Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
Yum Hot Cross Buns have long been an Easter tradition in my family. We always had these sweet, slightly spicy little buns nestled into a basket on the holiday table. Tradition says that in the old days (NO, my childhood…
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Yum There is something so deliriously and deliciously spring-like about carrot cake. Let’s face it– nothing pleases the Easter bunny more than good old fashioned carrots– especially if they are baked into a mouth-watering treat. But if you are short on…
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Yum I’m not a morning fan. I mean, I’m not a huge grouch in the morning, but to be honest, I prefer to stay up late rather than get up early. Thankfully, my kids make sure I get a healthy…
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Yum You roll over when your alarm goes off, trying to scrape your eyes open after being up all night with a fussy baby. Oh goodness. Is it really time to get up? You pull on the first clothes you…
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Yum We are in the last, golden days of summer. The nights are getting cooler, with a whisper of autumn dreams to come. We are at the best of both worlds, right now– beautiful, sunny days, evenings that stretch into…
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Yum My parents used to joke that there was no need to lock the doors of your car in our small rural town, except for late summer. In late summer people started locking their cars so that other people wouldn’t…
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Yum Ah, beautiful lemon. You soothe my throat when I’m sick, freshen my house when it’s dusty, and step into my baked goods to make my little world a more cheerful, sunny place. Oh how do I love thee ….
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Yum It will probably make me sound weird and nerdy, but I really love going grocery shopping. And even though I have to keep dispensing lollipops and sippy cups to keep the troops from revolting in the middle of the…
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Yum Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns! One a penny, two a penny, Hot cross buns! If you have no daughters, give them to your sons. One a penny two a penny, Hot cross buns! Hot Cross Buns are an…
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Yum There is something so beautiful about simple, honest food. When you use your own hands to prepare a loaf of bread, from start to finish, and you craft it and form it, you can give a sigh of…
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