Join the Food on Fridays carnival–any post related to the topic of food is welcome!To participate, write up a post (borrow Mr. Broccoli-Button, if you like), publish, then pop over here and click on Mr. Linky below. A screen will pop up where you can type in your name and paste in the url to your own Food on Fridays post (give us the exact link to your Food on Fridays … [Read more...]
Food on Fridays: Absurdly Easy Chocolate Cake
Join the Food on Fridays carnival–any post related to the topic of food is welcome!To link up, click on Mr. Linky below. A screen will pop up where you can type in your name and paste in the url to your own Food on Fridays post (give us the exact link to your Food on Fridays page, not just the link to your blog).You can also visit other people’s posts by clicking on Mr. … [Read more...]
Food on Fridays: Chocolate Gravy
When as I child I spent the night at my friend Becky's house, she and I would try to talk her mom into making Chocolate Gravy the next morning for breakfast. My pancreas and I couldn't believe it the first time she made it. She dished it up in bowls and set them in front of us.A bowl of chocolate. For breakfast. Let me repeat: A bowl of chocolate! For … [Read more...]
Happy World Nutella Day
Seth at the Mother Letter Project sent me a comment, wishing me a happy World Nutella Day!Today's the day--February 5, 2009!I almost forgot. Can you believe it? How could I, after my recent nuts-about-Nutella post?The creamy, hazelnutty, chocolate-y spread deserves to be celebrated.If you haven't tried it, hie thee to the nearest Target! Super-Target seems to carry it most … [Read more...]
Food on Fridays: Thick and Chewy, Fast and Easy Pizza Dough
Food on Fridays is a carnival inviting people to yack about food! Bloggers can link up their food-themed posts via Mr. Linky; readers without blogs can leave their fascinating food-thoughts in the comments. And while I love a great recipe and will gratefully click over to find out what someone recommends, let me assure you that any topic remotely related to food is … [Read more...]
Food on Fridays
I write about some aspect of food often enough that I decided to dedicate a day to it.The only logical choice?Fridays, of course, for that great "F" alliteration. I like saying, "I host a carnival on my blog called 'Food on Fridays'." It's fun!Anyway, if you write about food fairly frequently, why not make it on Fridays, too, and join me here?Food posts don't have to be a … [Read more...]
Food on Fridays: Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread
Uh, Ann? That's not a photo of Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread...Let me explain myself.It's Friday, and because I'm fond of alliteration, I occasionally post about Food on Fridays. I'm no foodie, though. In fact, my kitchen skills are seriously lacking. But I seem to write about some aspect of food on Fridays often enough that I decided to make a button for it. If you write … [Read more...]
Christmas Crepes
Somebody in our family is having a birthday and requested my famous Kroeker crepes for breakfast. Then I got to thinking how delicious crepes would be for a holiday breakfast or brunch and decided to recommend them to you. Because so many of my friends were too intimidated to try making crepes at home -- and were forking out ridiculous sums of money for a single … [Read more...]
Monster Nutella
A friend of mine gave me a gift. A big gift. Perhaps a near perfect gift.Check it out:For the photo, to provide some perspective, I placed an ordinary jar of Nutella next to the dynamic duo she bought at Costco. Can you see and appreciate the dramatic difference? Each of the big jars contains twice the little jar.That's a lot of Nutella.I can get the regular jar (that … [Read more...]
A Taste of Belgium
We awoke to a breakfast table including this (quick--cover your keyboard to avoid shorting it out from drool):A bowl full of chocolate croissants!I love this country.Also, we were offered some of this Belgian bread:We had some of both, of course, because you know what they say...when in Belgium, eat as the Belgians eat.Shortly after, we saw yet another pleasant … [Read more...]
Where O Where Has This Blogger Been?
Hi, faithful readers!Perhaps you've been thinking, "Where's Ann? This isn't her usual pattern to let things sit for days on end. Why isn't she posting?"Or maybe you're summer-busy with swimming pools and sprinklers, and haven't really wondered or cared.Well, whether you care to know or not, I'll explain.I've been busy getting ready to go here.Every few years, a big event … [Read more...]
6 Questions to Ask Yourself
I like to explore why I make certain choices or feel strongly about various issues. So I find that a few questions like these get me thinking and writing and praying. Sometimes I use variations on these questions with my friends, generating some interesting discussion. I'd love to sit and have tea with you so we could explore these six questions. They're not only great … [Read more...]
Overnight Crockpot Steel Cut Oatmeal
With only a few seconds of preparation the night before, you can awaken to steamy, creamy, perfectly prepared steel cut oatmeal. It's like you're suddenly transported to a cozy bed-and-breakfast where the hostess bustled around in the kitchen early in the morning in order to serve you this healthy breakfast treat at the moment you're ready. Steel cut oats take a long … [Read more...]
Kid-Hosted Tea Party
The kids knew that we were planning on a tea party in the afternoon, so as I worked on something else, two of them set the table with a blue cloth and prepared the treats. They artistically arranged Girl Scout cookies, Trader Joe's Oreo-style cookies, truffles, and Andes mints on plates and pulled silk flowers out of the storage cabinet for a centerpiece.The small white … [Read more...]
Monday FunDay (week 7)–Tea Party
I'm a little late with my Monday FunDay post. I'm still in the post-retreat Slow Zone (sigh). Please accept my apologies. Welcome to:Monday FunDayWhat? You didn't know about Monday FunDay? Why, it's a carnival dedicated to swapping simple, amusing–maybe even silly–everyday ways you enjoy good, clean fun.Just post a story, idea, or explanation at your blog of how you and/or … [Read more...]
