Without a show of hands...Who has gotten into the habit of choking down your food? or saying, "let's eat in living room and watch some Netflix"or "I'll eat later... y'all go ahead."I know full well how fast paced this life is for everyone. But I also know full well … [Read more...] about Take Back the Family Table
Homemade
Cookies ‘n Cream Cake
When asked about his birthday cake request, Abe thought about it for a bit and then he said, "Mom, do you think you could make a cookies 'n cream cake?" I said "I'll do my best!"And with that, his favorite ice cream flavors were born into a cake. I used the basic … [Read more...] about Cookies ‘n Cream Cake
Birthday Doughnuts
Today my baby turns 12. Yes... I said that. 12. TWELVE. twelve... 1-2!My BABY is 12.After church last night, in the rain mind you, Shannon and I went out to pick some flowers out of the miserably-failed-garden. (*sigh*)I wanted to have some fresh flowers for the table … [Read more...] about Birthday Doughnuts
Betty’s Brown Butter Coconut Pie
I love having company... and I honestly need to be much more deliberate and have company more often. I want people to feel free to drop by or I can say, "Hey, you wanna come over for dinner?" It's so easy, but I just don't do it nearly enough. We have a family friend who used to … [Read more...] about Betty’s Brown Butter Coconut Pie
Baking
Over the weekend I did a lot of baking and cooking. We had Homecoming at church and I always try to prepare a lot of delicious food to share with my church family and guests as well. We want to make sure everyone has plenty to eat and enjoys their time together as we have a meal … [Read more...] about Baking
