rainy day is the perfect time to make some warm cookies for breakfast (or snack time). But not just any cookies - monster cookies! I found this recipe in a Betty Crocker Cakes magazine, and adapted it for my family (i.e., dairy free!). The result was a filling cookie that the kids gobbled up. The … [Read more...]
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