What really happens at dinnertime? What are your biggest challenges? Your proudest triumphs? Ragú – that pasta sauce we all know and love – is calling on moms to share their stories! As a Ragú ‘Mom’s the Word on Dinner’ ambassador, over the next few months, I’ll be doing just that – sharing with you […]
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Crystal Light Mocktails [review]
While beer and wine are a given at summer get-togethers, I always like to have plenty of non-alcoholic alternatives as well. Iced tea, lemonade, ice-cold water… and I mix up some Crystal Light because it’s just so easy! Their iced tea is a staple in my pantry – yum! – and ever since I reviewed […]
Adventures in Gardening: 6 weeks later
One of the things I was most nervous about when leaving on our big trip to Texas in early June was… my garden. The garden that the girls and I had just spent hours working on. With my husband traveling to Bolivia at around the same time (and too busy to worry about my “little […]
“Dress Up Your Dish” with Black Ripe Olives
I adore black olives. I eat them on pizza. In salads. In sandwiches. Mixed with hummus. Tossed with pasta. By themselves, straight out of the can. Did you know that California’s olive growers produce more than 95% of the black ripe olives grown in the U.S.? From breakfast to dinner, January to December, and from […]
Georgetown Cupcake yumminess!
I ordered a dozen cupcakes from Georgetown Cupcake for my birthday. Chocolate Banana – Orange Blossom – Red Velvet – Chocolate PB Swirl – Key Lime Chocolate Birthday – Vanilla/Chocolate – Coconut – Chocolate Squared – Vanilla Squared I’d been wanting a cupcake from this place for the longest time. While I don’t go into […]
Adventures in Gardening – Week 1
As promised, this is my first update on my new vegetable garden! In case you missed last week’s post, we just installed the Backyard Botanical Oasis Garden, a self-contained raised bed garden that I’ve filled with almost 20 herbs and veggies! It’s awesome. Just 7 days after we first planted (and transplanted), beautiful things are […]
