J’s Birthday Party!

Family: more photos here on Flickr. Woohoo! Ok, is it sad that I didn’t realize his 6th birthday party was on the 6th? Because it didn’t connect for me until just now. But enough of the sadness! Because the party was all about gladness. Back up a little to the day before: the boys and [...]

Rockin’ Out

So, this past couple of weeks the boys have been studying a little bit about rocks. We delved a wee bit into the different kinds of rocks (sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic). We thought we’d share a bit about how we made our own sedimentary rocks. Sedimentary rocks are formed when earth is eroded by water [...]

White Chocolate Frosting

Must write this down because it was so good. 6 oz. white chocolate, melted 3 oz. cream cheese, softened 3 tbs. heavy whipping cream 1 1/2-2 c. powdered sugar 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla Whip cream cheese and melted chocolate together. With your mixer to the lowest setting, whip in powdered sugar, 4 tbs. at a [...]

Mini Cheesecakes

12 vanilla wafers (I used lemon cookies that fit) 1 package of cream cheese, 8 oz., softened 1/2 c. sugar 1 1 tsp. vanilla 2 eggs Line muffin pan with foil liners. Place one cookie in each liner. Mix cream cheese, vanilla and sugar on medium speed until well-blended. Add eggs. Mix well. Pour over [...]

Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler

Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler Originally uploaded by Phisch May I just say, strawberry and rhubarb make quite a lovely combo of fruit and veggie (?!) in a cobbler. I used the same recipe as last time only substituted the blueberries. The fruit was frozen and I used 16 oz. bags. I let them thaw on the [...]

Coffee Mug Chocolate Cake

I came across this recipe on the Feingold Diet member forum and tried it this afternoon. It’s pretty yummy! There are a few versions of this recipe around apparently, but the one I used is below. I added the salt and used white chocolate chips. The kids give it a thumbs up. She noted the [...]

Blueberry Cobbler

2008-08-18 Cobbler Originally uploaded by Phisch I came across a recipe for cobbler that claims to be from the Salt Lick here in Austin, TX which has great brisket and even better peach cobbler. I modified it for blueberries which we purchased at Costco. Here goes: Batter: 1 stick melted butter (melt while oven is [...]