“I made pop-tarts today.” That wasn’t a sentence I thought I would say. I made pop-tarts from scratch!

The crust was super easy to make, the longest stretch of ‘work’ was the rolling, measuring and cutting into proper rectangles. But then, the filling was super easy: I just used nutella, jam and a quick cinnamon blend. [...]

This is a cross between an omelet, souffle and thick crepe. Because I was in a hurry, I inadvertently inserted some serious short-cuts into the process… crossed my fingers and then soon thereafter: patted myself on the back. I usually pay quite close attention to instructions, but timing is everything: I had just cooked with [...]

… and soon I will add England to that list, oh, and Italy! But in the meantime, we as a family have noticed specific differences in our breakfasts across these 3 countries.
I told my boys the other day “I love the second B.” The what? The second B in ‘Bed & Breakfast.’ Beds? That is [...]

I wish, I wish I had had my camera with me this morning. If ever there was a picture perfect moment, one that sums up my sons’ lives right now, it is as they walk out the door to go to school every morning. And this morning was particularly funny. All or our arms [...]

How is it going, you ask?
I think I need a tag line somewhere on my site that reads: mom goes to chef school (perhaps for my own benefit). I am approaching my third week and it remains surreal. I have a chef jacket and apron dangling from my indoor clothes’ line with four tentatively placed [...]

Gamut is a great word. On June 19, 1999 it was the official word of the day. Did you know there was an official word of the day? The word originally referred to the full musical scale (1529); later it was used to explain a range of colors/hues in a similar way. Now, we use [...]