Monthly Archives: October 2008

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

I love pumpkin, it is one of my favorite fall treats. I know, treat? Well there are so many delicious things you can do with a pumpkin. From now through Halloween I will be sharing some yummy pumpkin recipes with you. These yummy dishes will also give you a great way to use up those… Continue Reading

5 Halloween Costumes

Thanks to some help from my parents, here is a little walk down memory lane. 1. Age 2: Clown 2. Age 3: Hula Girl (even at 3 years old I was a total cheese ball for the camera) 3. Age 5: Witch (don’t I look spooky!?) 4. Age 8: Indian Girl (I know that title… Continue Reading

So Long Summer

It is a beautiful sunny day here in Colorado. It might even get up into the 70′s. No matter how beautiful today is there is one thing that keeps reminding that it is fall and will be winter soon. No it is not the generally colder weather most days, or the trees without their leaves…its… Continue Reading

Chermoula Marinade

I thought it would be fun to share a recipe from my African cooking class. We will classify this recipe as this weeks “Friday find.” This recipe is for an African themed marinade, Chermoula. This recipe makes about a cup and a half of marinade and will marinate up to about 4 lbs of meat…. Continue Reading

She Loves Her Hat- A Thousand Words Thursday

Last week while feeding Maddy dinner I made the mistake of leaving her hat on the counter where she could see it. You might be wondering why this was a mistake. Well she LOVES her hat. She also uses sign language, the sign for hat is done by patting the top of your head. When… Continue Reading

Breastfeeding: My Story

While I was pregnant with Monkey I always said that I planned to breastfeed my baby as long as it worked for us. I assumed of course that it would work for us. Unfortunately Monkey and I had trouble breastfeeding so for us breastfeeding lasted a matter of weeks before switching to a bottle was… Continue Reading

Lessons from Africa

Last night I took a “Spicy Foods of Africa” class at a local specialty kitchen store, the yummy food that I learned to make was just part of the lesson I learned. This class was a birthday gift from my Mother and Father-in-law (thank you, again!) and it was great. I was surprised to see… Continue Reading