Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
I’m not sure why I get so sentimental this time of year, but I do. I get ridiculously nostalgic and highly emotional. I look at my children, I get weepy. I hear a Christmas song, I get weepy. I see a Hallmark commercial, I weep uncontrollably. So on the fifth day of Christmas, I was …
The fourth day of Christmas was also the second Sunday of Advent, so we attended mass. For the second week in a row, I stumbled through the “new” service now that the Church has changed all the responses and some of the prayers. Don’t get me started on the fact that maybe it wasn’t the …
Don’t you wish we could just take the month of December off? I mean, off as in no laundry, extra-curricular activities, groceries, house cleaning…..you know, just put it all on pause to fully enjoy the season? Sit around drinking egg nog, socializing and baking cookies? I know, I’m a dreamer. Today, I didn’t really get …
Four years ago, on my oldest daughters fifth birthday, she had a “pink” themed party. Since her birthday falls so close to Christmas it always seems that winter or Christmas get thrown into the theme as well. I had seen this idea in Martha Stewart about sewing little bags and hanging them on a small …
I had this at a friend’s house a couple of years ago and its become one of my favorite things to make for a large crowd for breakfast. I can’t remember where she got it from, so we’re just going to call this Martin’s AMAZING French Toast. This past weekend my daughter requested it for …
I’m still plodding along with the 30 Day Mom Challenge, despite my lack of posts on the subject. So far, it has been an incredible experience and as I suspected it’s like hitting a reset button on being a mom. I’ve missed some challenges along the way, like Challenge #12 for instance, Pray for wisdom …
So, I was stumbling the other night, or pinning….either way I was in one of my happy places when I came across this recipe from Crepes of Wrath. I knew right away that I had to try it! I was immediately drawn to the salt and sweet of these cookies. It’s like putting M&M’s in …
Caramelized onions are one the most versatile ingredients you can have ready to go in your refrigerator. Cook up a batch big batch one day and then store in the fridge in an air tight container for up to 1 week. Use them in dips, for homemade pizza, put them on top of brie in …
