I've amassed so many cookbooks and cooking magazines, I'm starting to run out of places to store them. I have

Tiramisu. Just the mere mention of it causes me to lose focus on anything else and to start drooling uncontrol

The bambino brings home artwork, classroom work and graded homework almost everyday it seems. One evening afte

While I'm in denial about it (because of what follows), it's slowly starting to feel like Autumn here on the p

My father-in-law frequently tries to give us extra food from his freezer. He'll claim he's bought too much gro

Compared with a lot of people who collect it, I have minimal pieces of cast iron cookware. A small skillet tha

After we got back from Rochester last week, we swung back down to Sioux Falls to go to Costco, and pick up a f

I was on vacation last week, though it didn't exactly feel like it. I had a quick trip to Ohio to see family a

Now that I've been doing Weight Watchers for about 2 months, it's still sometimes a shock when I plot out the

For someone raised in the northern half of the US, I'm pretty picky when it comes to my biscuits. They're easy

A few months ago, I came across a picture of a cupcake that caught my eye. I know, that's not hard at all to d

A few weeks ago I was contacted about reviewing a new cookbook, which has just hit the shelves--Domestic Chic

It feels like Autumn is trying to sneak its way in. We had a few days where, if we had working windows, it wou

I've been in a bit of a funk lately. I've got the urge to travel, and while I will get to next month, I'm find

I've been posting a fair number of Weight Watchers recipes lately, and while no food is technically off limits

Now that I've been fully doing Weight Watchers for about 4 weeks, I'm starting to slip into that "I know what

I feel somewhat guilty for posting a recipe I haven't actually tasted myself. Much as I've tried, though, I ju

So....I'm back on the Weight Watchers bandwagon. I'd been thinking about it for awhile anyway, because a lot o

It truly is amazing how time seems to be flying by these days. I've been feeling like this entire month has go

When I was contacted by the people at Stubb's, I started looking through their recipe gallery on their website

I learned quite a few years ago to embrace my inner sci-fi/space geek. If you know me in real life, you're alr

When I visited the Carrot Seed Kitchen Co. a few weeks ago, I not only picked up my new ice cream container, b

I tried making some vanilla ice cream a few weeks ago, and sadly, it was a colossal flop. Which surprised me,

This post and giveaway are sponsored by Stubb's Legendary Bar-B-Q So, the latter half of June hasn't exactly b

When we were in Wisconsin last weekend, my mom came bearing gifts. For the bambino, a book on dinosaurs. For m

We spent the past weekend in Wisconsin, as another of my nieces graduated from high school. It was nice seeing

My mom emails me recipes on occasion. She's on Weber Grill's mailing list and forwards recipes she thinks I'll

When I was growing up, my mom would occasionally buy a Sara Lee Pound Cake along with a jar of Hershey's Hot F

We've got a bit of a cold snap going on here in SoDak. Over the weekend, the western part of the state got hit

For as much as I bake, I don't seem to do a lot of baking just for the sake of baking. Something's always eith

I've spent the past couple weeks in a funk, one that culminated in my throwing a bag of clothes across the liv

I know what you're thinking...Bran muffins? Really? Aren't those for those folks who have just given up? The o

I always have such a backlog of recipes I want to make...Sometimes it's hard to keep them all straight, and in

I decided to take a week off from blogging. No real reason...I just haven't been feeling it lately. And I'm no

I'm glad the week is done. The gloom and damp dreariness seems to have moved off for the time being, which is

It's damp and chilly outside right now. And it's supposed to stay that way for the rest of the week. Jay is si