You’d never know I gave up sugar for New Year’s…for here, my friends, is a whole heck of a lot of sugar-infused goodness. I teased this baby on facebook a while back {you know, way back in 2011} and totally forgot to share the recipe as promised. Forgive me. Sugar coma, what? Here’s the basic cheesecake recipe I follow –… Read More
Lasagna {rockin’ the Cupcake tin}
I got adventurous at the grocery store last week and grabbed some wonton wrappers as I walked by the Asian section. I know, I’m a wild woman. I didn’t have a clue what I was going to make with them, but didn’t care. I have Pinterest for that. Low and behold…these little suckers showed up. And I pinned them faster… Read More
Simply Soup {Pumpkin, Split Pea & Lentil}
While we haven’t experienced anything like our usual winter here in Michigan {and I am not complaining…the sunshine makes this gal one happy mama!}, if it’s not flip-flop weather…it’s soup season! Regardless of what the temperature gauge says. Soup is cheap, easy and oh so tasty! So I have three of our favorites thick, creamy soup recipes right here for… Read More
Crumbling the Silence {with Cookies}
We’re having a grand ol’ time here in the McMilli-vanilli home. I have no idea where that came from. You’ll have to pardon me, I’m heavily sleep deprived {sick kids, design deadlines, cookies to decorate, you know…the usual} and mildly medicated {it’s that time…and my uterus hates me}. And apparently my TMI filter is broken. {sigh} I wanted to take… Read More
Butternut Squash Cake {with Cream Cheese Frosting}
As if we needed more reasons to love squash…I present you with…CAKE! Butternut Squash Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, softened {not melted} 1 1/2 cups of white sugar 3 eggs 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon of ground… Read More
Mom…I’m Hungry! {Healthy, Kid-friendly Snacks}
I hear these words often. Occasionally it’s a less civilized grunt from Bug, or simply the sound of the seal on the refrigerator door breaking, compliments of miss Bean, but without a doubt, it would seem I am raising two little loin fruit who have the uncanny ability to nibble enthusiastically throughout the day. Which, admittedly, can ruin their appetites…but… Read More
Baked Zucchini Coins
If you have any lingering zucchini that hasn’t been devoured, grilled on pizza, shredded or chopped for freezer confinement…give these babes a whirl! They’re easy, kid-friendly and quite delicious indeed! You’ll find the recipe here, at Weelicious
‘Tis the Season…
…to eat obscene quantities of apples, apple-inspired dishes, to throw left-over apple cider into pancake batter, and get the low-down on gettin’ cozy between the sheets. Okay. So there is no formal season for doing all this, it just so happens that this is what’s happening in my house right now. The hot topics on my mind: apples and intimacy. … Read More
Baked Acorn Squash with Cinnamon Apples
You may recall my love affair with squash last Fall. It was an all-consuming, heaven-touches-earth, extravagant bliss in a bowl type experience…and I’m just aching to relive it. If it hadn’t been raining and cold for the past 2 days {and if I wasn’t still wearing slippers…and if I wasn’t feeling lazy}, I’d run out and snap a photo of… Read More
Meatball Mania {Lady and the Tramp Style}
My little Bean adores books. So naturally I was delighted when, just a few weeks ago, I was able to track down a family favorite. A series my mom’s mom read to her, and that my mom then eagerly shared with my older sister and I: The Faraway Tree Collection by Enid Blyton. Just saying “the faraway tree” conjures up… Read More
Sunflower Love (Recipe & October Wallpaper)
Welcome to October! Here’s a delightfully unusual sunflower from my sister’s garden for you. You’re welcome. For large {1680 x 1050 pixels}, click here For small {1280 x 800 pixels}, click here {just right click and save the image, and then save it as your desktop wallpaper} I just love the sunny disposition of the sunflower! I can’t help but… Read More
Rhubarb Sour Cream Pie
I must confess, I was a little intimidated when a friend handed me a bundle of rhubarb and my husband’s face lit up. He adores rhubarb sour cream pie. His mama made it. His grandma makes it. His wife had never even laid her hands on rhubarb. And we know how horribly things went last time I tried to make… Read More
