It’s been almost three weeks now since my mother’s passing. There isn’t a day that goes by where I don’t think about her, cry some, feel that deep sense of loss without her here, and vacillate between the five stages of grief probably every 10 minutes of every day. My mother was the light of my…
Desserts
April Fools Day Dinner
For the fast food lover in your life, trick them into thinking this April Fools Day dinner is actually Chick’n nuggets and french fries. It’s all an illusion over here this week, friends, and now you can make today full of laughter and fun with one of my three April Fools Day tricks (here, here,…
April Fools Day Tacos
I kicked April Fools Day week off (because it deserves a week of fun, okay?!) with this April Fools Day Breakfast idea, did you see it yet? Guaranteed to insert a jolly good time into this upcoming Friday and imagine laughter that will ensue! And since yesterday was Taco Tuesday, I thought I’d have a little fun…
Sunny Side Up Cupcakes
The egg, a symbol to some of new life, holds so many meanings to me this Easter. My sweet friend, Crystal, came to visit me yesterday with a box of donuts (she knows me so well!) and a pot of beautiful herbs and flowers, all symbolically poignant in this time of my life. From Mother’s…
Gluten Free Butterfly Cupcakes
I had some leftover jelly beans from my last post and wanted to find another incredibly fun, Spring-themed treat that you and your family could make together this Easter. And since the death of my mom is still so close to my heart and only a week out, it helps to think of all the…
Jelly Bean Easter Egg Treats
Easter mornings were filled with magic and wonder like Christmas was in the Fork & Beans’ household. Remember when I told you about my mom’s love for celebrating holidays? Easter was no exception. I remember waking up to Easter baskets filled to the brim with fake green grass and candy. Good lord, the amount of candy! You…
Baby Chick Easter Donuts
What a strange month it is to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and Easter all within a week of each other. And what is even more bizarre is to not be home for any of it but to browse the grocery store aisles in Indiana for the past four weeks, just looking at all of the…
