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…
Earth Day
Fresh Fruit Garden Parfait Cups
Spring has been happening here in Indiana this week and my brother, sister and I have been amazed at how quickly everything has turned green from just several days ago. It’s quite the shock for us Californians. It’s also perfect timing too for such beautiful weather because my mom always hated the winter time. She…
St. Patrick’s Day French Bread Pizzas
Today there are no words, just St. Patrick’s Day French Bread Pizzas to be made and eaten. My heart is rather heavy today, as is all of ours, here in this hospital room. We are going on day 7 now of hospice care and just when you think it can’t get any worse, you wake…
Rainbow Fruit Salad Bagels
You might be wondering why things have been a bit silent over here since Valentine’s Day. I went a bit radio silent as my world was, what felt like, completely tossed upside down when I received the phone call that my mom suffered a severe brain aneurysm. I have been by her side for almost…
Smashed Chickpea Salad Bouquet Wraps
With Valentine’s Day coming up, you want to do something special and different for your favorite person, am I right? I had a feeling I was reading you correctly. Forget roses, it’s not worth the amount of money just for this one day out of the year; and forget chocolates, your lover is way too…
Earth Day Pudding Cups (+ VIDEO)
If you can’t plant a tree then do the next best thing and save the planet with these Plant-a-tree Earth Day Pudding cups. Made with my favorite Chocolate Pudding recipe as a base, this is an easy-to-assemble allergen-friendly snack that you will love making (but not as much as eating). It’s as easy as this:…
Cactus Cupcakes
There are a handful of television shows that I make an effort to watch on a weekly basis: The Jon Stewart Show, Jeopardy, SNL, and Better Call Saul. My newest enjoyment is a short documentary-type show called Vice, where for a brief 30 minutes, they cover two different stories about social issues going on in…
