This week has been full of not so great for you treats.

But life can be tough… and sometimes the best comfort food you can offer up are the sweets you don’t usually indulge in.

Just like yesterday’s oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, I used all organic ingredients.  So, I didn’t actually use Oreos… which is no surprise…

Continue

Continue

Sometimes we need to have some extra special fun with our children.

In today's post I share my thoughts on how a simple but special bonding experience with my daughter, made me realize that we only have a few more months until her sibling arrives and our…

Continue

______________________________________________________________________

Once again, I've compiled a list of the enlightening discoveries I've made over the past several days. Included is the realization that a politician would admit that…

Continue

Black Forest Fruits Muffins

What time is it? It's muffin time! Mufiin o' clock should definitely be an official time of the day.

Not one blueberry in sight here, these are all black forest fruits (cherries, grapes, blackberries, and black currants) in these muffins.

My fella (aka. the giant man-baby) came up with the idea behind these muffins. He formally requested (demanded) the he would like some blueberry muffins whilst we were in the kitchen…

Continue

Adventures in Sweets and Cross Training

Last week wasn't a great eating week for me. I still continued eat pretty healthy meals for the most part, but between meals I digressed quite a bit. Monday our neighbors came by with Girl Scout cookies and we were not going to turn them down. They are great neighbors, so we bought 4 boxes. Since I am at work more than I am at home,…

Continue

Crikey mUm: Virtual Pink Cupcakes!

Living the military life, moving from one US duty station to another is challenging enough, now think of military life when your family and friends are not a quick domestic two or three hour flight away, but an international assortment of a painfully long 36-48 hour flight itinerary.

This logistical and incredibly expensive…

Continue

If there is any one universal thing that kids and adults love alike, it's cupcakes. Because of the universal love for this little cakey treat, the media has increased its popularity even more. With television shows, cookbooks, and cupcake shops, there is no avoiding them. I, myself, am quite a happy cupcake eater. In fact, instead of a big cake for my birthday this year, I requested gourmet "princess cupcakes" which is exactly what I got.…

Continue

Cookie Cupcakes at 1 Fine…

Continue

Sleep anyone?

Continue

"My Mommy Adventure" has a new adventure....Cupcakes. We were inspired by the bakery at the Hotel Hershey last weekend. We tried a variety of very yummy mini cupcakes. We tried the smores cupcake - which actually had a graham cracker flavored cake. The 5yo was inspired when DC Cupcakes was on the other day - they made frostings with berries in the frosting for color and flavor. The 5yo decided he wanted to try a chocolate cupcake with blueberry frosting and a blueberry on top.



With… Continue

 

 

I have lately been lovin’ the cooking blogs! There is so much variey but I have actually been able to find a few that are just to my liking! I mean, how rare is that to find more than one cooking site where almost every entry makes you say “bookmarkthat!!”

Each…

Continue

Continue

Calling all chocolate lovers, Deep-Chocolate Brownie Cupcakes are absolutely delicious! The aroma of chocolate and walnuts lingered throughout the house, intoxicating. This is a recipe you surely want to add to your collection of gourmet cupcakes.

Looking for the perfect gourmet cupcake, look no further, Orange Cupcakes with Vanilla Cream Icing & Sugared Orange Peel, will more than fill the bill. Very light and moist with creamy icing and they look so beautiful. Make sure you make lots because your family will definitely be asking for seconds.