Video AddedOn Sunday, I drove over to Target, wandered into the baby section and picked out some baby-proof cabinet hooks. You know, the hooks you install inside the cabinet to prevent toddlers from getting into the bleach? You have to open the cabinet only a little and press down on the hook to release it before you can open it ( Read more... )

Did you know that if you cut slits in the skins of peaches and then run them briefly through boiling water, the skin is supposed to slip right off? Me either until this recipe. And I didn't have time for it yesterday either. Lol. I guess that would've been the coolest thing I could have attempted with this dessert, but by the time I got everything ( Read more... )

Sometimes when I step back from myself, I start to wonder if I react to things differently than other people, whether I'm more curmudgeonly than I should be, and if that's okay ( Read more... )

Sorry I haven't posted much in a while. I hate just putting up the obligatory dessert entries back to back. I guess I haven't had much going on lately that's worth telling you about. I prefer having little stories to share, but in lieu of those, here's a general update ( Read more... )

This week was Patrick's birthday, which means he got to pick any dessert he wanted. And I was very excited about what he chose: New York Cheesecake with Cherry Topping.


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This week I made Southern Pecan Pie.


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I can't remember the last book I picked up and just couldn't put down. (Actually, though I hate to admit it, it was probably the Twilight series.) But it really has been a while. I've read more than my fair share of comic books, but not too much in terms of books without pictures. In the middle of the spectrum are the two baking books I got that I' ( Read more... )

Happy Belated Fourth!

I couldn't stop myself. I saw this recipe come up and I had to nix something else so I could make it. And for Fourth of July too! I mean, what is more American? Yesterday, I made Root Beer Float Cupcakes. Or at least, cupcakes in the closest form to an actual float that you can get.


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Apparently, Vacation Liz cannot be trusted ( Read more... )

From CNN.com:

Looks like the kids at Hogwarts are immune to Bieber Fever ( Read more... )