Is it too late for an Easter post?

April 24, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

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According to my priest it’s not. Easter marks the beginning of a season of celebration and new beginnings so technically I’m not late in delivering this Easter cupcake recipe to you. Technically, I’m right on time! And I’m not just emphasizing my punctuality because my husband told me mass started at 8:30 last Sunday when it really […]

Confessions of a lonely extrovert

April 12, 2016.Reading time 9 minutes.

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Editor’s note: I started writing this post two weeks ago when Matt was still in France. Then I picked it up and finished it a week ago after my family left town except I never hit publish. Please forgive me for the segmented nature of the following excerpts. Just further proof of my struggle as a […]

April Showers

April 8, 2015.Reading time 6 minutes.

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It’s wedding season! Doesn’t it seem like just yesterday we were all getting together for bridal showers and bachelorette parties every other weekend? Truth is it’s been a while since we all got together to celebrate a wedding. That’s why Matt and I decided to be the last. You know, to build the suspense and excitement. […]

The art of unplugging

April 23, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

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So I’m back in the city after several days visiting friends and family at home. If you read my last post, and by read I mean just looked at pictures, you have a pretty good idea of how most of the weekend was spent, laughing with friends and family, celebrating and lots and lots of […]

An Easter Season

April 7, 2013.Reading time 8 minutes.

Before I begin with this week’s post, I’d like to take a minute and wish myself a happy 100th! I didn’t realize I was anywhere near 100 blog posts until after I published last week’s post, but since this entry consists of other things that already happened last week, I’m going to take a minute […]

For the Love of Pranking

April 2, 2013.Reading time 7 minutes.

I thought about dedicating this post to Easter celebrations of this past weekend. Things like family gatherings, sunshine, spring renewal and chocolate. But since my favorite holiday of the year fell the day after, I’m afraid to say colored eggs just didn’t make the cut. Well, actually they did make an appearance but more on […]

>Happy Easter…Part Two

April 6, 2010.Reading time less than 1 minute.

> A sampling of the Easter treats I made for the weekend. While these take a little longer to firm up before dipping than the ever-popular oreo truffles, these cake eggs turned out to be pretty tasty. Adapted from a bakerella recipe, I created a funfetti version. Looking forward to making them again in a […]

>Happy Easter…

April 2, 2010.Reading time less than 1 minute.

> Photos to come soon of the Easter egg cake balls, but here’s part one complete. Have a Happy Easter!

>Easter Treats…Part 1

April 1, 2010.Reading time less than 1 minute.

> I found these cute Easter Oreos by stumbling across a fun baking blog called Picky Palate. I was looking for another way to use up some of my candy melts and I think these will pair well with the easter egg cupcake balls I plan on making for part two…stay tuned.