Junkless Candy

I’m that mom. The one who doesn’t buy the candy for her kids in line at the grocery store. It’s because I just don’t like feeding them artificial junk. We live far away from a grocery store with lots of options so I end up ordering a few things online (like natural candy and my […]

Personalized Name Plaques and a Family Visit

My very good friend, Jenny is having her first baby in about 10 minutes. Jen is the momma on the left Seriously, she was due a few days ago but is still pregnant. She’s one of those friends that always gives the best gifts so I did not want to disappoint! …especially since she is naming […]

Vanilla vs Vanillin

image credit OR image credit This debate deserves its own post. From some of my recent posts, you’ve probably guessed that I’m becoming more conscious about what goes into our bellies. As a former health teacher, I’m always interested in learning as much as possible about the ingredients in our food. I may be a […]

Pressed Homemade Tortillas

    Since I couldn’t find tortillas in the grocery store made  without partially hydrogenated oils,  I’ve been on a search for a tortilla recipe.    One that does NOT include shortening.  I’ve made them using butter, using oil,  and using a combination of the two.   Finally!  I’ve found a recipe that has the […]

Hot Cocoa Cake

class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;” My little girl LOVES Oswald from Nick Jr.  Henry, the penguin Oswald’s friend  and talks about his hot cocoa quite often.  He likes it with,”Two marshmallows.  No more.  No less.” How I created this cake:  I used an 8 cup batter bowl from Pampered Chef.  It’s the one people use to make […]

Bear Cake

So I wanted to make a bear cake for a certain special someone in my house.  He’s as sweet as can be so it had to be a great cake for my handsome little stinker.  After some thought, I came up with this… It’s as easy as pie to assemble and turned out looking like an […]