I actually have one more baking mix left but I decided to go ahead and begin my self-imposed scratch baking lessons a couple of weekends ago. I started with these rolls and some scratch pizza dough. I can’t even describe how much I adore the smell of yeast dough rising in a kitchen that is…
Deep Dish Yellow Cake Cookies Stuffed With Tagalongs
I must have been in Kindergarten or First Grade when a Girl Scout representative came to our classroom. She was dressed from head to toe in the tan and green regalia. Buttons, bows, patches she had it all going on. She gave us a little speech about the program and then invited any girl who…
The Best Brown Mushroom Gravy I Ever Made
Something has got to give and lately it has been this blog. I have been baking a little from scratch and there will be upcoming posts about it but today I wanted to share a gravy recipe. It is the best brown gravy I have ever had/made and I am not ashamed to say that…
There’s No Turning Back Now
the & the These are the two races Ben and I have decided to complete this summer. The entry fees have been paid, and I did not buy any $ return insurance, so there is no turning back now! I know I should be more concerned, than I am, about the triathlon. Ben swims at…
A Reason to Work At It
Some days (a lot of days) I wake up and wonder, “Why should I eat healthy?” “Why do I care how I look?” “Why should I run?” Saying I want to lose weight so that I can be healthy for my kids and live a long time “for them” is nice. And it is true….
A St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Cake or "Just Cake"
We liked and ate up this cake. Although, as Ben put it, it’s “just a cake.” He said, “I mean, it’s a really good cake, but it’s just a cake.” Then I said, “But its got HERSHEY’S KISSES Dark Chocolates filled with Mint Truffle and green mint buttercream.” And he said, “I know, those things…