Today I am excited to introduce you to a new Etsy shop and sponsor of Your Homebased Mom. You know how I love Etsy, in fact I love it so much I opened my own Etsy shop! When Beki of the Rusted Chain contacted me about sponsoring a giveaway here on the blog and being a [...]
Finding 50}Days 33-40
February 14, 2010 By 15 Comments
With the warm weather we have had here in Portland (warm but rainy) there is a lot starting to happen out in the garden. Some pretty things are popping up!! February 7 – Day 33 We celebrated Valentine’s Day early with our annual Beach Babes and their Boy’s Valentine dinner. My friend April hosted this [...]
Angel Sugar Cookies:Ree & Leigh{Anne}
February 12, 2010 By 47 Comments
I love sugar cookies. In fact, if you remember, I went on a hunt for the perfect sugar cookie a while ago. I think I found it but I am always open to a new sugar cookie recipe. As much as I love sugar cookies I do not love rolling out sugar cookie dough and cutting [...]
Red Velvet Cupcakes
February 10, 2010 By 11 Comments
Note: I am totally in love with the idea I shared over at Your Homebased Parties today – be sure and check it out. It would make a perfect Valentine’s Day gift too!!! It’s been a while since I shared a cupcake recipe with you – I was starting to get the shakes! You are [...]
Valentine’s Day Treats
February 9, 2010 By 5 Comments
Valentine’s Day is less than a week away. What sweet treat are you making for your sweetheart this year? If the Cupid Corn Cookie Bark didn’t do it for you be sure and check out a few other sweet treats I have shared before! One of my personal favorites – Chocolate Dipped Oreos Mother Goose [...]
Etsy Shop – Open for Business!
February 8, 2010 By 9 Comments
I am excited to announce the grand opening of Your Homebased Mom Etsy Shop!! I love shopping on etsy as well as promoting and supporting etsy shops so I am now proud to be part of this amazing community. A community of people who support the buying and selling of all things handmade! Due to [...]
Finding 50}Days 26-32
February 7, 2010 By 2 Comments
This week I had fun finding the pretty here at home and in Utah too when I flew there to be with my son when he had ACL surgery. He’s doing great and on the road to recovery! February 1 – Day 26 Pretty pears in a pretty bowl. February 2 – Day 27 [...]
Meatloaf:Ree & Leigh{Anne}
February 5, 2010 By 10 Comments
I have to admit when I opened The Pioneer Woman Cooks for the first time and saw the recipe for meatloaf I shuttered. You have to understand that meatloaf has not crossed the table of the Wilkes household for at least 12 years. We had an “encounter” with meatloaf 12 years ago that has left [...]
Cupid Corn Cookie Bark – because I just couldn’t resist!
February 4, 2010 By 15 Comments
I am actually writing this post at the Portland airport. I am on my way to Utah to play mom/nurse to my son Clark who is having ACL repair surgery today. (He blew out the other knee four years ago so we’ve been through this before) My suitcase has some special treats for those college [...]
Snickerdoodle Blondies
February 3, 2010 By 20 Comments
Well the menu is finalized and the recipes are distributed to all the lovely ladies who are helping me bake. The church event I am in charge of the dessert bar for is this Friday. I am headed out of town on Wednesday for 48 hours – I will arrive back home just a few [...]
