Today's Sunday!  It's the end of another weekend and I think we could all use some sugar to softened the blow

I was a brownie.  I was.  Brown sash, weekend meetings, knot tying, all that stuff.   Every year when our t

This week has been a whirlwind.  I've had 4 interviews for one job position in 4 days.  Whew!  Yes, after a

Pomegranate & Pear Salad and Sauteed Shrimp with Lemon Risotto

Do you pin?  I do.  I was warned how addicting Pinterest was when my friend Lara introduced it to me.  Did

January is soup month.  It's the last day of the month so I'm slipping this soup post while I have an excuse

I miss playing music.  It's almost impossible to play my viola with the kids awake (they want to touch and se

It's National Chocolate Cake Day.  This pretty much sounds like the best holiday ever.  I mean, come on.  

Shopping for bras is pain, especially since this is my first over the should boulder holder purchase since pop

What is going on in my house? I feel like I have a newborn again. I'm sleeping 4 hours because both kids are

I have a rule that I don't start getting into a holiday until the month it's in...unless it's New Year's...tha

It seems like everyone and their mom has some sort of Hot Wing or Buffalo Chicken Dip.  Well, this is my mom'

Hello first post of the new year.  Nice to meet you.  I can't wait to try new recipe, sewing projects and al

My aunt made these and brought them over to my mom's house for Christmas.  When I saw them I though they were

Good morning.  How was your Christmas?  Ours was wonderful.  We ate, went house hopping, and the little boy

In 5th grade we did a unit on countries around the world.  I had Greece.  My grandmother helped me make the

Every December I get emails from Food Network.  It's their annual 12 Days of Cookies news letter.  Love it!

I love Kristan at Confessions of a Cookbook Queen.  I'm sure I've mentioned this once or twice, or like fifty

I'm cheap.  Have I mentioned this before?  I guess I should explain.  It's more that I've lived serving shi

Sunday is wine and cookies night.  My friend Jamie comes over, we hang out and drink wine, and Thing 1 gets

I love making easy food.  Enchiladas are one of my favorites.  I mean, come on, tortillas, chicken, sour cre

This is my favorite go to recipe for all the fancy decorated cookies I make. And sugar cookies in general. ---

from Julie Espy {White Lights on Wednesday}

I found the recipe for this turkey in Food Network magazine (Nov. 2011), but I used AB's cooking method from "

My friend Jamie doesn't bake.  She's a great cook, but not a baker.  This year she got volun-told to make pi

Do you like Duff Goldman?  I’ve been a fan of Ace of Cakes for years.  The bakery put out the most aweso

Julie Espy {White Lights on Wednesday}

from Alton Brown

from Martha Stewart

Julie Espy {White Lights on Wednesday}

from Nestle Tollhouse

Julie Espy {White Lights on Wednesday}

Adapted from Taste of Home