Nov. 21, 2010 It’s that time of year again in Toronto. When thousands of parents line the city streets with their kids, all so they can get a view of Santa on his first official trip out. We met Nana and Papa there, who despite my impecible directions on where to meet, which included repeated…
A Riddle For You
What happens when a pregnant woman posts her recipe for Chocolate Sheet Cake? She daydreams. She drools (at work no less) She tries to talk herself out of what she’s thinking about doing She resigns herself to the fact that there will be no talking herself out of it She fights in her mind about…
Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake
Texas Sheet Cake Can I put this under snacks? Because seriously, I could graze on it all. damn. day. Prep Time: 20 minutes Bake Time: 20 minutes Serves: 10 (unless I’m there, then pretty much only me) Ingredients: Cake 2 cups flour 2 cups white sugar ¼ tsp salt 7 tbsp cocoa powder 1 cup butter (16 tbsp…
Potato Leek Soup
Potato Leek Soup Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour Serves: 8 Ingredients: 1 cup butter 2 leeks, sliced thinly 3 cloves garlic, minced or pressed salt and pepper to taste 4 cups chicken broth 1 tbsp corn starch 4 cups yukon gold potatoes, peeled and diced 1 cup heavy cream 1 cup milk Directions: 1. In…
Breakfast Loafs
Breakfast Loafs (aka Breakfast Muffins) I got the idea for this one last week from a poster on the bump. I couldn’t find a recipe on-line, so I had to wing it, but was pleasantly surprised! This is another Oliver approved breakfast!
Chicken Pot Pie
Chicken Pot Pie I’ve spent a couple of weeks on this now, and finally have it to the point where I think it’s perfect, there’s nothing else to add or do to it (such a relief). I’ll probably try to figure out how to freeze it at some point, but for now I can’t stand…
Time to get our paint on
Nov. 20, 2010 Oliver likes to paint, and it used to be that almost every weekend I’d bust out the finger paints for him on Saturday morning. For the last few months though, he’s been happy colouring with his Crayola’s, and I’ve been happy not having to scrub paint out from under his fingernails. I…
A boy and his…
Nov. 17, 2010 Every boy should have a dog cat, right? Especially a cat like ours. I haven’t talked about Montana much, but really, she should get her own blog. She comes to a whistle.She loves getting her belly rubbed.She snores loud enough to hear her through two doors and down a hallway.She gives you five…
I think I should be worried.
Nov. 16, 2010 Remember my boy, I wrote about him in that last post…which I wrote about 30 seconds ago. Well, it seems being a goof is just in his blood. It also seems that he’s reworking the definition of goof to include a portion of bad-ass. I regress. When I was pregnant, and everyone…
Sandal loving Mama’s boy!
Nov. 1, 2010 My boy. My baby. Littlest me with the giant eyes and Daddy’s smirk. Why must you do these things that make you look so much older then you are. And make your Mama laugh. Lord how you make your Mama laugh. Tonight, while waiting for Daddy to get home, Oliver decided to…
I think I’ve mentioned before…
Nov. 13, 2010 I think I’ve mentioned before that my kid is goofy. He constantly looks at me with these eyes, which is completely unfair. How can you not do whatever they’re pleading for. And this is how he eats, with his arm slung back, totally chill. Add this to his feet, which he’s resting on the…
Pizza Rolls
Pizza Rolls (aka Pizza Fingers) These were my favorite things to order at a restaurant called Melanie Pringles in the town I grew up in (I think it’s still there). When we moved, I found them at M&M Meats, but then they stopped making them. I had no choice but to figure out the recipe…
It finally happened.
I’ve got to back track a little bit here. Around 4 years ago, Bo and I bought our first bed. We got a ridiculous deal on a fantastic mattress, and we bought an Ikea bed to put it in at the new condo. Now, I wasn’t a fan of that bed. I always thought it…
Apple Spice Breakfast Cake
Apple Spice Breakfast Cake I mean, what kid won’t get excited when you tell them that they get to have cake for breakfast! The next time I make this I think I’ll double it, and back a bunch of little ones in mini loaf pans. I’ll update when I do with times and such. Prep…
Forgot to update
Yesterday we got our second set of beta’s back… 412! Yes! That’s a nice chuck more the doubled from the 138 a couple of days ago, so it looks *fingers crossed*, everything’s going perfectly. Ultrasound in a few more weeks to see the little bugger, Can’t wait!
Breakfast Scramble
Breakfast Scramble One day at work I decided that sausage, eggs, green pepper and onion would make one hell of a breakfast bake. Yeah, yeah, not the most original thing, I know. But still, it was great! Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 pkg frozen sausage mix, defrosted (it…