A few years ago, there was a pumpkin shortage. You couldn’t find canned pumpkin at any grocery store. Since then, my sister and I have felt a need to always have a supply on canned pumpkin on hand. However, when moving across country (and already feeling overwhelmed at the amount of stuff you have decided [...]
Archive for February, 2012
Easy Peasy Anytime Muffins
Posted in Uncategorized on February 12, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Shop Til You Snack
Posted in Uncategorized on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A year ago, an all day shopping marathon with my sister or friends would have been no biggie. Encouraged by the recent return of energy that the second trimester is so famed for, I thought, I can handle a few hours of shopping! Seven hours and fourteen stores later, this girl needed a snack and [...]
Mad Skills
Posted in Uncategorized on February 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Oh yeah. You read that right. My Fort Lee friend and I are picking up some mad CAKE DECORATING skills care of Wilton’s Cake Decorating Basics Class at our local Michael’s craft store. Now, as many of you know, my sister already has mad cake decorating skills. Imagine, as our forces unite… we will be [...]
Super Bowl Super Dip
Posted in Uncategorized on February 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Last weekend, families and friends from all over the country got together to enjoy some of the finer things in life: good company, sweatpants, and of course, copious amounts of chips and dip. Come to think of it, there might have been a football game going on too. We were invited to participate in these [...]
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Posted in Uncategorized on February 3, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Since the weather was so nice this week (thus far), a friend and I decided to journey up to Richmond to enjoy the day. Our first stop was Maymont Estate. It consists of several acres of grounds, a turn of the century mansion, and surprisingly, a small animal rehabilitation area (plus a petting zoo). And [...]
Cake Pop’s Country Cousin: the Brownie Bite
Posted in Uncategorized on February 2, 2012 | 1 Comment »
So, in addition to the more recent mini donut rage, I have long admired (from afar) the glory that are cake pops. Who can resist Bakerella’s bite sized works of art? A couple of years ago, I helped a friend try to make some cake pops for a baby shower. I’m not sure if we got [...]
