by Mary Carver | Jul 18, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect, Home Life, recipes & food
Sometimes a girl needs chocolate. This weekend was one of those times, and I was thankful to have a recipe for double chocolate chip muffins on hand. (Double! Chocolate!) Now, I realize that pumpkin is more a fall/winter flavor. But after discovering the wonders of...
by Mary Carver | Jul 11, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect, Home Life, recipes & food
On Friday we had a playdate scheduled. My friend e-mailed with specifics and said, “If you want to try a new recipe on us – you know, for your blog – you sure can!” Well, what was I supposed to do after she said THAT?! I’d been planning...
by Mary Carver | Jul 3, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect, Home Life, recipes & food
I’ve never grown or cooked fresh green beans. But Mark’s mom? She was a gardening and cooking queen – and that included lots and lots of green beans. When she died, she left behind dozens of jars of canned green beans. They were SO good – and...
by Mary Carver | Jun 20, 2011 | Home Life, recipes & food
Over the weekend I discovered a website devoted to top 10 lists. This does not bode well for my level of productivity. One of the lists I read was best food combinations, and as I read it to Mark, he decided to make his own list – of the top 10 ways bacon is...
by Mary Carver | Jun 13, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect, Home Life, recipes & food
Today’s recipe comes from Successful…Together, and I tried it as part of The Secret Recipe Club. (Surprise, Angie!) Every month, Amanda assigns bloggers to another cooking blog (or, in my case, blog that happens to post recipes). Our job is to try a recipe...
by Mary Carver | May 30, 2011 | Home Life, recipes & food
Thanks for visiting Giving Up on Perfect! You can find more recipes weekly at Monday Morning Mmmm. And don’t miss another post by subscribing! I like chocolate. I mean, I’m more of a salty person than a sweet person. But if you’re making me choose a...
