Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
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 …
I’ve seen a lot of recipes recently for homemade marshmallows and I’ve basically ignored them. I mean, making marshmallows is not really high on my cooking “to-do” list if you know what I mean. They’re available at the store, they’re cheap and I don’t really care about them. That being said, I have a little …
My first guest in Pleasantville is Angie aka @angiebelievein. Angie is so, so pleasant and super calming too. After reading her blog today, I’m booking myself a Reiki appointment. You can find her blog at www.believein.ca where she writes about the calmer side of life. Thanks for coming by Angie, loved having you here! Angie’s …
Keeping up with the challenges on the 30 Day Mom Challenge haven’t really been that hard. Remembering to write about it has been. D’oh! Challenge – Leave a Sweet Note for Them Check. Actually found old wedding stationary and wrote them a note on that. Told them how blessed I was to have them, how …
Michelle Duggar has me feeling a little like an underachiever today. I mean for starters she just announced she’s expecting with child number 20. TWENTY!! I mean there’s a good chance in two or three generations half the population of the United States will be a descendent of the Duggar clan for Pete’s sake. Talk …
My oldest daughter caught onto reading very young and has developed a deep love for it. My youngest was a little harder to engage. We started to encourage her to read to our dog after reading several studies that show that kids literacy improved after reading to their pets. It’s paying off. Her reading is …
So the last three days have been crazy busy…..doing for my children. In fact, since Friday night I’d say I was entirely focused on them. Friday night we took them to Laser tag and watched as two little girls entered a room with 20 boys and kicked some major laser ass. Too much fun. Then …
We call these Santa’s Favorite Cookies because when we put these out he didn’t leave any behind. Not one. Santa also left a note saying “Please make these again”. That pretty much says it all, doesn’t it? I love these cookies because they are so easy to make after mass on Christmas Eve and the …
