Food

Sky High Chocolate Peanut Butter Whiskey Cake

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Do you know a peanut butter lover? A chocolate lover? A chocolate peanut butter lover?  And, they like whiskey?!  This is your cake. This cake is not for the faint of heart.  It is massive and massively delicious.  And worth every decadent calorie. Looking for something special to whip up for Father’s day?  This is it! The recipe below makes 1 two layer 8-10 inch cake.  The one pictured is a double recipe.  If you want a tall cake to feed the masses then double it so that it will be sky high.  If you are feeding a few less people then proceed as theRead More →

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In: Dining Out, LOCATION: Katy

Clay’s Restaurant has been serving the Katy community for over thirty years. And, I’m old enough to remember playing in the yard.  Recently, we headed back over to acquaint our kids with the institution and they loved it! When you arrive at Clay’s you are met with their easy-to-spy sign and a large parking lot.  That should be your first clue to the crowds they can handle.  The building is weathered chic with a teaser view of the patios. Head inside and order at the counter.  There’s no wrong answer on their menu. Clay’s has been around long enough to do their food right.  WeRead More →

Whole30 Food

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In: Food, Lifestyle, Weight for It!

Whole New Year – Whole30?! While resolutions were off the table this year, per se, making changes to be better was the goal.  Part of that is the one task us moms have a really hard time with – taking care of ourselves.  Since I carried my 9+ lb. baby, this body has had a whole slew of aches and pains and a general feeling of “what now?!”   In an attempt to rectify some of this and get back to movement and maybe some (ahem, all) of my clothes being tight I’ll be hopping on the Whole30 bandwagon of change and empowerment. It’s just 30 days. IRead More →

Gingerbread Cupcakes with Molasses Caramel Frosting

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Y’all. No, really, y’all. Y’all, these Gingerbread Cupcakes with Molasses Caramel Frosting might be the most amazing things I’ve ever made.  They’re AH-mazing!  The frosting. The cake.  It is just a marriage of flavor and happiness.  Your brain is going to be so happy when you eat these. Your dopamine signals are going to be exploding. Plus, you’ll win your kid’s holiday party snack war (not that there is any such thing as mommy-competition, nope). All in all, on the cupcake side, they are fairly straightforward.  The frosting has an extra step but it is worth it.  You will need a candy thermometer.  If you haveRead More →

Thanksgiving

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In: Dinner, Eating In, Holidays

Giving Thanks…with a Full Plate & a Plan Last year I was just not feeling Thanksgiving. And it was a spectacular mess.  This year I feel the spirit and I am really looking forward to a house full.  You know what they say? Attitude is everything!  But, just in case attitude isn’t enough I will be putting all my holiday power into making this a light stress holiday.  Step One is a fabulous Thanksgiving Menu. The rest of my Stress-free Thanksgiving plan looks like this: Plan: Plan the Thanksgiving menu, the cleaning, the decorating – basically anything in my power.  This includes letting others help.  Allowing guests toRead More →

Pumpkin Spice Blend

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‘Tis the Season to Pumpkin Spice Everything This is not #PSL This is, “I’m in a hurry and don’t have time to measure everything out.”  I mean, maybe you could throw it in your latte.  Sure, why not? If you are one of those people who Google things like: “Easy Thanksgiving Desert,” “What can I make and bring to my kid’s school in 30 minutes?,” or “Which spice is pumpkin spice?” then this is the recipe for you. Pumpkin Spice is a blend of spices that can be interchangeably used in all dessert recipes for the months of October and November.  It is basically allRead More →

Hot-Onion-Cheese Dip

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In: Appetizers & Snacks

You know when you have that dream about eating cheese? Hmm, just me? Whatever. We’re heading to the beach for a week and I need to get a menu together of flexible food.  Like, maybe there will be 15 people maybe there will be 4.  Maybe, I will be alone and everyone will be out of the house and I can eat cheese in peace. This usually brings me to a lot of appetizer, finger and snack-style food as beach people tend to graze.  You look up and a sandy herd wanders through the kitchen.  You look back and poof they’re gone and replaced byRead More →