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I love my crock pot.  Especially since returning to work, it’s so lovely to have meals ready to be eaten at the end of the day.  I’ve used it for a lot of purposes.  I’ve made pudding cakes, carrot cake, bread puddings, pea soups, stews, roasts, lasagnas, mac n cheese, apple sauce, etc., in it – but I’ve never thought ... Read More »

In keeping with the grain-free diet that we’re trying to keep our little guy on, I’ve tried out a few grain-free recipes.  This past weekend, I put together a cauliflower crust for our pizza using this recipe.  I’ll be honest – it takes a lot longer to put this together than it does to throw regular pizza crust ingredients into ... Read More »

Our youngest absolutely LOVES the Cars movie.  We decided to make a Cars racetrack cake for his second birthday. I baked a carrot cake into two round cake pans.  When they were cool, I laid them side by side and cut off a small piece so they fit together (which meant we got to sample it…) To make the racetrack, I ... Read More »

As I continue to try to make healthier choices, I’m always thrilled to find  a healthy snack that tastes like it’s not healthy.    These potato chips taste like real potato chips, except that they have no fat and just a little salt! Take one medium potato.  Either scrub it or peel it.  Slice it with a mandoline slicer at the ... Read More »

I posted this recipe in December for Chocolate Crinkle Cookies.  They are delicious cookies, and so easy to make.  You don’t even need the Hershey’s Kisses on top – they look and taste great without them. I made them again last night for our church’s Alpha group.  I made them a little bigger than usual and added mint extract instead of ... Read More »

We tried ice cream cone cupcakes last year for a birthday, and they were a big hit!  They tasted great, the kids loved them, and I loved the lack of plates/forks needed!  So for our 5 year old’s birthday, we made them again.  I went with a basic boxed cake mix. I filled the cones with just less than 1/4 c. ... Read More »

I often enjoy munching on something salty – especially as we play our weekly games of Settlers & Dominion.  But these days, I’m trying to eat a bit healthier, so I thought I’d try this recipe for roasted chickpeas.  I’m not a huge fan of them on their own, or in recipes (other than hummus).  But the picture looked so appealing, ... Read More »

I’m 18 weeks pregnant and my stomach has not been my friend for the past 14 weeks.  I learned with my first pregnancy, however, that the more often I eat, the less nauseous I am, so I graze all day long until I finally go to bed.  Some of the baking posts that I have posted on here were the ... Read More »

I, like many children, loved eating spoonfuls of cookie dough when I was little…sooo good!  But eventually I realized that we were eating the raw eggs as part of it, and I just couldn’t let myself eat that anymore.  So when I saw this pin for safe-to-eat, eggless cookie dough, I was very interested.  Aside from just eating it from a bowl, ... Read More »

Well, after a luxurious 13 months of maternity leave (well, ok, 11 months of luxury and 2 months of babysitting craziness), I returned to work this week.  I leave the house with the little guy at 8am, and we get home at 5:15pm.  He goes to bed at 6:30pm (right now, at least – we’re gearing up for that upcoming ... Read More »