A light and fluffy, made from scratch funfetti cake (sometimes also called confetti cake)! This soft, snow-white cake is speckled with brightly colored sprinkles and iced with a sweet buttercream frosting -- it's the perfect homemade birthday cake! If this funfetti cake … [Read more...]
Greedo’s Last Drink (A Star Wars Tribute)
Sweet and sour with a kick of whiskey, this Star Wars-inspired Midori Sour pays tribute to the bounty hunter Greedo's last moments in the violence-riddled Mos Eisley Cantina from A New Hope. When I was four or five years old, I was watching TV on the couch with my dad as he … [Read more...]
Easy Homemade Dog Cookies
"If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then give him only two of them" --Phil Pastoret When my husband (then fiance) and I began hunting for our first home together, there was one thing I was even more excited about than the prospect … [Read more...]
One Year
"I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand and the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love, but all that comes to mind is the way you move against me while you sleep & there are no words for that." --Brian … [Read more...]
The Craziest 2 & 1/2 Weeks of My Life
OK, I know it's been a while since my last post, but I have a good reason, I promise. I have several reasons, actually. Several frustrating, scary, exciting, fantastic, and all around time-consuming reasons. Be forewarned, though... this post is a long one and there is no … [Read more...]