One of the more frequent blog-related questions I get asked is: “how do you feel about shortcuts?”. You know what I’m talking about… Cream of mushroom soup as a base, frozen casseroles, boxed cake mixes, or powdered potatoes. As much…
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Watermelon Basil Margarita
I want to think of myself as a “put-together” sort of person: I schedule my hair appointments months in advance. I make lists. My hall clock runs fast so I can get out the door to the boys’ school early…
Strawberry Lemonade Cake
Well, I’m back after a looooong hiatus! Pregnancy – with all of it’s joys, cravings, aches & pains – completely kicked my butt. The end result couldn’t be more spectacular…our new baby boy was welcomed into the world a…
Chocolate Cranberry Bundt Cake
I think most of us have a collection of family recipes; scribbly-written and faded index cards that hide in our cupboards. Those tried-and-true dishes that were a trademark of our family dinners growing up. Recipes that bear the splatters of…
One… Two… Three
You’ve probably noticed (I hope!) that my blog posts went from a slow trickle over the summer, to a full-on-screeching halt. No, I didn’t suddenly lose my taste for sugar. Yes, my oven still works. Yes, I had a fridge…
Cherry-Lime Rickey
There is a well-known Mark Twain quote about the mercurial nature of New England weather: “If you don’t like the weather in New England…wait a few minutes”. This year, I think you could easily extrapolate it to our change of…