Cookin' & Craftin'

When we were back in the U.S. around Christmas, we made a trip out to Tim's dad's place.  Heavy snow was predicted to for the a...

Duuuuuuudes, this cake is good.  So good.   When I saw this S'more Layer Cake recipe in the Smitten Kitchen cookbook , I knew I...

I just finished up a couple of these flannel baby swaddle blankets to give to some soon-to-be babies.  Ridiculously easy and hopefully usef...

After working with dates for my homemade energy bars , my curiosity was piqued and I wanted to try more date recipes, so I bought anothe...

More bacon, I know.  But I made half recipes of this awesome pumpkin bacon mac and cheese as well as the tasty pea and bacon risotto ... tw...

I am in awe of all the awesome and creative free sewing (and other crafts!) patterns there are on the internet, particularly for baby an...

Mmmm... this pea and bacon risotto recipe is a winner.  I like how some of the peas are kept whole and some are pureed and mixed into ...