May 2008

chocolate espresso cupcakes

23 May 2008
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I couldn’t think of a more catchy name. These are a standby for me. I am not a baker, or a photographer for that matter, so my brother sent me this adorable picture he took of my cousin Wendy’s little girl Anna. She is enjoying the cupcakes that my mother and sister-in-law served for a [...]

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mmm….Fruit Pops

22 May 2008
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Yummy frozen fruit pops. So easy, so yummy. Do you feel a little guilty giving your kids the artificially colored and flavored Popsicles from the grocer? I do. There are some good fruit juice ones out there, but they tend to be expensive and isn’t it more fun to make your own. The kids have [...]

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Thai inspired chicken noodle soup

21 May 2008
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This is our favorite chicken noodle soup. Today it feels like February so I am going to make some soup. I am craving a lively comfort food today. This is a lovely, bright and creamy one pot meal. The kids love it in their thermoses the next day. Also good with squash or pumpkin.  I [...]

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Luxembourg

21 May 2008
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This is one of my most favorite cities in the world. The best seafood of anywhere I have ever been, and it is not even on the coast. I ask my husband why we can’t move to Lux, he just laughs. His family lives only an hour or so away in Germany. Maybe that is [...]

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