I fully love the holidays: the decorations, the crisp weather, and spending time with my family and friends. This is a time of celebration, and for giving thanks, and food…lots and lots of food. I love food, but my relationship with it has changed a lot over the years as I lost weight and gained […]
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Whole Foods, Welcome to New Hampshire!
As you may be aware, Whole Foods will be opening their first New Hampshire store this Tuesday, August 19th. Last night I had a unique opportunity to tour the new store. There is a really fun sneak peek event planned for Saturday the 15th if you’re interested, with proceeds to benefit Meals On Wheels. RSVP […]
Happy Christmas in July!
A grateful heart is always in season. Life isn’t simple. Sometimes it feels like the ‘bad stuff’ piles up. There have been a lot of tears recently it seems. We recently lost Brian’s maternal grandmother. A couple weeks prior to that, his Dad suffered a massive heart attack. In less severe news, I am recovering from a stress […]
Chocolate Chip Volcano Cake with Lava Sa...
I really couldn’t create a Dino-Namic (get it) Diorama without a volcano spouting lava. It just didn’t feel right to my inner 10-year old. Enter the chocolate Chip volcano cake! Ok, perhaps it didn’t happen that easily. In all honesty, I’ve been trying to come up with a flourless chocolate muffin recipe for a while, […]
Christmas Card 2012 – By The Power Of Gr
The Original idea for the 2012 card was a spin-off of the gingerbread man scene from the Katy Perry ‘California Gurls’ video. I loved the magical candy land concept. He-Man was a favorite of Brian’s growing up, and I’ve became well-acquainted with the series and Skeletor’s hilarious antics over the past few years. After watching […]
Christmas Card 2010 – Unwrapping Fever!
I had a lot of fun conceptualizing this card. As soon as I stepped back from wrapping Brian and saw the overall effect of the 6’7” man-shaped present I started laughing so hard I was tearing. Fortunately Brian was a really good sport about being enclosed as I dried my eyes and figured out my […]