i'm so happy to be a part of the blog tour for "Longing for Home"! keep reading for your chance to enter to win this amazing book!! have you heard of a new brand of romance novel called "A Proper Romance"? my sister-in-law introduced me to the first book of this type called Edenbrooke. i have ...
Archives for August 2013
16 ways to use kitchen twine
i recently bought a bunch of colorful kitchen twine - not because i had anything in mind to use it for, but because it's just so darn cute i knew i could probably find a bunch of different ways to use it! here are 16 of my favorite ways that i've found (via pinterest) and am looking forward to ...
my new favorite :: raspberry peach freezer jam
this week a girl in my neighborhood organized a peach delivery - 20lb boxes of fresh peaches from a local orchard. to say that 20lbs gives you a lot of peaches is an understatement - that box is something of a bottomless pit! so while we've been eating them fresh, making peach jam, and canning them ...
free printable calendar :: september 2013
(i can't believe i'm saying this)... here's the september calendar! is it just me, or did summer go by way too fast?! it feels like we JUST got our of school for the summer. but here comes a new year of school whether i'm ready for it or not. i'm gearing up for all of the due dates, meetings, ...
homemade blueberry muffins
i can remember my mom making these blueberries muffins often - even in the winter months! she would use either fresh or frozen blueberries to make them, and so would freeze the many, many pounds we'd pick during the summer months to use in sundaes, smoothies, and of course, these muffins! and now i ...
back to school :: i heart math bingo!
we're starting to get into back-to-school mode at our house. can you believe it's right around the corner? we've been brushing up on our abc's and 123's, and came up with a fun and educational bingo game that our whole family can play together. since we've got a kindergarten-aged kid at our house, ...
easy weeknight dinner :: chicken divan
a few weeks ago, i posted my family's favorite way to eat broccoli - roasted, of course. it's delicious! i also mentioned in that post that i had bought a humongous bag of broccoli from costco. here's one of the ways we used it up: chicken divan. this recipe is not only delicious, but it is super ...
the best homemade playdough recipe
a couple years ago when i was living in toronto with no car and nobody around that i knew, my darling sister-in-law would make the 1 hour drive to our place so our boys could play together. at one of these play dates she suggested we try making no-cook playdough. up until that point i never knew ...
“stressed” is desserts – spelled backwards :: my favorite easy desserts
at the end of a long day (and with young kids at home, that happens quite often!), i usually put my feet up and indulge in a little something sweet for myself - no noise, no messes to clean up - just me and my sweet retreat. these are a few of my favorite easy dessert recipes that we make often ...