Every year at Christmas my office does Secret Santa The catch is that there is a $2 limit. So you have to a. know the person pretty well, and b. be really creative. There are only 8 people in our office so knowing people’s tastes and interests is merely a matter of occasionally participating in the office conversations every now…
The Perfect Pie Crust There are certain recipes that every baker needs to have under his or her belt, recipes that are nearly if not completely memorized, the go to that you are known for. It’s the crusty bread recipe to pair with an Italian dinner, a chocolate birthday cake recipe, a pie crust recipe. Today, I give you my…
Because it’s a Tuesday that’s a Monday and I could use a good laugh, here’s a roundup of some of my favorite laugh inducing parenting quotes. You’re welcome.
Or is goal setting a better phrase? New Year’s Resolutions are old hat. I have never been a fan of New Year’s Resolutions. Everybody falls off the boat by February at the latest and, if they’re really lucky, they make it to the second week of January before giving up. There is some magic to a new year, a fresh…
The Best BBQ Joints in Chicago When your husband and friends decide to nail down the top 5 best bbq restaurants in Chicago and do a day-long tasting tour, you drop everything and hustle into the city despite the rain and gloom! Actually, it took us about 2 months to finally nail down a date and after several cancelations, we…
Our library is like our home away from home and we usually have no less than about 40 checked out at any one time (and yes, we definitely have the fines to show for that habit!). Since it’s December, we have a big stack of Christmas picture books that have taken up residence in our living room. All of my…
If you’re like me, nothing signals the start of the Christmas season like Christmas carols filling the air and every single radio station. I love a good remake of a classic, but the lyrics of the original Christmas carols and songs fill my heart with joy and help me to meditate on Jesus as the cause for this celebratory season. …
Creating a capsule wardrobe has been all the buzz for a while now, but in reality it always sounded like the antithesis of what a woman really wants. We want all the clothes and all the shoes and all the accessories in a giant closet with a revolving shoe rack a la Cher Horowitz. Right? Alas, the tyranny of choice [link…
Fall Fashion that will stand out in a crowd. The secret world of kids fashion on Instagram. There are so many worlds within worlds inside social media. Almost since their inception, I’ve always had personal Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest accounts. But after I had my daughter, I discovered the world of “brand repping” on Instagram and it forever changed…
You may not agree with me, but I happen to think the rolls are the best part of Thanksgiving dinner. I’m a bread girl. Always have been, always will be. I love just about everything about bread (except how it evidently doesn’t like keeping me svelt). The process of making bread is an art, the smell while it…
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