A little heads up for my pals who are childless but wish to be otherwise, struggling with infertility, or in the adoption wait — I will be gushing about parenthood in this post, so you may want to skip if your heart is feeling tender. You are in my prayers.…
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October was a busy month in our house! My husband and I took several road trips a few hours away to go into our respective offices for meetings. When we’re going to be away from home for a few days, I do a quick inventory of any groceries that will…
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If you’re new to the blog or the 2018 Cookbook Challenge, check out the first post here. My favorite recipe this month came from a cookbook my Mom gave me back when I first got engaged. She took me to a bridal show in Lafayette, Indiana near Purdue University where…
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Prior to our move this year, I went through most of our belongings to purge what we didn’t use or want. I was surprised to learn I had so many cookbooks! I downsized my collection by about half and made a commitment to myself. In 2018, when I need a…
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I did some cleaning. And by “cleaning” I mean I deleted some old pins from Pinterest. Same thing, no? In the process, I realized there are several recipe pins I’ve tried lately that were big hits in my house so I made a new board called, “Pinterest Wins.” A few…
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This post is going to be short and sweet. (pun intended) Whenever I try to make black or dark colored royal icing for my cookies, I end up using almost an entire container of the Wilton coloring gel to get it dark enough. Then the icing takes on a weird…
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My Aunt Sandy and I had a cupcake decorating party (of 2) last night. The sunflower cupcakes turned out super cute, so I thought I’d share how we made them. We started with a chocolate cupcake base because chocolate is obviously the best cupcake flavor EVER. Then we added a…
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I like to watch the Food Network. This is especially true if I’m home alone because I don’t have to worry Mark is bored to tears as I hold my breath waiting for the judges to announce the next winner of Cupcake Wars, or as I cheer for Chef MacMillan…
1 CommentEarlier this year, we had our townhouse on the market. We have since decided not to sell, but during that time, we packed up our non-essential belongings to declutter the house for showings.
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