As I perch here writing about ice cream sandwiches, WISHING I had one of these fabulous minty chocolatey grasshopper ice cream thingamabobs in my posession to stick up my fingers while I one-handedly type, Chad is sleeping. Okay, he’s not just sleeping. He is hibernating. He is sprawled out, face down across the bed with …
Thick slices of bread are soaked in vanilla custard and grilled. Topped with bourbon and brown sugar peaches, this Bourbon Peach French Toast makes a great summer dessert or sweet addition to brunch. f I’m still trying to figure out if this is breakfast? Or dessert? It sort of fits into that crepes with cream …
There are lots of things I miss about being on vacation. This view from a lounge chair in the sand is one of them. I also miss early morning coffee with my whole family at the kitchen table with a pile of waffles. I’m missing the fact that no one thinks twice when there’s more vodka …
I started with a lemon bar cheesecake poured into a Nilla wafer crust. Then I doused the baked, cooled cheesecake in raspberry sauce. Lemons and raspberries are sweet and tart. But not as sweet and tart as Sweet Tarts. Which I put in the food processor.Then I tossed the powdered candies with a pint of …
This week is one greatbiglongneverending list. There’s the three birthdays in five days list. And the eleven people getting ready for a beach trip list. I have shopping lists and grocery lists, packing lists and left to-do lists. And finally there’s the cook-it-before-we-go-so-I-don’t-spend-our-whole-vacation-in-the-kitchen-list. It’s pretty important. That’s the list that insures my being able to lay in the …
When my boys were little bitty there were a bazillion things we did together, no shortage of games we played. They were content to color with me for hours and make a mess with the finger paints. I can remember Andrew crawling through the house with all his might and laughing hysterically at me …
Tell me if I’m wrong, but I feel like we’re friends. I ramble on to you all about my kids, and my boyfriend, and the lady that screamed at the cashier in the grocery store for 20 minutes holding up the line because the poor girl didn’t want to cash her $400 personal check. Did …
Typically my children provide me with an endless resource of things to write about. Evan goes to school wearing mismatched shoes or tells me a story about squirrels. Andrew tries to explain the trials and tribulations of Minecraft or completely confounds me with his math homework (math is NOT my department). My two boys are …
Bite-size cubes of THIS CREAM CHEESE POUNDCAKE, a recipe so simple that Evan read the instructions and made it almost all by himself (point of reference: Evan is 9), layered with Jell-O instant vanilla pudding and fresh sliced strawberries, topped with blue-tinged whipped cream. Party in a glass. Happy 4th Everyone!!
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownies start with a box of brownie mix! Swirled with peanut butter cheesecake and loaded with ALL the Reese’s everything. These brownies are so good that I almost don’t quite know where to begin telling you about them. Like … I would tolerate a LOT of annoying things to enjoy a …