Celebrate Tonight With A Champagne Cocktail
The Oscars are tonight! The last drink in my liquid countdown to The Oscars is a Champagne Cocktail: The Bubbly Maple Leaf Cocktail, in honor of the film Argo. Let’s celebrate all the great films tonight.
Read More...Super Pancake Tuesday
To my surprise, when asked if he supports the Blunt Bill Romney answered “NO!” I thought, “YES! The man has his own opinion after all. Hooray! Maybe Romney IS a Massachusetts Moderate. There are worse things that could happen to this country. Better (imho) if Obama wins in November. But given his ‘no’ to Blunt, [...]
Read More...Where Summer Meets Fall: Shortbread & Pecan Crusted Ice Cream Balls With Maple Drizzle
An early morning caravan of orange buses has replaced the continuous stream of kids soaring past my house on bikes. In defiance of the sticky Florida sun, I feel a tiny chill this morning and am considering heading to Target for some maternity jeans. But I feel lazy. I think I’ll just pull on a [...]
Read More...Thinking Inside the Box: Sweet Potato Flapjack Tuesday
Today is Pancake Tuesday (a.k.a. Fat Tuesday/Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras). I’m not exactly a religious person and I certainly don’t give up anything for Lent. I do, however, adore an excuse to eat pancakes.
Read More...Blueberry Pancake Oatmeal for the Morning After
On Tuesday night the tornado sirens went off. They made my toddler (J) cry. I bundled him up along with my laptop and cell phone and we hid in the closet. My husband (G) was on his way home. I hoped his car was nowhere near the storm’s path. I was scared. I’m just not [...]
Read More...New Year’s Eve Spicy Maple Cashews
Sugar and spice and everything nice…But these cashews (like most girls I know!) have a spunky side that packs a real kick. As promised, here is my second-to-last post about the ultimate New Year’s Eve party: My recipe for Spicy Maple Cashews that will keep people snacking and sipping all night long. 1/2 tsp ground [...]
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