I have a favor to ask. Just over a month ago, Megan entered the hospital to give birth to her first baby. After routine blood work they discovered that Megan has AML which is Acute Myeloid Leukemia. After holding her newborn baby for a very short time Megan was taken to a local cancer center [...]
General Tso’s Chicken & Green Beans
August 30, 2010 By 8 Comments
We’ve got a bumper crop of green beans this year. Fortunately my husband staggered the planting so they are not all ripening at once! I have been going through all my stand by green bean recipes and trying out a few new ones too. A couple of our favorites are: Pan Seared Green Beans – [...]
Cul de Sac Girls
August 28, 2010 By 6 Comments
Note: We are off to Utah this weekend to take Cali back to school. I am a sad mama. I am going to miss that girl. I see another pint of Haagen Dazs ice cream in my near future – maybe two! Last week, a few nights before we left for Utah, Cali had a [...]
S’mores Bar
August 27, 2010 By 31 Comments
In my last post I shared the Popcorn Bar we had at the birthday party I recently hosted. Well, before they watched the movie in the backyard the kids wanted to have a fire and make s’mores so I put together a s’mores bar for the party too. Yikes – two bars at a party [...]
Popcorn Bar
August 26, 2010 By 24 Comments
As I mentioned the other day Tessa and I recently hosted a birthday party for her sweet friend Katy Jo. Katy Jo’s mother recently passed away so we wanted to be sure and make this birthday extra special for Katy Jo. I never met Katy Jo’s mother but I wanted to do for Katy Jo [...]
Cake Bunting
August 24, 2010 By 5 Comments
A week or so ago my friend Meg sent me a picture of a darling cake bunting. I immediately fell in love and knew I needed to have one. It just so happened that Tessa and I were planning a birthday party for one of her friends so I had the perfect opportunity to make [...]
Sundried Tomato Pesto Palmiers
August 24, 2010 By 4 Comments
One of the savory treats I served at the recent baby shower I hosted were some yummy sundried tomato pesto palmiers. A palmier means palm tree in French. Called such probably because of its shape. They look pretty fancy but are actually quite easy to make when you use store bought puff pastry. You can [...]
Thirty One Apron Giveaway Winner
August 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Congratulations to Cindy who was Comment #60 for our giveaway. Cindy wants the words Secret Ingredient on her apron. Love it! Cindy, please email me with your contact info so we can get your apron ordered and sent to you. Thanks to everyone who entered. Another big thank you to Celeste of Thirty One for [...]
Finding 50}Days 218-231
August 22, 2010 By 4 Comments
This last week I was so busy showing you all my pretty photos from Paris I neglected to share my Finding 50 daily pretty with you. So today you get two weeks worth of pretty. The last few weeks we have truly been enjoying the prettiness of the Pacific Northwest. It is weeks like these [...]
St. Louie Ooey Gooey Cake and a Vintage Baby Shower
August 21, 2010 By 13 Comments
Earlier this month I hosted a baby shower for a new mom from church. Every woman who has a baby deserves a party. The menu included: Fruit salsa and cinnamon chips Pita chips and hummus Sun dried tomato pesto palmiers (recipe coming) Lovely lime cupcakes and today’s recipe St. Louie Ooey Gooey Cake. For more [...]
