Category Archives: Food, recipes

The Sweet Book of Candy Making *Book Giveaway*

Posted on Saturday, December 22, 2012 by Regina Lord

I received a beautiful book from Quarry books, called The Sweet Book of Candy Making by Elizabeth LaBau.  It is simply mouthwatering flipping from one page to the next. Sadly, most of the candy involves dairy and as I get … Continue reading →

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bits and bites

Posted on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 by Regina Lord

These DIY almond joy bites are delicious.  Must make more! Some instagram from this month.

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Day of the Dead traditions: coffee and bread

Posted on Saturday, November 3, 2012 by Regina Lord

cafe de olla Today was the perfect day to have some delicious cafe de olla, a Mexican coffee drink which is warm, sweet with hints of cinnamon & molasses.  Traditionally it is made with piloncillo or Mexican brown sugar, which … Continue reading →

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pumpkin smoothie and postcards

Posted on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 by Regina Lord

Revisiting an old favorite, pumpkin smoothie.  So tasty and creamy. The recipe is HERE if you’d like to try it. These I made for a postcard swap with my Art of Giving gals. There are 3 more, but I still … Continue reading →

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double chocolate zucchini bread

Posted on Sunday, August 19, 2012 by Regina Lord

I made this double chocolate zucchini bread a few days ago and, oh my gosh, it was so good.  First, I saw this recipe on pinterest and was inspired to find a similar, but vegan recipe. I did find this … Continue reading →

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Happy Father’s Day!

Posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 by Regina Lord

We had a great day celebrating with Daddy today. The kids made these amazing cards with alcohol ink and letter stamps. We made him a t-shirt with fabric paint and a big strawberry cake. My children are so lucky to … Continue reading →

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venus transit & more

Posted on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 by Regina Lord

We got to watch Venus cross the SUN today with special viewers which I used to take this shot. The boys thought it was pretty cool. I also made some tasty peanut butter freezer fudge using THIS recipe. I just … Continue reading →

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refreshing

Posted on Saturday, April 21, 2012 by Regina Lord

I went yard “sailing” yesterday with my friend.  We didn’t find many, but still had a really fun day. I did find a few vintage books (I could not resist that turquoise pattern cover) and some really cool stamps. $2 … Continue reading →

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Sugar overload

Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 by Regina Lord

white and chocolate vegan cupcakes with creme filling We celebrated my baby’s 7th birthday today (wahhh, sniff sniff). Seven. How does that happen so fast? My baby–he’s growing up. He woke up saying, “Today I am doing 7 year old, … Continue reading →

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Valentine Treats

Posted on Monday, February 13, 2012 by Regina Lord

It was a candy workshop around here all day.  Melting chocolate and dipping all kinds of yummy things in it. I made some rum balls two weeks ago and have kept them in the frig to allow the flavors to … Continue reading →

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