If it’s a rainy day in Seattle or if there’s a crisis, of course we bake. So this stormy morning, post flu-shot and feeling the doom and gloom of this never-ending 2020 saga I ordered my groceries online and was inspired to bake. We watched a bit of the Sounders match last night and that […]
Read MoreI received Barilla Creamy Genovese Pesto for free from Moms Meet (momsmeet.com) to use and post my honest opinions. Compensation for this post was provided and this page may contain affiliate links. I don’t know how moms of pro athletes ever survived back to school when their kids were young. My family is just into […]
Read MoreSo here we are on the first day of 2018 and I love how shiny new a new year feels. There is sun and sparkly light in Seattle today and already that is something to be thankful for. And how many of us are still trying to savor the blur that was 2017? (Both my […]
Read MoreI take baked goods very seriously. I’m not always very good at chemistry, or measuring or even following directions very well, so I truly appreciate how magical it is when a bunch of ingredients come together in an oven and make something spectacular like a birthday cake. I know birthday cakes are special and every […]
Read MoreAm I right when I say that when you grow up, a grocery store isn’t just a grocery store anymore? Adulting with kids is SO hard some days that just escaping SOLO to the grocery store and slowly, purposefully, SILENTLY picking out delightful bits and bites at whim can be such a peaceful way to feel […]
Read MoreA little while ago, I received a package in the mail from Halos. I was excited when I saw the cute little orange on the front and it was so festively Christmas with an adorable orange-shaped ornament, some crafting decor, coupons and A MAP. My guys LOVE maps. And this one is a pretty innovative map […]
Read MoreIf you were like us, we left pumpkin carving till the last minute and we might have had to wait until next year and I probably would have been okay with that except I LOVE PUMPKIN SEEDS. I just hate carving pumpkins. They are messy and it’s a really weird tradition and my pumpkin skills […]
Read MoreApparently it’s sweet week in Seattle which isn’t the worst news in the world. Oh dear. Do we HAVE to eat more sweets this week? I love so many of the participating vendors and for 5 bucks a treat, it’s a great excuse to indulge. And it’s crazy how every week it seems like we’re […]
Read MoreWe are 5 days in and we’re getting used to the school routine, but sometimes I forget we don’t have a lot of time to get out in the morning and today, this cheesecake pie took a little too long. So you can find the recipe here (I half it to put it in a […]
Read MoreI am not a big fuss cooker, so I love things like salads that taste good, have loads of vegetables and are easy to make. I usually make this salad when I have leftover roast corn-I always buy a few more corn than I think we’ll need for a barbeque then after dinner I cut […]
Read MoreSomehow holidays sneak up on me. Everything sneaks up on me lately because things have just become so busy and between the kids’ school, the cabin plans, our upcoming Europe trip, the hubby’s work and just trying to survive daily life stuff, it sometimes feels like I just can’t keep up. I didn’t have grand […]
Read MoreI admit I do crave a shamrock shake every March. It’s festive. It’s green. And it tastes absolutely dreamy. But it’s a whole lot of calories and it’s not really exquisite enough to waste running 10 miles for. And I hadn’t really thought about one at all this year until the other morning, a shamrock […]
Read MoreEvery time my sister comes to visit it’s a weekend of love, yummy food and adventure. This weekend we had some glorious chilly weather, and my baby dog nephew made us get out and explore. I love how much fun my boys and I have with my sister and this dog. […]
Read MoreSunny weekend mornings need yummy breakfasts and this is the type of recipe for easy French toast that doesn’t really matter if you add a little bit too much or too little of anything. We usually use leftover potato bread from either Macrina Bakery or Tom Douglas, but I’ve even used sliced bread and it […]
Read MoreOkay. This is going down right now in my living room and probably yours too. The boys have a TON of Halloween candy and they are sorting it into categories. I’ve heard that Birthday Dreams in Seattle would love some candy donations (I picked up some extra bags when I was grocery shopping to send […]
Read MoreIt creeps me out that macarons so often get mistaken for macaroons. If you want a festive macaron, get thee to Pike Place Market and try the pumpkin macarons at Le Panier. They are probably delightful but I wouldn’t know because the 5-year-olds gobbled them up before I even got a nibble. Macarons tends to […]
Read MoreI had total green apple envy after seeing my instagram feed flooded with apple picking photos all last week so Friday morning my mom, my guys and I bundled up for a rushed trip to the farm. We only had an hour and a half (barely) to spend at a farm before school when we […]
Read MoreSometimes making dinner in itself is totally harried but it becomes utterly frantic when two little guys decide it’s time for mom to play while the spaghetti tries to burn itself to the stove. I came up with a little game called “draw your dinner” and make the guys guess what they are having for […]
Read MoreWe are totally settling into the school routine. The boys are only half-day and I love how we still get to make and eat lunch together. I know I’m really going to miss this time when they start going to school ALL day long, even though sometimes I want to tear my hair out […]
Read MoreAfter millions of hours of research, I finally figured out how to melt both chocolate and marshmallow at the same time for our camping s’mores. (I’ve had way too many s’mores with hard chocolate or burnt graham cracker from our experiments!) I used a ginormous campfire marshmallow and cut it in half. These are not […]
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