Archive | January, 2014

Fire and Ice: Part 2

Fire and Ice: Part 2

Congratulations to the Charleston Stingrays!  Tristan’s team won the Freedom Cup Tournament this weekend.  (I told you they were good! See Fire and Ice post below!!!)      

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Fire and Ice*

Fire and Ice*

**Having watched the movie Blades of Glory waaaay too many times, Olivia named this particular post for me this week. We had a terrific time with some family members over this long holiday weekend.  My cousin came with his family and my aunt and uncle for a hockey tournament.  We got to watch the amazingly […]

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Sublime Mallows

Sublime Mallows

  As promised it was marshmallow cutting time this evening.  (See earlier post today.) We mixed together the powdered sugar, cornstarch and cocoa powder.  Spread it out on a cutting board and then dumped the marshmallow slab on the cutting board.  We peeled off the aluminum foil and got to work.  First, we covered a […]

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Chocolate Marshmallows and a Snowman

Chocolate Marshmallows and a Snowman

Atlanta area schools were called off today and tomorrow because of the cold weather.  We decided that hot chocolate was in order for the day.  After the kids woke up to an “early” 1:30 p.m. breakfast, we started our homemade marshmallow project.  Overseeing the project was this guy.  He was a gift but seemingly so […]

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New Recipe Index

New Recipe Index

Click on the tab next to the Home tab and you will see the new recipe index.  Now you can just click on a blue recipe link and you will be taken directly to the post with that recipe.  Yay!

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Almond Butter Quinoa Blondies

Almond Butter Quinoa Blondies

I have enjoyed eating almond butter on my toast just about every morning for 6 months after Olivia discovered it in the grocery story. We have also been eating quinoa a while because of its protein in a grain so when I came across quinoa flour in the grocery story, I wanted to find a […]

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Up With the Birds

Up With the Birds

Since I get up early all week for work, I usually end up waking up early on the weekends too.  This morning instead of fleeping (fake sleeping) and laying around waiting for a decent hour to get up, I made some sticky buns for the family. Sticky Buns 1 package dry yeast 1/4 cup warm […]

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