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I hope you had an awesome Thanksgiving! Ours was perfect. My parents, three siblings, one brother-in-law and eight of my nieces and nephews joined us at our house on Thanksgiving Day since I wasn’t able to travel. The best part? THEY brought all of the food. All we had to do was cook the turkey…
I love my Wilton Heart Tasty Fill cake pan. It makes it so easy to make an ordinary box mix cake something special. In the nine months since I purchased it, I have filled cake with ice cream. Cool whip and strawberries. More ice cream. (Oops! I made the heart upside down that time!) Pudding….
Judging from all of the cards and letters I have been receiving, you all have been dying to know what ever happened to my UNBELIEVABLE Seven Day Meal Plan That Never Changes. As you might recall, my goal was to make the same seven meals every week for a month. Actually, it was 14 meals,…
I seem to be surrounded right now by people who are either pregnant or have newborn babies. Several friends also have had surgery or serious illness. So, it seems like every few weeks a request goes out looking for people to bring meals to one of these families. A few years ago, I couldn’t wait…
I’ve been having some squash issues lately. It started with the pumpkin. I must have pumpkin pie. All the time. I think I have baked and devoured four pumpkin pies in the last two weeks. I do have help. Everyone in my family seems to love pumpkin pie. And really? I think it should count…
A few weeks ago, when we had our ladies’ game night, part of the fun was a pie-judging contest. I was so excited that my pie was part of a four-way tie for first place! This is really a super simple ice cream pie with a fancy name. I made a few exceptions to the…
OK. That’s it. I’ve had enough. I can’t possibly be a good mom, tote around a growing baby in my tummy, keep the house clean, home school the kids, stay on top of the laundry, write my blog, tell myself jokes, take naps AND still be expected to come up with what we are having…
We got together with some friends today to celebrate another cold, rainy June day in the midwest. I decided to cook my oldest son’s favorites for our lunch. These are two simple recipes that my kids and most of their friends love! (My friend’s kids were actually asking me to give their mom the recipe,…
