8 YEARS AGO I fell in love with bento. My husband was stationed in Okinawa, Japan for an unaccompanied tour. Back then an unaccompanied tour was only for a year. After 3 months I went to go visit him, and stayed for 2 weeks. One of the many places he took me to was the…
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Happy Halloween!
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Bento Bonanza!
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Out of House Experience; Chihuly at Cheekwood
Today a girlfriend of mine and I took our little tiny tikes (my 7m/o twins and 3y/o and her 2y/o and 8m/o) and went to see the Chihuly exhibit at Cheekwood. The 5 pictures above are just a few of my fave I’d like to share. There exhibit was laid out all through the botanical…
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Pumpkin Pochettes
Here’s where it started. The filling, which I completely made from scratch and just added what sounded good as I went. Pumpkin, obviously, was first. Then I added a small handful of dark brown sugar. Even when recipes call for or specifically say to use light brown sugar I still use the dark stuff. Just…
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Eating with Chopsticks
My little Devil Pup is eating grapes with chopsticks!! Thanks to these little chopstick holders for kids, via Pei Wei. Definitely a fun way to introduce him to different cultures, not to mention a fun new way to eat food. And he loves it!! Everything he ate that day had to be eaten with chopsticks….
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My baking loves & recipe swap
My new loves in baking! I love baking. LOVE LOVE LOVE to bake and cook. If there were a female version of a man cave, the kitchen would be mine. And if you are ever looking for me, always try the kitchen first. My specialty, or at least my favorite thing to bake? Pumpkin rolls…
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And here they are at 6 months
It absolutely amazes me that my girls are 6 months old already. Where did the last 6 months go? Having twins has completely blown me into a whirlwind. There are days where I am completely exhausted and I feel like the end of the day would never come, and then I wake up the next…
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