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  • I Cut Jalapeños Without Gloves, And Now I Hate My Life…

    I Cut Jalapeños Without Gloves, And Now I Hate My Life…

    I like to cook. A lot. I also really, really love to eat, so after quitting my full-time gig as a Children’s Librarian a few months back and finding out a week later that I’m pregnant with my first baby, I really started to nest. This includes cooking a lot of meals at home, partly…

  • Did You Ever Wonder Why We Put Oranges In Christmas Stockings?

    Did You Ever Wonder Why We Put Oranges In Christmas Stockings?

    Every year from when I was little until even now, I’ve always gotten a stocking for Christmas from my parents. It had candy, of course, and some little toy (or usually a gift card now), and an orange. When I was younger the orange would always roll away (or be nudged with a petulant toe)…

  • Delicious Double Burger

    Delicious Double Burger

    Almost nothing says summer like cooking hamburgers on a grill, but sometimes it’s either too hot or too wet outside and that can really ruin a get together. No worries! This recipe for a delicious Double Burger will make your tastebuds dance and keep all the fun inside. So don’t let a little rain or…

  • 5 Reasons Why Babies Cry

    5 Reasons Why Babies Cry

    We’ve all been there…it’s the middle of the night, you’ve had a long day and just as you finally close your eyes the baby starts crying. Your eyes roll up to the ceiling, you give a hard stare to your snoozing spouse, and you wonder who you murdered in your previous life to bring this…

  • Toasted Tuna Salad Sandwich – Fast Food Done Right

    Toasted Tuna Salad Sandwich – Fast Food Done Right

    Dear Parents: Summer is here and I’m guessing your little darlings are already starting to press buttons you didn’t even know you possess. Next time your kids are chanting, “We’re hungry! We want fast food!” reach for the cabinet instead of the car keys. That’s right, folks, a Toasted Tuna Salad Sandwich is fast food…

  • 30 Ranch-tastic Ranch Recipes

    30 Ranch-tastic Ranch Recipes

    I don’t know if there’s any one ingredient that I’ve ever used that makes quite the impact that ranch does. The way it can make a dish really pop is one of my favorite things about ranch and it’s uniquely magical powers. Perfect examples of this? These 30 Ranch-Tastic Ranch Recipes. We’ve had *SO* much…

  • How to Prepare for Baby’s First Fever

    How to Prepare for Baby’s First Fever

    There’s a lot of “firsts” when it comes to having a baby. And a TON of those firsts are scary. But if you’re prepared, it can make it a little less stressful for you and for baby. One “first” I’m totally prepared for with the newest addition (coming this April!) is Baby’s First Fever. I…

  • 33 3 Ingredient Simple Snacks and Dips

    33 3 Ingredient Simple Snacks and Dips

    I love snacky-type foods. They make my world go ’round. I make them at home in place of a meal some nights, just to mix things up (like having breakfast for dinner every once in a while). And these 33 3-Ingredient Snacks and Dips, well, they’re some of my favorites. Three Ingredient Simple Snacks and…

  • 25 Healthy Big Game Treats

    25 Healthy Big Game Treats

    We love football at my house…we talk about the game and make little side-bets between each other about how plays will go. It’s just fun. Half the fun, though is chowing-down and basically noshing on goodies for that three hour block. But we really really don’t need to eat that much unhealthy food…we need 25…

  • 10-Minute Tin-Can Stew Recipe

    10-Minute Tin-Can Stew Recipe

    I always feel like I’m in a pickle when it comes to dinner-time. Tonight was the baby’s nap…she slept forever (in my lap) and put me totally in a crunch to make dinner. But that’s where one of my favorite go-to meals comes in: 10-Minute Tin-Can Stew Recipe. What You Need to Make 10-Minute Tin-Can…

  • 12 Weekly Pregnancy Photo Ideas

    12 Weekly Pregnancy Photo Ideas

    This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Similac® StrongMoms®. All opinions are 100% mine. Being pregnant is awesome. Women are beautiful and strong when they’re expecting– capture those moments before they’re gone with these weekly pregnancy photo ideas. We had a lot of fun working with Similac to bring you this…

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-28

    I usually love Disney channel movies but Princess Protection Program kinda sucked.  # I think I want to do concerts in the park at the botanical gardens this weekend… anyone been? Was it cool? # It's hotter than snot today. # Okay, I have looked through the first half of my manuscript yet again,…