Nov 22 2009
My mom makes the best homemade oatmeal soap using real lye and raw ingredients. While I think this would be a cool hobby, frankly my small apartment might not facilitate this dangerous task! So, I became inventive, did some googling, and went to work. The result is a very pleasing, rough textured soap that Ryan [...]
Nov 03 2009
The Starkville, Mississippi Festival of Trees will soon kick off it’s annual celebration with everything from a tree decorating contest to fancy dinners to a gingerbread house contest. Gingerbread houses must be made from at least 80% edible ingredients (my guess is that means you can use super glue!) and follow certain criteria. They will [...]
Nov 01 2009
“Chocolate does to a woman what
meat does to a man.” -Ellen Wallace
OK, yes I wrote this quote – some have begged to differ, but this is what we have found to hold true in our home!
Oct 22 2009
“There are four basic food groups: milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, and chocolate truffles.” Author Unknown
Jul 18 2009
The other night I was tired and frustrated. My sweet hubby told me he had to run to the store, so I said “OK” and got back to work. Ryan came back a few minutes later with two delicious containers of ice cream (OK, I know, the previous story was about what will happen if [...]