The reason I call these “Strawberry Cupcake Pancakes” is because they taste like Cupcakes! The only thing I wanted to eat today were some pancakes. Maybe because of all the grilled food I ate over Memorial weekend, I don’t know. But a stack of pancakes with some butter was the only thing I wanted going into my stomach today! Continue reading
I’m amazed that this is still even a question. Should you eat something made from just cream, or eat something that is originally GREY in color before they add yellow to it to make it look more appetizing to eat?? That’s a tough one. This article was in the Huffington Post today about whether to eat Butter or Margarine. The writer is definitely for butter. With the article is a video (below) giving you a glimpse into a century-old business that continues to make butter the old fashion way. The small creamery is in Minnesota and they have just one small “churner” machine and a tiny packaging machine, yet produce a lot of butter for the surrounding areas. Their storage is the size of a walk-in refrigerator you’d find at a restaurant. Continue reading
Does this look familiar to any of you? A kids deafening high pitch shrill can be quite scary and intimidating! Don’t worry. Don’t go hide under your bed. I have some ideas for you to feed this scary little two foot person standing before you that was so adorable only a couple of months ago all cuddly in their crib saying goo-goo-ga-ga. But now is this creature in your kitchen demanding food NOW. Not 30 minutes ago when you asked nicely if he/she wanted anything. No….NOW.
(FYI…I LOVE kids. And no, I don’t have kids, but I did get a “glimpse” of mothering when I was a Nanny for a couple of years for twin boys through their terrible two’s up until they were almost 4. And I simply loved the experience ). Continue reading
For this rainy day, I thought I’d break my afternoon up and whip up some chocolate chip cookies to put a smile on my face. So I pulled Dan away from his work for a couple of minutes and we both sat and enjoyed some tea & cookies while watching the rain fall. Continue reading