Before I tell you how to make the best whole wheat pancakes ever, I have to start this post off with a confession: I don't like breakfast. I never have. I just don't like to eat first thing in the morning. Oh, I like breakfast foods, but I prefer to eat them for brunch. Or snacks. Which leads me to another confession: I hate to make breakfast. At breakfast time anyway. ...
Make-It-Yourself Monday
Make-It-Yourself Monday: Chicken Enchilada Suizas (Cookbook Review)
I am all about easy dinner because, let's face it, the hours of 4 to 6 p.m. are usually the hardest of the day. Truly, if I haven't planned ahead, my husband usually comes in to find me with a blank face, frozen as solid by panic as the meat I just pulled out of the deep freeze. Meanwhile, my children run around howling very much like the Lost Boys prancing around the fire in Peter Pan. It's ...
Chai-Spiced Sugar Cookies with Chai Masala Glaze
Y'all, it's not often that I bother making cookies that contain no chocolate so, when I do, the cookies have to be good....really good. And, these are. In honor of my upcoming trip to Kenya, I hope you'll enjoy these Chai-Spiced Sugar Cookies. They are sweet, but not too sweet, with a little bit of zing from the spices. The glaze is made with tea, milk, sugar and spices. It's chai masala, ...
How to Plan the Perfect Dinosaur Dig Birthday Party
So, Dino Boy turned four yesterday, and we HAD to celebrate. For a few weeks, he toyed with the ideas of other birthday party themes, but true to form, he finally said, "I just want another dinosaur birthday party!" Last year, we had a dinosaur egg hunt, which was easy because his birthday was pretty close to Easter and eggs were in easy supply. We decided to ...