Dehydrator Raw Fruit Crackers for Travel
I’m not a raw foods freak — sure, we try to eat healthy as much as we can and maintain a mostly clean diet with little processed foods — but I recently discovered how amazing raw fruit crackers can be. At the risk of sounding like a crunchy granola mom, I will reluctantly admit that…
Wordless Wednesday: Green Tomatoes
We had our first frost the other day and had to pick every last tomato from the vines before it hit.…
Make Your Own Pumpkin Spice Lattes
Homemade pumpkin spice latte Fall’s here, and pumpkins seem to have found their way not only onto our porch but into…
Homemade Granola
So I make my own crackers. What’s next, make my own granola? Why, yes. I have actually been making granola for…
Easy Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
Easy pumpkin spice muffins It’s cold and damp outside, but not cold enough for the furnace to kick on. What’s an…
Constructing a Birthday Cake
It’s birthday season here at Chez Mom. From November through February we celebrate a batch of birthdays, with another series of births…
Thrift Store Shopping
You’ve got babies? They’ve got clothes. Living in a college town has all sorts of benefits. A revolving-door population means quick turnaround on…
Weekend Getaway to Inn at Bay Harbor, Michigan
Sometimes a hotel is more than just a place to rest your head for the night. Instead, it’s a destination in…
In Training
These running shoes and I are going to be very well acquainted this year. It’s official (sort of) — I am…
Family Visit to the Michigan Science Center
I’m all about mixing and combining and multi-tasking; what mom isn’t? The Michigan Science Center knows this — and knows that providing an…
