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food-related lovin’

by gidget food

My daughter has become quite the storyteller. Today we sat together over yogurt and “chatted”- mostly she just told me some nonsensical story full of very grown-up {and improperly used} phrases. It’s very cute. Speaking of yogurt, our new favorite snack is a little plain greek yogurt whipped up with a little all-fruit jam and/or [...]

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Muffins and Felt

by gidget crafty

First of all. My friend Sarah is so awesome, that upon reading my last blog post, she proceeded to bring me a copy of She & Him’s Vol. 1 CD that very night as we met to hang out/volunteer at Fill-a-Belly. Such a fun surprise! So, on to today. Some sweet friends came over for [...]

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Avogolemeno Soup

by gidget family

This soup was by request by my dad. His mom, my Yaya, used to make it. I had a couple of requests for the recipe when I mentioned making it on facebook a few weeks ago, so here it is… “Yaya” is Greek for grandmother (although I think it is actually spelled differently, this is [...]

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A Few Tasty Homemade Ice Cream Recipes

by gidget Ice Cream

For my birthday one of things I wanted to do was have a few friends over for some homemade ice cream. I have the most awesome ice cream maker– a bowl attachment for my KitchenAid mixer! My sweet hubby bought me this tool for Christmas a couple of years ago and I recently got super [...]

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My New Favorite Drink

by gidget food

cheaper than a latte and oh-so-good. How do you take your coffee? {click the photo to see what else I’ve been snapping photos of.}

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Happy Halloween!

by gidget food

We had a long, fun day today! Starting with a delicious breakfast (I even baked my first real pumpkin!) … Preparing for the festivities, a la Martha… Party #1 (a birthday party)… Party #2 (a halloween party)… Whew, thank goodness we get an extra hour of sleep tonight! We need it after all that fun.

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Applesauce and Bread

by gidget food

A mellow, sleepy-sick day for my little one makes for a perfect day to… *lay on the couch all morning watching elmo and curious george* *try making homemade applesauce with the apples lingering in the fridge* *bake homemade bread* The applesauce is unbelievable. Just a little sugar, cinnamon, and a potato masher, and much easier [...]

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Housewarming Menu

by Emma food

With the kitchen finished, and the house in a reasonable state we had our housewarming party on Sunday. We decided to have a brunch, because I thought it would be fun to use some yummy recipes I have been saving up. We had tea, coffee and orange juice to drink, croissants with ham, cheese and [...]

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Emma’s Kitchen Remodel – Part 5

by Emma crafty

As I sit here writing this I feel like I am entering the end zone.  The plumber is in my kitchen as we speak, hooking up our sink, dishwasher and water for the refrigerator… After that we have a few cosmetic finishes (painting and crown moulding) and we will be able to call it offically [...]

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Emma’s kitchen remodel – Part 4

by Emma crafty

This week was a big week in the life of our kitchen.  We got floors and countertops! We now have engineered wood floors, and new tunas green granite counters. We were able to get the contractors rate for the floor, and save quite a lot of money that way.  There are more inexpensive options (laminate, [...]

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