Cupcakes and Commentary

I just had to post these pictures of Super A because they were too cute! Super A helps me with laundry during the week (and by help I mean he plays on the floor while I sort, wash, dry, and fold), but one of his favorite things is the laundry basket. I can set him [...]

As you may have noticed many of my cooking beginning debacles involve fried food. I’m not sure why I try to fry food because I am not particularly good at it and it usually ends with some sort of disastrous results. These include fanning out the entire house and opening all the windows so the [...]

Now that it’s summer A and I have been taking walks almost every day. We of course have to avoid the rain, which for a few weeks we were all deliberating on whether or not we needed to start building an ark, but it has subsided some for now. When my Grandparents came to visit [...]

Did you know that there are different types of salt? I’m sure you are questioning my cooking skills right now, but even though I knew there were different types of salt I didn’t know that certain ones are used in certain recipes even if they aren’t specifically stated. Three types are kosher salt, sea salt, [...]

- Because they are weight friendly. You can eat just one cupcake and you know exactly what the portion is that you are eating. (And if you eat two, you know you are getting the same portion as the first) -Because  they encourage peace. You don’t ever hear anyone at a birthday party complaining about [...]

Raised Vegetable Bed was completed! Soil was added and we planted some vegetables.

These are in honor of our semi-yearly (January through May) commitment to spend at least one hour a week clenching our fists in tension as we wait to see what will unfold on the next season of 24. I made these one Monday night and they earned their moniker because they contain a jack with [...]

I love avocado. I could eat them on any and everything. I love guacamole and my family even has a secret guacamole recipe that has never gotten anything but a rave review from fellow avocado fans. However, my husband doesn’t like avocados. Determined to make sure our little sweet pea doesn’t follow the same path [...]

In honor of a belated Mother’s Day, I bring you my Mom’s chicken enchiladas. Ingredients: 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast 2 cans cream of chicken soup About 1 cup of sour cream (you can add 1/2 cup more if you like sour cream!) 1 package of montery jack cheese (you can buy pre-shredded, or [...]

*These stories are tales from my first cooking adventures before I learned things like “read the recipe”.