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Today is a special day. It’s my husband’s birthday! But more importantly… that means- only 4 more weeks until my birthday!! On your birthday in our house you get your choice of dinner and dessert. My husband has chosen Taco Pizza for dinner followed by his all time favorite dessert – Banana Split. Great combination. (??) A banana split is serious business {according to my husband}. It starts off with a full banana, split right down the center and opened up {Read More}
I’m in a weird spot right now. The world is transitioning into fall, with big beautiful green trees turning all shades of red, brown, yellow and orange. The air is crisper in the evenings, and the mornings arrive with dew drops on the grass. Cinnamon and spice candles burn and invite the welcoming smells of what is sure to be a glorious season. Sounds magical doesn’t it? Right now temperatures here in Arizona are just barely dropping under 100 degrees. {Read More}
Someone really needs to slap the coconut out of my hands. I’m addicted. It’s a good thing too, because I had a craving for some type of fruity and rich ice cream. Then I remembered how much I love the creamy tropical goodness of a Piña Colada; and the Piña Colada Ice Cream was born. It’s full of crushed pineapple, shredded coconut, cream, and just a hint of rum extract {yeah, it’s kid friendly too!}. Then, because I’m so smart, {Read More}
Do you ever have days when you feel like the odds are just not in your favor? Like no matter how hard you try you just can’t seem to catch a break? That was me, all day last Saturday. I was throwing my baby her 1st birthday party. Nothing too extravagant. Just a few family members over for a hot dog party. The day seemed to be going well at first, even though my husband (aka- The Man) had to {Read More}
I am loving cherry season! With cherries as cheap as .97 cents per pound, I am finding all sorts of ways to incorporate those sweet little bits of fruit into my everyday life. One of my favorite desserts is a Crisp, or a Crumble, either way call it… it is dang good. Sweet fruit on the bottom with a crispy crumbly oat topping. With ice cream…it’s magical. Back in the day before I had children, {and The Man and I {Read More}
It is officially hotter than Hades here in Arizona. And it’s only going to get hotter. Then I remembered that waaaaay in the back of my cupboard I had an ice cream maker. So I did the logical thing and made frozen yogurt. Fro-yo is my all time favorite frozen treat. I’m kind of weird like that. Ice cream is just too creamy sometimes and leaves me begging for a glass of water, and a treadmill. But Frozen Yogurt is the {Read More}
Last weekend for Mother’s Day I was able to go out with all my favorite “Mom’s,” to Carrabba’s. We enjoyed a nice dinner and afterwards we splurged a little! We are all sort of on diets, so we only ordered one Limoncello Bread Pudding for dessert to share. We all probably got two to three bites of this very rich treat, which I’m guessing {because they don’t share the nutritional info on their website(you know that’s not a good sign)} {Read More}
First of all, let me just say, “Happy Mother’s Day!” to all my lovely mama’s out there! I got a new gizmo for my Mother’s Day, and I couldn’t wait to try it out! An ice cream maker! It’s an electric one made by Cuisinart. It is so simple and easy to use, I am sure we are going to use it at least once a week here. It not only makes ice cream, but it also does frozen yogurt and {Read More}
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