I've realized my idea of perfection in terms of Saturday mornings.  Wake up early while everyone is still sleeping, have a quick bowl...

I came home from work today craving a slice of cake.  Two layers, yellow cake, chocolate frosting, home made.  So I made it .  And I ate ...

"Crack is whack."                                                                                                                 ...

As promised, I have what I believe is the bestest blueberry muffin recipe I've ever baked.  I found it in a James Barber (LOVED that gu...

Just popping in to say that I still have probably 5 pounds of blueberries left!!!!   Please do not misunderstand me.   I'm far from sick...

When I began knitting, I never once thought that one day I would find all things 'sheep' would send me loopy.  Then came the combina...

I added another piece of sweet art to my Cara Simpson collection  at the Gathering on the Green this year.  It is entirely made of fabric - ...

Baking bread in less than five minutes is perhaps the sweetest thing next to having the littlest beg for more bread and butter.  The giant ...

Dear T, I found myself in a kitchen wares store the other day.  I hadn't been there in years, and when I first walked in, I couldn'...

Don't let the tin foil plate fool you.  I made this entire pie from scratch.  The pastry and the pie filling.  See, we buy lots of apple...

When 2:30 rolls around I grab a cup of tea and something sweet as a little pick me up. Unfortunately this frosted doughnut wouldn't be ...

I've conquered the art of baking bread from scratchety-scratch.  I think two perfect loaves counts as conquering.  Don't ask for a r...

I got the Spring 2010 Kraft What's Cooking magazine last weekend and was drawn to the vanilla almond strawberry tart .  It looked very ...

Once again, I found myself too lazy to go to the store to buy cookies for the girls' lunchboxes, so I found a cookie recipe to use up t...

I am now absolutely certain that if I didn't work outside the home, I would 'make' every day in epic proportions.  Oh yes.   So...

We're 3/4 dressed for the holidays.  We're waiting for the tree to accustom to being in the house, and then it, too, will be '...

Any hope of dieting has just flown out the window.  I've discovered Soda Bread.  More importantly, I've discovered Alice Waters...

My sister has her graduation ceremony this evening, so when she asked if I could watch her two youngest, I didn't hesitate to say yes ...

Today the girls and I are resting at home - all in one place peacefully. Yesterday was spent scattered and apart. El is writing. The Be...

I'm chalking this one down as another success. I want to tell you all about it - every single moment of happiness, but I am zonked out....