chocolate

Birthday weekend for mom

I realize it’s pretty late to be recapping last weekend but I’m going to do it anyway because (a) these are my favorite posts to read and write and (b) my sister loves feeling in the loop with the family goings-on.  So.  This past weekend we went to visit my parents to celebrate my mom’s birthday.  I thought we were going to have to cancel because P got a GI bug last week that was annihilating him but he turned a corner on Saturday.  Thank goodness.  Poor baby was trying his best to be happy… Read more >

Brownie mix cookies

I was debating between making brownies or cookies for our memorial day party and was kinda in the mood for shortcuts since I was making a few other things.  So I decided brownies would be easier because TJ’s has a gluten free mix. But then! I never would have thought of this on my own but I happened to look at the bag and noticed a cookie recipe.  Best of both worlds. I made tweaks, naturally.  There wasn’t nearly enough liquid as per their recipe so I upped the water.  I suspect any liquid would work though…. Read more >

4 ingredient vegan chocolate ice cream

Ignore the chocolate chips in the photo below, because that’s an [optional] fifth ingredient. Oh my gosh was this ever good. And easy!  So so easy!  None of the boiling milk and dissolving sugar nonsense.  <–Lazy girl, no shame.   I got an ice cream maker for my birthday (in October) but it wasn’t really put to use very much over the colder months of winter.  Now, though.  Now, is ice cream season. And I am alllll about the coconut milk versions.  I’m pretty much be doing different mixes of this basic guideline from now until… Read more >

What I ate…a long time ago

Last week I took photos of my whole day of eats – something I rarely do anymore – and then I just forgot about it. But they were good meals worth sharing so I’m posting them now because it’s food related and this is a food blog! It’s pretty atypical for me to have oats in the mornings nowadays, so this creation is more of an anomaly than the norm.  I was in the mood for peanut butter but I used sunbutter instead because I’m still nervous about eating nuts when I’m around P.  Even… Read more >

Parts of Kyle’s birthday weekend

I took pics of the days surrounding Kyle’s 30th, but never shared them!  Never too late to celebrate?   Here’s the young man and his tower of 30 beers.   Kyle requested an al fresco themed birthday dinner, and since it was gorgeous weather it seemed like a brilliant idea.  We hit up the farmer’s market that day and hung out in the park with friends, soaking up the social scene.  It was a taste of what it to come (once the weather finally commits to warmth in entirety).  The above platter had some old… Read more >