We All Scream for Ice Cream!
Summer is in full swing and ice cream is the go-to cool, summer treat for many of us. Ice Cream doesn't have to consist of a scoop of neon colored…
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07/19/2015
Strawberry Beet Ice Cream
The farmers market has been ripe with beets and strawberries. I love the rich colors of both the golden beets, and the deep red beets, but my kids are certainly NOT fans. Unable to resist these beauties, I found myself needing to figure out a way to use them that the kids would enjoy. (more…)
05/28/2013
The Comfort of a Peanut Butter Pie
There are moments in life when the realization of how fragile we are shifts everything into perspective. This past week, special friends of the family, Laura, Collene & Courtney Gaugh lost their loving husband/father, Bill Gaugh, a man not quite 49 years old. Two days later I read that food writer, Jennifer Perillo, whose blog I follow, lost her young husband. It is times like these that remind us to gather our loved ones close, and remember how important it is to cherish every second. (more…)
08/12/2011
Ice Cream Sandwich and Pimple Cream: The Common Ingredient
You ready for this one? I’m not even sure if I’m ready to write about it, but it is DEFINITELY a food story that needs to be told. Over the summer I took my boys to a popular indoor playground in Los Angeles. You know the ones where your kids climb, swing, slide and basically wreak havoc for several hours in a padded room while you try desperately to tune out the constant drone of screaming? Yup, that’s the one. (more…)
10/03/2010
Chocolate: 72% Love
Chocolate has been making a statement in my life a lot lately. No, it’s not by way of Rocky Road in front of The Bachelorette on Monday nights or through Fudge Pops out by the pool in the July heat. Chocolate is continuing to come up both in conversation and in articles I have come across about it’s many health benefits. I have added some articles of interest to the Relevant Reads page which I encourage you to check out. Chocolate in it’s purest form has loads of nutritional benefits. It’s bad rap has been handed to it by impersonators offering hints of chocolate flavor wrapped in corn syrup and sugar.
07/25/2010