Butterscotch Creamy Dreamy Fruit Sauce
I’m finally 36.I feel like I should be such an adult.But, I feel like such a kid.A kid who has kids. Like I’m their really, really, really older big sister.I’m not sure if…
My Muesli Mix
I wonder if it’s a sin to revel in the fact that you’re selfish. Probably. Which makes what I’m going to have to say, worse. If that’s possible. My birthday…
Fresh Strawberry-Mint Salad and Using Cayenne Pepper in Your Garden to Keep Small Animals Away
I. AM. GOING. TO. KILL. THAT. CAT!And by ‘kill’ I mean really, really, make it sneeze.It’s not as if I’m the best gardener in the world. Let’s face I’m not…
Zucchini Fries
Warwick: Your toenails look really pretty.Me: Thanks.Warwick: No, I mean it. They look really nice.Me: Oh. Um. Er. Thanks. You bought the polish.Warwick: I did? Me: When we were in…
Chewy Granola Bars with Apricots, Apples, Pecans and Nuts
This is my staircase. Lovely. White. Pure.This is the banister, that one might grab to aide them up this flight of not so treacherous stairs.This is the little knobby white…
Marshmallow Rice Crispy Bars
“I made you something to bring to class. . . . . .Marshmallow Crispy Treats.”The kid raises one eyebrow, then leans in to inspect.”Are these homemade?” she asks.A smile rises…
Caramelized Onion Pizza with Queso Fresco
I feel like you should know this about me.I suck at Lent.As I type those words I can feel my husband twitch involuntarily, and shriek in horror. He’s worried that I’m…
Black Bean Veggie Burgers
I was really excited to go to my 1st graders Field Trip. It was at the local Aquarium. Scared senseless. . .of a shark looming overhead.One kid wasn’t so lucky. Looking…
Hearty Vegetable Soup with a Basil-Garlic Dressing (Pistou Soup)
It’s definitely full on Spring in my lovely town of Houston.Though, some days it feels like summer. Hot, hot, hot. And by hot I mean 84 which isn’t really very…
Authentic Spanish Tortilla
If you live in a glass house, don’t throw stones.Or if you have stones, don’t be throwing them at people in glass houses.Or just to cover all our bases if…