• Musings: What the Peep?

    I was reading the Prime Parents’ Club Facebook wall the other day and stumbled upon a question about leftover Easter candy and creative ways to use it. Neat, huh? Fondue and “stuffing it in a drawer until it’s forgotten,” were the two answers. Heh. Both techniques may work well for…

  • Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage

    Corned beef and cabbage is a quintessential St. Patrick’s Day meal, but I’d argue it can be enjoyed any time of the year! Yum! Despite only making corned beef and cabbage once a year (and sometimes never), it’s easily one of my favorite meals. Seriously. Tender, fall apart meat. Silky…

  • Musings: The Requisite V-Day Post

    Valentine’s Day is upon us, and bloggers everywhere are celebrating by posting their thoughts on their spouse, love, gifts, pinks, reds, etc. I’m no different. With two young kids and a tight budget to watch, hubs and I typically reserve the “us” holidays for eating out. No sappy cards or…

  • How to Spend a Gift Card at Williams-Sonoma

    The big superficial debate: how to spend a gift card? Actually, the title of this *should* be “How to spend a gift card?” And emphasize the question mark. I received a $100 gift card to Williams-Sonoma for Christmas. You’d think spending that little sucker would be easy as pie, right?…

  • Pomegranate Sugar Cookies

    These pomegranate sugar cookies are yummy, fun and festive! When I had my pomegranate party back in November, one of the things I wanted to be sure of was that my guests had something to leave with. POM Wonderful supplied the bags and recipe cards from their 2010 Chef Series,…

  • Italian Market Flash Brindisi

    Picture this, you’re standing in the Reading Terminal Market deciding whether to have a slice of pizza or a calzone when all a sudden the man behind you starts singing – and not just singing, belting out the start of a Brindisi opera. I must admit, I’d probably be a…