Food

Easy Red Velvet Cookies

November 25, 2012

  ‘Tis the season for baking, but I’d rather spend more time eating, which might explain the extra few pounds I’ve gained since Halloween! I digress. I found this super easy recipe for red velvet cookies on Pinterest about a month ago, and I’ve been making them non-stop ever since. The cookies have all the [...]

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Toddler Muffins

October 9, 2012

A few months ago when I was taking a quick break (read: an entire nap) to check out Pinterest, I found a Pin for Toddler Muffins, which included ingredients like carrots, pureed squash and bananas. Right around that time, Owen was eating pretty well and I didn’t feel the need to sneak vegetables into his [...]

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Free for All Friday – Downtown Abbey Style

March 30, 2012

Happy Friday, everyone! Thanks to Amy at Wish I Were There Now for naming this and future Friday posts: Free for All Friday! If you stop by Amy’s blog, you’ll get the itch to travel within two seconds. Just a fare warning! Here we go! 1. Boy do I love some Downtown Abbey, so I [...]

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The “I Can’t Think of A Name for this Post,” Post

March 23, 2012

I’m going to try something new on the blog and I hope you like it! Lately, I’ve discovered and learned about so many new things via bloggers, friends and social media, and I feel compelled to share it with you! Some of it’s interesting, some fun and some down right important. I’ve been posting links [...]

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Veggie Tales

March 21, 2012

In honor of National Nutrition Month, I decided to share some ways I have been able to force encourage Owen to eat healthy. As a baby, he would eat literally anything (including a few things that I didn’t want him to eat, like toilet paper … and rocks …) Before we get into solid food, [...]

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Playing Catch Up and the Not-So-Green Monster Smoothie Recipe

February 28, 2012

Hi friends! I think we need to play a little catch up, don’t you? Here we go! 1. Are you in to Downtown Abbey? I started watching it a few weeks ago and have finally finished season one. At first, I didn’t think I was sophisticated and cool enough to “get it,” but after the [...]

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Our Christmas (a.k.a. All He Wants for Christmas is His Two Front Teeth)

December 22, 2011

Whew! This week has been R.O.U.G.H. I haven’t had time to shower much less blog, but I did want to share our little family Christmas with you. Like Thanksgiving, this is an event better explained in photos. On Saturday night, Jake and I played Santa and put together Owen’s gift – a new tricycle. Jake [...]

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Fall Food – Apple Muffins with Cinnamon Crumb Topping

October 12, 2011

If you had told me two years ago that I would be a stay-at-home mom who makes baby food and bakes a lot, I would have laughed in your face. A lot. But, here I am – making homemade apple muffins that actually taste really good, and I thank this fail-proof recipe I found on [...]

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Fall Food – Turkey Corn Chili

September 18, 2011

Well hello, fall! Nice to see you again! It’s my favorite time of year, and it with it comes some of my favorite recipes. Jake and I decided to celebrate the cooler weather by making a fall/winter staple in the Dickson household – Rachel Ray’s Turkey Corn Chili. Actually, I made the chili while Jake [...]

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In The Kitchen with (not-so) Chef Jamie

August 8, 2011

I’ve always considered myself to be the Bridget Jones of cooking. I’m awkward. I’m unorganized. I’m a mess. But, I somehow manage to make pretty good, tasty dishes most of the time despite my shortcomings, and I attribute that to the grace of God and neighbors who have those hard-to-find ingredients such as, say, baking [...]

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