Today is a beautful day in Arizona.  We worked hard this morning to get all our school work done quickly so we could spend a warm, sunny aft...

This week's recipe for our FFWD group was another easy, quick, most ingredients already on-hand recipe from Dorie Greenspan's cookb...

I wasn't a very good blogger in 2011.  House-hunting, moving, lots of concerts, etc will do that to a person.  Tonight I'm going thr...

december 2011 turkey 4 yrs ~ peacock 5 years ~ penguin 9 years

This is a little late in coming, but .... I am thrilled to announce that "Messiah in America" ( www.messiahinamerica.com ) has d...

I think I'm missing my weekly night away at symphony rehearsal (we're on break right now) because by the time Thursday night hits ea...

After trying Dorie's recipe last week for creme brulee, I was excited to try more creme brulee recipes ... easy, yummy, and they save we...

I was so sad when I noticed that I missed Dorie's creme brulee in the busy month of December.  I've never made creme brulee and I wa...

After I tried Dorie's brioche , I wanted to change things up just slightly the second time around.  Instead of rolling my dough into 3 b...

My nephew Miles turned 1 a couple weeks ago and we all got together last night to celebrate his birthday with lots of delicious food & d...

This week's FFWD recipe was bubble-top brioche rolls ... a recipe I looked forward to trying. I doubled the recipe, but so far I'...

This post is long overdue!  I made my potato chip tortilla & took my photos several days before the recipe was "due", but I...

I didn't have the greatest luck with my first Baked recipe for the year 2012.  Maybe I tried to change too many things. Maybe I had to...

I didn't lose my first tooth until a few months after my 7th birthday.  A few days ago, Peacock announced that she had a lose tooth ... ...

Our family enjoyed a great Halloween night of trick-or-treating, socializing, and yummy food!!  The kids all knew exactly (well, sorta) what...

If you'd like to get rid of some Halloween candy today (ours is currently locked in the garage!), you can trade in some of your candy fo...

HAPPY Owl-O-Ween!!  I hope you have a super day loaded with lots of cute costumes and yummy things to eat! Today is an extra special day at...

I'm a little slow today getting my post up.  Thursday afternoons are crazy-crazy for us because that's when my kids all have EVMCO ...

The East Valley Mormon Choral Organization has been working hard since August to prepare for our upcoming Christmas concert.  I've been ...

This past weekend, the hubby & I went to a Halloween party.  We were supposed to dress up as a famous couple ... it was a quick & ea...