One of the great joys of motherhood? Why torturing your kids with the camera, of course! I’m constantly snapping their smiling (or growling) little faces, and I think they’re getting used to my new Canon and fancy new flash (thanks Santa!). Here’s a little photo series I snapped today when they were playing …
Two springs ago, I planned a progressive dinner (remember those?) with neighbors, which was photographed for a feature I wrote for Hallmark magazine (sniffle, sniffle--the magazine folded last year, just before this story was to be published!). My editor was kind enough to send me
Read MoreContinuing in my bread-baking extravaganza, I adapted a recipe from my new favorite cookbook and made this divine molasses bread. Let's just say that 2010 isn't shaping up to be very low carb. And I'm loving every crumb of it.
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Have you seen these funny sushi pillows? They’re made of cotton, but they’re making me hungry!
So there I was today, out having sushi with my boys–who I should add, were very polite lunch dates–and as we enjoyed our little conveyor belt sushi lunch, I couldn’t help but overhear the wild spat between a woman and a man at the table next to ours, which went like this …
Do you have any New Year’s Day traditions? I was just telling someone on the phone that I always feel sleepy and melancholic on New Year’s Day. Maybe that’s because I live in Seattle and it’s always, and I mean always, rainy and miserable on this day. It’s probably, also, because I drink champagne on New Year’s Eve, and everybody knows how they feel after a few glasses of champagne–even if it is in moderation. So, determined to do something uplifting and fun this year, I pulled out my new bread book and started baking. Let’s just say, after digging into the pages, I may never buy store-bought bread again …
What happens when you forget to serve cranberry sauce with Chrismtas dinner (in my case, after making a big batch of delicious homemade cranberry sauce, I forgot to serve it!)? You make cranberry sauce muffins. I created this recipe today and have to say, it’s pretty darn good! Light, tangy, slightly sweet and tasty–these little muffins make a perfect little breakfast with coffee. And, I might add, you will love how the batter turns pink (do you have a pretty princess in your house? Make these with her! She will love you!). The recipe …
Remember making cut-out snowflakes as a kid? Somehow mine ended up looking like Native American art (which was kind of fun) this year. My mother in law said they looked Navajo (they kind of do, don't they?!). Carson and Russell think they're great. Russell would
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