I could also title this “The first time I made a cake with Annabelle” She’s 22months right now, and a little firecracker. She is always asking to help me when I make her breakfast, lunch, and dinner so I decided it was time to let her help me make a cake. I read Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting and in the book, Druckerman talks about how the French involve their kids at a young age
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One of the things I’ve started to do is a Sunday Roast and I use beef bouillon in my recipe. Since life moves fast with two kids, I don’t always have the time to assure that beef stock is on hand so I often use store bought bouillon. Ignorance is bliss so I skipped over the ingredients because I knew it was going to be bad, but I loved the convenience. When I finally looked over the ingredients, I was pretty sure
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I know Nutter Butters are supposed to be made with Peanut Butter. Except I was on task to make some for a friends puppy shower. Of course, I waited until two days before the party to make the cookies and realized I had no peanut butter in the house. Instead of making a grocery run, I substituted the Trader Joe’s Sunflower Butter instead. I got to thinking how awesome this snack would be for Annabelle’s Toddler Group because they are
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This is hands down one of my favorite summer treats. It has a wonderful blend of spicy and sweet that everyone will love, seriously. Everytime I make this salad, I always get compliments on how wonderful and fresh it is. The proof is right in front of my eyes when I find an empty bowl at the end of the picnic. Be sure to make this salad the day of the event, as it can get soggy due to the
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