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It’s Friday morning and I’m on a plane to some place warm… by myself… to meet up with some of my favorite blogging buddies. Eeek. So excited. Where you ask… Orlando! Sun, warmth, good times, good people and hopefully some super amazing food and probably a drink or two. Want to follow along with my [...]
I know it was days ago, but let’s discuss Monday since that was an unusual day for me. Shall we? I started out by going out shopping alone. That’s such a rarity and I honestly don’t mind taking the kids but it limits what I can do for how long. Plus, the mall doesn’t open [...]
I hope you had a fabulous Mother’s Day – delicious and stress free! Just as it should be. I spent the majority of the day in the kitchen, two rounds of pictures and playing with the kids. It was a nice relaxing day. I know that sounds funny considering I was busy in the kitchen [...]
We’re but a few days away from Mother’s Day. Do you have special plans? Do you do brunch or maybe make mom breakfast in bed? Don’t get me wrong, the idea of breakfast in bed is sweet and all but inevitably mom would be the one cleaning up the crumbs and mess – and no [...]
I did something ridiculous Tuesday. I worked out twice… in one day. I mean what is wrong with me? I told myself it’s because I was bored. If the Mr had been home I might’ve gone for a walk or run outside. Honestly, I really wanted to run on a treadmill because that means avoiding [...]
The weekend is over. Boohoo, right? Did you do any fun or tasty Cinco de Mayo celebrating? I totally meant to at least have a margarita but honestly forgot. I got completely distracted playing with bubbles for a few hours in the afternoon. It’s such a kid thing but I was just in another world. [...]
As much as I enjoy seeing movies at the theater, it’s just way too expensive. Plus, you have to sit with strangers and either pay and arm and a leg for snacks or try to sneak them in. Which truly isn’t that hard being a girl. Do guys sneak in snacks? Basically what all that [...]
Can we please start off by discussing where April went? I’m all for warmer weather and longer days, but April seriously flew by. So I’ve made the jump to level 2 of 30 day Shred. I have this new plan that I think will work wonders for me to get through it. I’m currently doing [...]
So it’s Monday and we’re back to the daily grind. We all made it through spring vacation – no sickness and not a single visit to the ER. Not that I really expected either to happen but you know it’s always possible. We finished off the week with a dental visit for me and my [...]
I wasn’t really sure if I was going to address this or not. But it’s what is on my mind today. Comments. I love them (and sometimes hate them). I love hearing from readers and hearing when a recipe was a huge hit with friends and family. I enjoy the questions, knowing you’re planning to [...]
** Don’t forget to enter to win a $100 e-gift card to Albion Fit! ** I started 30 Day Shred again. Yes, again. This is my second or maybe third time. I can’t really remember but at least second. Last time I started it, had ER visit (months and months ago… this was the ‘child [...]
Signature Hoodie – SilverSomething I bet you don’t know about me is that I love wearing super comfy clothes. Honestly, who doesn’t? But I mean seriously, I’m home with my kiddos and refuse to really get dressed unless I have to leave the house. And by really get dressed I mean jeans or some other [...]
Isn’t it weird how vacation times are so vastly different around the country? The vacation weeks seem to vary from March through April. When is spring break in your area? We’re on school vacation here this week finally, of course we don’t get out of school until mid to late June in New Hampshire. I’m hoping [...]
Earth Day is next Monday so I thought it’d be fun to whip up a kid friendly Earth Day inspired treat! I’m not really a fan of mud or dirt, especially when it gets all gunked up under your nails. I suppose that’s what gloves are for but they’re not as easy to work with. That’s [...]
Today is the last day to enter to win a Designer series Blendtec blender and Twister jar! I had no idea how perfect these would be for today, until now. A ray of sunshine in a time of sadness and grief. It’s hard to look beyond it all and move on with daily life. One day [...]
Have you entered to win a Designer Series Blendtec blender and twister jar yet? Hop on over and enter! Giveaway ends 4/17. Nothing prepares you for sick kids. Nothing. I thought last week was bad enough when one child after another came down with pink eye. Our oldest got better quickly, only for it to [...]
First, a friendly reminder: be sure to enter to win a Designer Series Blendtec blender! Trust me, you want this blender. Now back to your regularly scheduled programming… You know how obsessed I am with all things apple so you had to have seen this coming. My oldest, while totally loving strawberries, for some baffling [...]
Before we talk about these smoothies, have you entered to win a Blendtec blender yet? You don’t want to miss out on this! Okay, so these smoothies. They’re thick, delicious and only three ingredients! THREE! Bananas, strawberries and yogurt blended together. Does it get any easier than that? I think not. Well, besides buying a [...]
This is the blender of all blenders and you have the chance to win one, courtesy of Blendtec. For the last 8 and 1/2 years we’ve had the same crappy blender. I truly dreaded using it. It’s one of those really heavy multi-piece jars. It was a pain to clean and never performed like I really [...]
So April 1st has come and gone. I realize it was two days ago but we haven’t had a chance to discuss it. Did you participate in any April Fool’s Day pranks… receiving or giving end of things? I totally pranked the Mr twice. First, he walked into a sheet of plastic wrap attached to [...]
Julie is getting married!!! Today along with a bunch of amazing food bloggers, we’re throwing her a virtual bridal shower. I hope you’ll stick around for a bit and then be sure to check out what everyone else made in Julie’s honor (links and full recipe below). If you don’t know Julie of Table for [...]
Today, I made my first baked potato in the microwave. I know. It’s kind of… no, it’s completely monumental. Normally when I’m craving potatoes I chop, season and bake for eons – flat out torturing myself – then either cover with cheese and bacon or give up and dip the crispy potatoes in ketchup. Today I was not [...]
As I write this, I’m contemplating how I’m going to sneak into my daughters room and play the role of Tooth Fairy tonight. My luck, one or both of the girls will wake up when I go in or my oldest will have moved the tooth. It’s her first tooth to fall out. And let [...]
Last year I got it in my head that I wanted to make savory cupcakes for April Fools’ Day, only I forgot. The days just slipped by and before I knew it, I had to save the idea for another year. Thankfully I remembered in plenty of time this year. It’s hard to believe that [...]
Here’s a first for me, text on a photo. I kind of love it, at least with this particular one. Maybe I’m just having a crazy day. I’ve honestly been avoiding it for ages. I promise it’s not necessarily a new thing, but I am curious: if you have an option of pinning or sharing [...]
Happy first day of spring! If you missed the news, it snowed again and several more inches beyond what that photo shows. What a way to welcome spring. I’m pretty sure we’ve had at least one storm (sometimes more!) a week for the last seven or eight weeks straight. Not even remotely joking. And 90% [...]
That’s a mouth full. I could just call these birthday cookies, especially since my birthday was last week. And of course because sprinkles and birthdays just go hand in hand. But I like the longer name better. It describes the cookies, but not nearly in the depth they should be described. Remember these incredible NY [...]
Do you have a standard pizza night in your house or do you just wing it and get take-out or make homemade whenever the mood strikes? For a while I was trying to stick to Friday night pizza, a fun way to end the week and kick off the weekend but it doesn’t always happen [...]
This time last year I saved a picture of coffee ice cream topped off with caramel sauce. It’s been on my mind since. Yes, seriously that long. Packed it away for when the time was right. Last week was just that time! Only I decided to keep things simple and kid friendly. No whiskey. Whaaat?! [...]
This year, March is a jam packed month full of delicious holidays and celebrations. Don’t believe me? Think about it… St Patrick’s day, which in food blogger world actually starts in February or at the very least, early March. And of course there is day light savings time. Okay okay, I know that’s not a [...]
Day three and the final day of boozy recipes for St Patrick’s day is my favorite of the bunch! Shocker… it’s carbolicious! We already covered St Patrick’s day dinner plans: beef and Guinness pies, obviously. And of course dessert is taken care of too because you’ll be making mini Baileys cheesecakes. So we needed to [...]
Today is day 2 of boozy recipes for St Patrick’s day! If you missed day 1, be sure to check out it out: mini Baileys cheesecakes with chocolate whipped cream. They’d pretty much be a perfect ending to today’s recipe. I ripped this recipe out of a magazine last year. Yes, an entire year ago [...]
Ever since having kids I haven’t really been into drinking. The 9 months off, plus the additional time that followed … add that up to 3 kids and I’ve basically been nearly sober for six years. Of course there’s been the drink or two in that time, but it’s just not the same. Which is [...]
Can we please discuss how scary it is that it’s already March. How did that happen?! I mean, I know how, but it just doesn’t seem possible. I swear it was only September yesterday. On the bright side, the days are getting longer, the weather is hopefully getting nicer and less snowy and my birthday is less [...]
Mac n cheese is a classic dish. Every family has their favorite and you might even have a specific night you eat it. I grew up with Velveeta. Who didn’t eat that in the 80s? But the thing about it is that you had to eat it fast, while it was still piping hot, otherwise [...]
You’ve probably heard the news. It’s snowing everywhere. Well, not everywhere. I mean it’d really be something if it snowed in Miami, huh? To be in Miami instead of everywhere white covered right now. Then again, my ghostly white skin would not fit in there, at all. Three weeks ago a certain groundhog predicted an early spring. We’ve [...]
You’re not shocked to see more carbs, are you? I sure hope not. I hope you know me well enough by now to expect this kind of thing. I’ve had dinner rolls on the brain for the longest time. I knew I’d eventually cave and make some. But the kicker here is I knew they’d [...]
Let’s discuss chocolate memories, specifically pudding. I’m suddenly having flashbacks to Bill Cosby commercials and of course The Cosby Show. Jell-O did a good job casting him. We’re talking pudding so it makes sense. Just go with it. And now I’m in the mood to go make Jell-O jigglers because for whatever reason, I never [...]
I’ve never been a big fan of onions, except for when it comes to onion rings. Crisp and delicious onion rings. They’re one of my many guilty pleasures. But under no circumstance are they allowed to be thick and juicy. Apples are meant to be juicy, not onion rings. Greasy, sure but not juicy. I [...]
The other day I had a sudden need for a brownie. It was one of those days. The world was driving me crazy and only a brownie could help. It happens. I’m sure you know how that is. Only, I didn’t end up having brownies that day. In my crazy state, I convinced myself that [...]
I have this little issue. Maybe it’s more of a big issue. Put soft bread, especially warm nearly straight out of the oven soft bread, in front of me and I can’t help myself. It’s hard to stop, and even more so when it’s loaded with garlic and lots of other goodies. This might make [...]
I made these cupcakes last week to celebrate Baked by Rachel turning three! Unfortunately they didn’t last long enough for us to snack on during the blizzard, which btw was kind of crazy. We went to bed with maybe 4 or 5 inches of snow only to wake up to 26″! And that wasn’t the [...]
In case you missed it, Baked by Rachel turned three this week and got a big makeover. Even before the re-design, I knew I wanted to eventually go back and work on some of my old recipes. But when it came time to actually edit the ancient posts so they’d work with the new recipe setup, [...]
Baked by Rachel turns THREE today! I’m truthfully shocked I’ve made it this far. There are few things that have lasted longer and I can probably count them on one hand. I promise I’ll be sharing this recipe with you in the coming days. It’s so seriously good you have to make it… just because [...]
Sometime what I’m guessing was back in the 90s, Friendly’s had an amazing and totally simple but completely irresistible ice cream. It was filled with delicious bits of York peppermint patties. They discontinued making it so long ago that it’s all but a blur in my mind. I can’t even remember if it was mint [...]
Sometimes I have days where I don’t have a big story behind a recipe and talking about random things always seems questionable. You probably don’t want to hear me ramble on about something that has absolutely nothing to do with the recipe and honestly, I just want to tell you to go make this. These [...]
So there’s this thing called the Super Bowl on Sunday. I’m not sure about you, but I’m more interested in the commercials which is honestly kind of weird to say since normally we’re probably all dying to skip the commercials. Even so, we’ve gotta eat regardless of why we’re watching or pretending to watch or very [...]
A new design has been in the works for a while. I wanted to freshen things up in time for my third blogiversary which is just barely a week away. It’s been so hard to keep all of this under wraps. I’ve seriously been itching to share the news with you. Out with the old [...]
It’s hard to believe it was a week ago I was sitting back cheering on the Patriots who fell so short in one of the most important games of the year watching something that has completely slipped my mind. Clearly it wasn’t that important or monumental. I totally thought it was the Golden Globes but that [...]
I know. I jumped from Super Bowl snack food to this indulgent treat for Valentine’s Day. I can’t help it. I was seriously torn over what to share with you first because snacks are huge right now, given that the game is coming up and then soon after is Valentine’s Day. Normally it wouldn’t be such a [...]
