Luke got a grill for his birthday. It’s a shiny Weber grill and I think if I had met it before I met Luke I might have married it. We have been grilling like we’re members of the Church of Bobby Flay. Which pretty much means constantly. All this grilling has introduced me to my [...]
Bread Challenge Week 18 It’s time to test Martha Stewart again. You may remember that her blueberry muffin recipe left a little to be desired. The Bread in question this week? Cranberry-Pecan Rye Bread from Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook. J. King Baking has the recipe posted if you would like to see it. Last time [...]
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Tags: A Year of Bread, baking, bread, Bread Challenge, things I love 
2 Comments »I’m a lucky lady. After all I did marry this man. Then with his help brought this little girl into the world. So obviously I’m spoiled everyday of my life but Luke and Maddy decided to go off the deep end and really spoil me for Mother’s Day this year. I got more of a [...]
Posted in Catherine Evolving, Motherhood & Parenting, Pure Catherine Tags: love, Luke, Maddy, Motherhood & Parenting, things I love 8 Comments »When my great grandma passed away I was given the chance to inherit quite a lot of her kitchen. When I moved out of my parents house and into my very own apartment my kitchen cupboards were filled with the same dishes my great grandma and grandpa used everyday, my drawers were filled with tools [...]
Posted in Catherine Evolving, Pure Catherine Tags: family, Kitchen Must Haves, memories, sweet things, things I love 15 Comments »Rambling Thoughts About My Baltimore Bloggy Boot Camp Experience I’m not even sure I fully conveyed my rosy, happy, mushy feelings about all of the Bloggy Boot Campers, the sessions, the fun and the lessons learned. It is amazing, 5 minutes with almost no sarcasm…that never happens. *Email subscribers click through to post to see [...]
What do noodles have to do with anything? A handful of noodles. All the colors of the rainbow. Two little girls determined to make something all their own. Lots of focus and creativity. A little bit of ribbon and a lot of patience. A day filled with learning and creativity unbeknownst to the two year-olds [...]
Sorry little 5 x 10 inch dry erase board, you have been replaced and subsequently moved to the bottom of the refrigerator, where Maddy gets to be your overlord. You helped me in so many ways but it is time for my love of list making to go to the next level and despite what [...]
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