YUM! Doesn’t the name of these cupcakes just sound scrumptious?! This weekend, I’m driving to Lake Jackson (about an hour east of Atlanta) to meet up with one of my good girlfriends and a few other ladies, both old and new friends, to spend the weekend scrapbooking. Our Creative Memories consultant, Cathy, hosts the weekend [...]
After we closed on our house, our realtor Debbi brought us a wonderfully fragrant rosemary plant as our housewarming gift. From wiki: Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is a woody, perennial herb with fragrant evergreen needle-like leaves. It is native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae, which also includes many [...]
Well, today is game day at our house–where 9-11 guys come over and play board games, shouting about aztec gold and pirates, among other things. For dessert, I made snickerdoodles and spiced sour cream cupcakes. The snickerdoodles were a big hit–they’re light and small, and a frequent request of my husband’s when I take cookie [...]
Today turned out to be a great day in bedding-world! I have been lusting after this Raymond Waites duvet cover since we put our wedding registries together about three years ago, and I decided that today was going to be the day we bought it! I ended up buying the duvet cover, two accent pillows [...]
This will be an ongoing list of books I’ve read starting in 2010. I’ll post reviews as I finish each book going forward. Feel free to post recommendations for books–I’ll comment back if I’ve already read your suggestion, and I’ll consider all suggestions! 2010 (Goal: 30 books) 101 Ways to Have a Great Day at [...]
My run was great. I’m just getting back into running after a pretty serious hip/pelvic injury that had me sidelined from most exercise for six months of 2009, so I’m on a gradual progression to build strength and lung capacity again. Today was 3:2 (run:walk) for 30 minutes–2.5 miles in that time. It was cold [...]
So, I have the next few days off work before starting my new position on Feb. 1. I have a few major things on my agenda for today, including: Prepping chicken chili for this weekend’s Guy’s Game Day on Sunday. Making turkey meatballs–half for Game Day, and half to freeze for future use. Bake cookies [...]
Welcome to my blog! This will chronicle my adventures through a few projects–including: Reading and processing The Complete Works of Shakespeare; Reading and baking my way through Mastering the Art and Craft of Baking and Pastry, Published by the Culinary Institute of America; and Other books and cooking adventures in my life. There may be [...]
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