When my daughter was younger, I loved shopping for back to school clothes. I would spend weeks going to all the local boutique clothing stores searching for the most adorable outfits! Now that my daughter has hit the teenage years I have very little input in what she wears. Now, granted she wears a uniform…
You know I love Girl Scout cookies!! Give me those Thin Mints, Lemonades and Caramel deLites! I can eat an entire sleeve of Thin Mints in one setting you know. I also like the S’more cookie that came out a few years ago but now I just heard that they are going away after…
Don’s Drive In lights up the night sky in Traverse City. Traverse City is known to be a foodie town. Mario Batali spends his summers there with his family, and chefs both well-known and undiscovered make their meals in the scenic resort town. So it’s hard to narrow it down to five best bites in…
I boiled two dozen eggs this morning for the kids to decorate for Easter. Of these, guess how many broke in the pot while they were simmering? Five! I’m not one to waste, so I put together a quick recipe for egg salad but with a healthier twist. Egg Salad with Avocado, Not Mayo Hold…
My baking stone is quickly turning into a Rorschach test, with blips and blobs that resemble all sorts of things. When I bought it, it was a beautiful warm beige, a span of pristine ceramic that almost seemed too pretty to use. Fast forward to a few weeks later, after baking several loaves of bread and one…
Primanti Bros. sandwich Many people return from their travels with souvenirs; I bring back recipes. This one’s from a long-term stay outside of Pittsburgh, where my husband and I discovered the joy of French fries in sandwiches (and sometimes salads, too, but that’s another story). This slow-cooked pulled pork sandwich is inspired by the many…
My, what big Lego teeth you have! My daughter is still talking about the trip we took to LEGOLAND Florida last year. My four-year-old daughter and I were invited to attended the grand opening of LEGOLAND and explored the park on a sunny, summery day. Our first stop at the new theme park was Duplo Village, an…
Why, yes, I did bake this bread myself. I was inspired to purchase a baking stone due to a renewed interest in pizza baking. What’s more, the weird, damp, cool spring temperatures we’ve been having make me want to run the oven each evening just to get a little extra blast of heat into the house. Hence,…
One of my favorite parts of travel is the planning. I love scouring websites and brochures, reading reviews and looking a photos taken at my destination. I’ll pore over maps to get a sense of the place and its layout (and maybe mark the location of a Starbucks or two) and check weather reports to…
Banana, Peanut Butter and Chocolate Sammie We always have bananas on hand for the kids, which means we often have spotty, over-ripe, catnip-to-the-fruitflies bananas sitting around. What to do? Banana bread? Banana muffins? How about frozen banana sandwiches? These treats are quick to put together and so delicious on a hot summer day! The mashed…
