Easy Homemade Dill Pickles

As I started exploring recipes for things I had always bought and never made, my favorite women’s magazine, Real Simple, provided a super simple recipe for just such a thing: pickles!

Bread and butter, dill, garlic, gherkins…I am pretty much a fan of all pickles.  I always thought pickling would require special jars, tedious processes, [...]

Newborn Dehydration

“What a cute baby.  How old is he?”

“4 days.  We can’t wake him up.”

Some days, from nowhere this conversation echoes in my mind – I can see the ER counter in front of me and know exactly what position I was holding Pumpkin in when the nurse who commented on how very sweet [...]

Greening Up the Party Scene

It was a great weekend for a party.  And a party is totally in order to celebrate a first birthday.  How a year has slipped away I don’t know but on July 24, 2009 Pumpkin was born and suddenly it was July 24, 2010.  We made it!

There is some sort of mental hurdle in [...]

Friday Fare: Tan’s Chocolate Mint Pie

This is a variation on a pie that my mom makes…and regardless of what form it comes in chocolate and mint are always a winning combination.  This pie is going to be featured in the dessert buffet we are putting together for Pumpkin’s First Birthday Bash this weekend…cakes, pies, cookies, fruit and lawn games.  Sounds [...]

Cloth Diapering – Questions Answered

Many thanks to my friend, Meghan, who took time from her very busy job as stay at home mom to twin four year old boys and a nearly two year old daughter to answer my questions about cloth diapers.  Clearly time is not argument against using cloth diapers!  There is a ton of info out [...]