Category Archives: Cooking/Baking

Chinese Porridge

One of our favorite cold weather meals in our house has quickly become Porridge. Oddly enough, my first taste of porridge was at my friend Bryan’s house over the summer when he had a swim party. Porridge and hot weather aren’t the greatest combination, but as soon as I had it I was totally hooked. [...]

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Homemade Blackberry Marshmallows

Wow. I’ve heard some talk about these marshmallows and finally set aside some time today to make a batch. Marshmallows seem to be one of those things that people don’t think they can make. I used Martha Stewart’s Marshmallow recipe and as long as you follow the instructions (and trust the 13 minutes the batter [...]

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Our Kitchen Makeover

The Before:       And the After:           What do you think?

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The Best Wedding Shower or Baby Shower Favor Ever

I am so blessed to have a really tight knit circle of friends that are really and truly “there” for me when I need them. When I got married a few years back they all went out of their way to make my wedding shower and wedding day so special, so of course I wanted [...]

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Holy Crap, I Made Bread!!!

Hot damn! OK I’m crafty, we all know that but I’m not that experienced in the kitchen. I’m OK in the kitchen, I can follow a recipe as long as it’s not too hard and the kitchen’s I’ve lived with in the past ten years have been about the size of a cubicle.  Of course [...]

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