learning, creating, and celebrating with your family all year
—– I really enjoy having parties to celebrate when my kids have made their First Holy Communion. To me, it’s an outward sign to them (from us, as parents) of how important we think this Sacrament is, and how proud we are. I usually love to make all kinds of things to feed our guests, but for whatever reason, I… Read More
When we used to have Schwan’s Delivery, I used to get these little chocolate cakes where chocolate oozes out of the inside when you heat them up. These are desserts that they have at a lot of restaurants and in the grocery freezer case. I have been craving one for a long time, but refused to pay the grocery store… Read More
Do you know what makes me happy? Well, lots of things. But, the one that I have in mind right now is my children’s great love for the light and airy vanilla frosting I make. Jack, in particular, will sometimes say (just out of the blue), “Mom — you make the best frosting I’ve ever had. It’s so much better… Read More
Although I last made these before Christmas, with Autumn starting today, it seemed perfect to post about cake donuts. This recipe is one that my Mom used when we were growing up. Before I post this recipe, please know this is from an old cookbook. These are not low cal donuts. Hang on, are there low cal donuts? If so,… Read More
We recently went all out for the boys’ birthdays and had their birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese. This is, of course, not keeping in with our trying to be a bit more frugal. But, we decided that since they rarely have a birthday party (especially one with friends), and since we were able to have them both be “the… Read More
For our Christmas baskets/platters in 2008, one of the goodies that was included (which we froze ahead of time, so we didn’t have to do all of the baking at once) were Super Duper Chocolate Kiss Cookies. I read about them in a magazine called Christmas Cookies and they were billed as a cookie to make with your kids, since… Read More