I made another batch of tortillas Friday, using a slightly different recipe (recipe below) that called for shortening rather than butter since I don't keep real butter on hand. Joely had a lot of fun helping me make the tortillas. We could even classify our cooking session as a geography lessons because one of the [...]
Hail Jenny, Giver of Scrumptious Biscuit Recipes!
I successfully baked another winner-of-a-recipe this morning. This time the recipe was from Jenny over at Runningamuck which she called "Big Daddy Biscuits." I put this biscuit recipe on my list of 13 Blogger-tested Recipes, but I hadn't made them as of that post. But now that I've made them, I think I'm in love! [...]
Hail Kate, Giver of Delicious Cinnamon Roll Recipes!
I made cinnamon rolls this morning using a recipe Kate at A Simple Walk emailed me, and they turned out soooooo good! If you missed the cinnamon roll recipe in my post earlier this week, I've posted it here again for your palate's pleasure. Thank you, Kate! I'd like to say that these cinnamon rolls [...]
Homemade Olive Garden?
This afternoon my husband (bless him!) informed me that Olive Garden—which happens to be my absolute favorite place in the world to eat—has posted many of their delicious, delectable, scrumptious, succulent (and fattening) recipes online at their website. Woohoo! I know what I'll be trying out in the next few weeks.
A Little Random Link Love
San Francisco Symphony for Kids: Learn about music and instruments with the San Francisco Symphony. Joely absolutely loves this site! Nourish Interactive: Nutrition education games for kids. Although this uses the "new" food pyramid (which I thoroughly despise), the information is great on this site, and the games are really engaging. Make Your Own Handwriting [...]


















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