by Mary Carver | Nov 28, 2011 | Home Life, recipes & food
Well, I did it. Per my husband’s request to make cinnamon rolls just like his mom used to, I made cinnamon rolls. Homemade cinnamon rolls. From scratch. As in, I started with flour. It turns out that my mother-in-law didn’t make them quite as “from...
by Mary Carver | Nov 21, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect, Home Life, recipes & food
For nearly 33 years I’ve avoided making cinnamon rolls. I’ve made them from a can a million times. But the kind you make with dough? And yeast? And I don’t even know what else? I have never been brave enough or what’s-the-opposite-of-lazy...
by Mary Carver | Nov 6, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect, Home Life, recipes & food
Was it last year that we experienced the sheer terror of a pumpkin shortage? (Insert scary movie sounds here.) Or was that the year before? Either way, when I saw cans of pumpkin moved to a prominent holiday-ish display at my grocery store, I promptly bought six. Just...
by Mary Carver | Oct 31, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect, Home Life, recipes & food
Quick! Before the Halloween candy is gone, go buy a bag of candy corn! I promise, when you mix it up with M&Ms and peanuts, you will not regret it. Unless you hate candy corn. And then you might regret it. I can’t say for sure. You know what I love about...
by Mary Carver | Oct 22, 2011 | Home Life, recipes & food
Oh. My. Word. I have found my new favorite dip. (And you know I love a lot of dips.) This jalapeno popper dip I found on Real Mom Kitchen is cheesy, salty and a little bit spicy. In short, it’s everything I love in a dip (and, let’s be honest, food in...
by Mary Carver | Oct 17, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect, Home Life, recipes & food
Thanks to the wonderful world of Pinterest, I have developed a burning desire to make donuts this fall. Apple donuts. Pumpkin donuts. Chocolate donuts. I mean – Donuts! Who makes their own donuts? Clearly, a lot of people. Because they are all over the...
