by Mary Carver | Apr 18, 2011 | Home Life, recipes & food
Thanks for visiting Giving Up on Perfect! You can find more recipes at my feature, Monday Morning Mmmm. And don’t miss another post by subscribing! One year ago, I spent the weekend before Easter potty training and filing our taxes. Thankfully we’re past...
by Mary Carver | Apr 11, 2011 | Home Life, recipes & food
About a year and a half ago, I decided to use some bananas well past their prime to make a loaf of banana bread (instead of just tossing them and cursing my wastefulness as usual). I used my mom’s recipe, which I know – from much eating experience –...
by Mary Carver | Apr 4, 2011 | Home Life, recipes & food
A couple months ago, Mark had to work in Nebraska for two weeks. In the weekend in between, Annalyn and I took a road trip so we could spend some time with him. While we were there, I made a wonderful discovery. A shredded beef taco. I had just started Weight Watchers...
by Mary Carver | Mar 28, 2011 | Home Life, recipes & food
“Have you ever made stuffed shells?” “Nah. Too much work.” I lost count how many times I had this conversation. But every time it went the exact same way. I asked, looking for encouragement and/or helpful hints. And my friends answered,...
by Mary Carver | Mar 21, 2011 | Home Life, recipes & food
I wanted to make something new over the weekend. We had friends coming over, and I like to experiment on cook something special for them. As I searched my bookmarked recipes for an Italian dish (which I did not find, so stay tuned next week for what I did instead), I...
by Mary Carver | Mar 13, 2011 | Home Life, recipes & food
After making Chinese lanterns with Annalyn for our Chinese New Year (and Superbowl) party, I’ve realized that I should do more holiday crafts with her. Much as I wish being a crafty, domestic mom came easily for me, it doesn’t. But my little girl loves...
