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I love Baking. Not too much more to say about that. Hot from the oven, covered in turkey, or avocado, or (if I feel like being really naught...

Listening to this little lady playing and singing carols from her new book smell of whoopie pies baking for the final day of Alleluia Choir...

Thanksgiving for me is all about family, and I am filled with gratitude that I can spend the day with most of them. The notable absence toda...

First of all, thank you all so much for your encouraging comments about my photo! I feel very loved. I was invited to a pARTy yesterday and...

I worked the last 7 days, and will work this evening, but until then I have at least 8 hours of free time. My plans so far call for a little...

I don't know what it is about Summer that makes me feel like baking. Maybe it's already so hot, that having the oven on doesn't ...

I made this cake tonight, and it was too tasty to keep to myself. Fluffy Yellow Cake from Cook's Illustrated with Non-dairy substitution...

Donut time. It's been over a year since the last time , and I may need to cut myself off already.

I have been unusually crafty these past 4-6 days, and it just occurred to me that it might be from a lack of running around outside. Over t...

In an effort to use up some leftovers this afternoon, I made some pumpkin whoopie pies. They were really tasty, but too easy to just keep po...

We're not great gardeners. In the spring and early summer we're pretty gung-ho with the planning and the digging and the plant purch...

I put the blame solely on Meg from Elsie Marley . Here I was, minding my own business, reading blogs and I came across her photo of homemade...

I don't know if it's the rainy weather we've been having, or the feeling that with the end of Summer and the coming of school, F...

Hi, I haven't had much to say lately, and I may not for a little while. However, as the question was asked, here is the recipe for the c...

First of all, can I just say how irritated I am with my DVR? We are always putting the kids to bed during Lost, and so we always tape it. Sh...

Well, it's official, my body no longer wants me to have dairy. I went through a couple of days of moping, but I think I can handle it. T...

I have recently been aware that no cold lasts 15 years, and maybe the reason that I have constant post-nasal drip and coughing is the dairy ...

I am sick. Blurgh. I am so sick that I woke up at 4:30 this morning and took a shower. Then I thought, I should probably throw those clothes...

There has been a lot of activity 'round here of late. We have made the transition from beds in rooms to beds in closets, mostly without ...