My Life as a DIY Wannabe
Between long hours at the office and blogging there’s not much time to try new recipes for the family (or even cook dinner some nights). While I do enjoy cooking it’s definitely taken a backseat recently to try new things. So when preparing a dish for New Year’s I went with an old made-up concoction [...]
My mother-in-law had surgery this past week which means all of the girls in my hubby’s family need to pitch in a little bit more than usual for Christmas dinner. As mentioned before, I’m not the best cook in the world, but I’m not too shabby with an easy recipe or fun new idea. So [...]
OK, I have to admit… I’m not the best chef in the world. In fact, I only have about 5 dishes that I can make really well. Since I’ve been reading more blogs and spending countless hours on Pinterest looking at delicious recipes, I’ve decided that it’s time to hunker down and try new things! [...]
Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year for anything pumpkin: pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks, my mom’s traditional pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread from my mother-in-law, and of course Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake from Paula Deen! I know it’s a St. Louis favorite, but some of you might not know what gooey butter cake [...]
I was going to finish my chevron toy box last night that I’ve been working on for a couple of days but it was 100 degrees outside. Yeah, not gonna happen. So, guess I had to cook a yummy meal for my hubby since he was actually home for dinner! Ok, one of his favorites: [...]
Yesterday my husband’s family had a 4th of July celebration with tons of food and family fun. During the planning phase, I decided to volunteer to bring the cole slaw. Now, I’ve never made cole slaw before in my life… so why did I speak up? I still have no idea! And of course my husband’s family [...]
