Yay!! I finally managed to coincide a post with a celebration before the actual day, not after. :) Something green for St. Patrick’s Day, anyone? This pound cake is flavored with pandan, a flavoring as widely used in Southeast Asia as vanilla extract is used here (for more info on it, check out an old […]
Penitentiary Glen Reservation
We went hiking at Penitentiary Glen Reservation yesterday after three straight days of heavy snow. The forest and field had been transformed into a winter wonderland – they were simply stunning!
Whole Wheat Pizza
Ahhh…looking at these pictures bring back extremely fond and delicious memories. We welcomed the New Year with homemade pizza. I have to admit that it is time-consuming and tiring to make your own pizza as compared to just having them delivered (ready-to-eat) but it is soooo… FUN! Don’t believe me? Just check out the pictures […]
Cranberry-Pistachio Biscotti
This is such a belated Christmas post. :) Trying to take it easy over the holidays, Alex and I barely did any baking. However, one of the couple of things we did make that surely deserves an honorable mention was Cranberry-Pistachio Biscotti. We first saw this recipe on Martha’s Classic Thanksgiving DVD and I’ve been […]
Christmas Greetings 2009
Hello Everyone! Warmest greetings from Ohio. We hope this holiday season finds everyone well. A quick recap of major happenings in our lives – earlier this year, we joined millions of Americans whose lives were and continue to be greatly affected by the economy. It took Keith a few months to find new opportunities after […]
Thanksgiving with Family
This year, we packed up the kiddo and the doggies and drove out to my in-laws to spend Thanksgiving with them. The drive itself felt sooooo… long (I’m getting old) :) but we had a wonderful time with family. Below are a few pictures of our trip. Enjoy!
Sour Cream Pound Cake
Don’t you just love it when the first thing you choose to make from a new cookbook comes out perfectly? I had never seen or heard anything about the book – All Cakes Consideredby Melissa Gray until it caught my eye as I walked passed it in the library. Flipping through it while considering whether […]
Cranberry Bread
I’m always on a lookout for kid-friendly recipes for Alex and when I saw this one in the latest Taste of Home magazine (October & November 2009 issue), I just knew Alex would have lots of fun making it. The recipe – Kelsey’s Favorite Cranberry Bread may be short and simple but contains enough action […]
Gorge Metro Park
Another absolutely fabulous Saturday! Two beautiful Saturdays in a row with clear, blue skies and warm weather in November? in Northeast Ohio? Yikes! even the bulbs are coming out…they think it’s Spring. :) I can’t believe it – somebody, pinch me please…NOT! We must have hit a weather jackpot – I just hope we won’t […]