Recently my mom's sisters came to visit (she has 4!) and when I asked them which of my Gram's recipes were worthy of preserving, I got a few good ideas. But until my Aunt Patty started describing my Gram's Ice Cream Dessert, I had totally forgotten about this simple, creamy and delicious recipe. And now that it's back on my radar, it's going to be hard not to make it all the time. We made it this past weekend and everyone, including all 3 of my kids, loved it. That almost never happens!
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checkIN and checkOUT | 06.17.16
We just finished our first official week of summer and it was great! We had beautiful weather, spent lots of time at the pool, went out for ice cream, lots of baseball...we are off to a pretty nice start. This weekend we are looking forward to spending time celebrating Father's Day. If you haven't quite figured out just what to do for those special dads in your life, read on...I'm offering up some last minute Father's Day inspiration for you to checkOUT!
checkOUT: My Dad Rocks
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Puffed Apple Pancake
I am so excited to share this Puffed Apple Pancake recipe with you. It's a recipe my mom has made for years and it's one of those, warm, sweet, comfort food recipes. Perfect for a Sunday brunch or to prepare when you have guests coming to visit.
My parents moved from Pennsylvania to Connecticut when they were first married, so we have always had to travel to see grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins. Or sometimes, they would come to visit us. I can remember being so excited when we knew
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checkIN and checkOUT | 06.10.16
Happy Friday! Today is the last day of school for my kids and we are all thrilled! This is the earliest we've ever been done with school, but we're still anxious to be in full summer mode. The kids have been impatiently waiting to get back to sleeping in and long days with friends at the pool and no homework...and I can't blame them! We've had a great year and now we'll move on to having all 3 kids at one school. My oldest will be in 5th grade, (his last year as a grade schooler...how is that
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Asparagus and Lemon Risotto
Are you scared of risotto? I don't mean scared to eat it, of course. But do you find the idea of preparing risotto intimidating? Because I used to be scared to make this creamy rice dish and always just waited for it to appear on the menu at one of my mom's Sunday dinners. But I'll let you in on a little secret...it's not hard to make at all. I swear! It's a little time consuming, and a little labor intensive so don't try this Asparagus and Lemon Risotto recipe when you need to get your kids to
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