Diary of an Inconsistent Cook #22: Lemon Meringue and Chocolate Cream Pies (Thanksgiving 2014)
I have two brothers who are quite younger than me. The youngest is a dad with twin daughters and the other one is biding his time looking for the lady … Continue reading
Diary of an Inconsistent Cook #21: Butternut Squash and Spinach Soup (Pimp My Dinner #1)
This is the result from the post where I challenged some of my readers to Pimp My Dinner using the ingredients I had available. This is the result. Thanks to … Continue reading
Diary of an Inconsistent Cook #20: Tamper Proof Buttermilk/Yogurt Quick Bread (Kid Friendly)
I had thought to get the Pimp My Dinner up first (it will be forthcoming), but yesterday I just had to throw the kids some leftover beans and bread. Sometimes … Continue reading
Diary of an Inconsistent Cook #18: Waffle Time
I have an old Belgian waffle maker that I am pretty sure I got as a Christmas gift when I first moved out, or it might be one of the … Continue reading
Diary of an Inconsistent Cook #17: One Bowl Chocolate Cupcakes (Kid Friendly)
Around here, my sous chefs can make things quite challenging. Ingredients can get omitted and over mixing is a strong possibility, so one bowl recipes where things can be dumped … Continue reading
The Daily Prompt #1: First Light
From: The Daily Prompt The Prompt: Remember when you wrote down your first thought this morning? Good. Now write about it. A Response That Moved My Mood: Drops of Ink … Continue reading
Musings #2: Broken Dish, Fractured Feelings, and a Lot of Glue
This was an uninspired, stock white cheap dish now laying in wrecked pieces. It was among the first things I bought for my apartment in my twenties from a store … Continue reading
Curly Girl Journal #3: Taming of the Curls (Bandana Curls)
My little Guinea Pig has allowed me a lot of leeway. Next on the list was bandana curls except I didn’t have any bandanas, but I found an adequate substitute. … Continue reading
Curly Girl Journal #2: Taming of the Curls (Bantu Knots)
Yet another experiment on my five year old’s hair this past summer (though she was four when we did this hairsperiment). I don’t put this much effort into my own … Continue reading
Picture This Picture That #2: Gym Sit Scooter, Watch Those Fingers!
You can actually still buy these gym sit scooters! The ones we had didn’t have stinking safety handles. We laughed in the face of safety! And if you got the … Continue reading
Product Review #4: Hi Ho Cherry-O You Win!
We like games and since my youngest is still too young to play my all-time favorite game Uno, we’ve had to accumulate a few kid orientated games. My son has … Continue reading
Product Review #3: Tortilla Press (with Kid Power)
I taught myself how to make tortillas, and while I won’t make any tortilla master chef proclaim me complete in my studies, I can at least make something that is … Continue reading
Diary of an Inconsistent Cook #3: Apple Cinnamon Muffins Kid Style
I’ve made many muffins over the years, both terribly delicious and terribly awful. Throw in “help” of the small variety and things get really complicated. I needed to find a … Continue reading
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