Pimping my “Passover” Eggs, Easter Style!

Pimping my “Passover” Eggs, Easter Style!

Done!  Now, who is going to eat all of these?

It’s Spring!  The flowers are blooming, birds are chirping (at 6:30 in the morning) and the rabbits have started nibbling on my early lettuce.  And like so many Springs in the past, I am compelled to follow the Passover traditions of not eating anything with leavening while consuming massive quantities of hard boiled eggs.  I [...]

Peace, Love & Cupcakes: Making Cupcakes At Jilly’s

Peace, Love & Cupcakes: Making Cupcakes At Jilly’s

Willy Wonka's or Jilly's Cupcakes?  Yummy!

Your email:  American Girl dolls. American Girl dolls is all I have been hearing for over a year.  Our daughter can’t get enough of them and when asked what she would like for her birthday, the holidays, or on a Wednesday (joke), she doesn’t pause to take a breath or give the question any additional [...]

Real Moms Love to Eat….And Eat!

Has it actually been a month since my last post?  Shame on me!  And so much has happened including a visit to Jilly’s Bakery in St. Louis where K was able to meet the winners of the Food Network’s 3rd Season of Cupcake Wars.  But I digress…. A few months ago, during my stint with [...]

The Windy City Momma Cooked & No One Died

I don’t cook. I am one of those moms who enters the kitchen intending to make a masterpiece and winding up with more of a mess.  Who knew that pizza dough, when tossed, does actually stick to the ceiling? Anyway, as a result of tasting some of my more interesting concoctions (pizza-a-la-ceiling anyone?), neither my [...]