Cake mixes — we should all hate them, right? They’re filled with all sorts of crazy preservatives and radioactive substances that you wouldn’t want to meet in a dark alley. BUT! But. But when it’s your sister-in-law’s birthday, and you’ve been asked to make the birthday cake, and you get home from church and haveContinue Reading

My husband is a finisher. You know, a finisher? Illustration 1:  He opens the fridge. He’s greeted by a half bowl of soup left over from the night before. Whether or not he actually wants the soup, he pulls it out and eats it for lunch. Illustration 2: He’s helping me tidy up the kitchen atContinue Reading

(Update: For an even better banana bread experience, go visit this more recent post.) This morning I was singing at the top of my lungs in my kitchen. Luckily no one was around to hear, except my little boy, who thinks I’m just peachy no matter what I sound like. There’s this girl I wentContinue Reading