It’s spring break in my neck of the woods. Or as I like to call it “how to occupy my kids for seven straight days without going batty.” I’m armed with beads, stamps, glue, dot-to-dot, dirt, cookie dough, and several play dates. I can do this!

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Continue reading Huevos Rancheros

Omgomgomgomgomg. These are so freakin’ good. I made them for breakfast on Saturday and all 16 disappeared in a flash – like it had never happened.

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Here are the facts:

1. I have done nothing but eat for the last 3 days. I’m sort of walking funny.
2. The kids have been staying up far too late. Summer’s law.
3. My nose is red. Cherry red. Rudolph red.
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Continue reading Open-Faced Smoked Salmon On Rye

Good God, how do you single parents do it?? Do you stick your kids in front of Curious George all day? Bribe them with candy? Medicate…them? Yourself?

Paul’s been traveling a bit for work, and while I adore my Rugrats, I sure as hell miss the help. There’s not a whole lot of cleaning going on around here. Instead, I have laundry that’s been sitting in the dryer for three days (that I’ve restarted several times to get the wrinkles out, only to let it sit again), a kitchen island that cannot be seen because of the abundance of magazines and rainbow drawings (a la Haley) covering it, and toys, toys, toys all over the place…as far as the eye can see.
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Did I totally jump the shark with the Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies? Because apparently it spread like internet wildfire last week and now I’ve got tons of college students following me. Sweet! (Hey, if I can help some students get through a boring lecture, study for an exam a little longer, or woo that special someone, I’m all for it. Hell, I wish I’d known about these cookies 25 years ago.)

Can you handle one more treat? I know. It’s painful, right? Butter, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla…I can see you’re all torn between reading on or vacuuming the house.

So, let’s continue.

What’s as good as a snickerdoodle cookie? A snickerdoodle muffin, of course. And why should you make these instead of snickerdoodle cookies?
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