"Gather the crumbs of happiness and they will make you a loaf of contentment."~ Unknown
3 months. 3 months later & I’m back! Bananas, right? Not to say that I haven’t wanted to be baking and blogging, because I have! I’ve just had NO time for anything extra in my crazy busy life. My pastry business is booming, like you wouldn’t believe! I’ve been blessed to have a cake and […]
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6 weeks. 6 weeks later and this recovery is no fun. This past week has been rough. Emotionally, physically & psychologically. It’s been nearly 3 months since I’ve been able to pick up, run around with or be with my Daughter during the day. And missing my Baby Girl is slowly killing me inside. Which […]
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“You scream, I scream, we ALL scream for Ice Cream!” It’s muggy and icky warm today, here in sunny California and ironically, the PERFECT setting to indulge in America’s favorite dessert: ice cream! And since I (unfortunately) won’t be back up and baking up anything new until early September, I’m determined to become the Mistress […]
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Heat. This Menopausal Mama does not LIKE heat. Alright, never mind. Like is too soft a word for my…distain of this (horrid) 90ish degree weather. Now HATE? HATE is much more accurate. So let’s start over. Heat. This Menopausal Mama HATES heat. Because in my life, with hot flashes and mood swings and weird (sad) […]
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Since I’ve now been enduring recovery for just shy of two weeks & everything physical is rather difficult, I’ve been desperately trying to find a way to feed my family, without relying on take out or assistance from family or friends every night. And wow, my friends, this recovery is not at all how I […]
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Fathers Day Year 3! Fathers Day this year within my little Family of 3 wasn’t quite what I had hoped it to be. I had PLANS for the Father of my beautiful Little Girl. But we all know that life sometimes happens when you’re out making plans. With no exception this year. That grandeos plan […]
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Hello fans! Since I am currently recovering from surgery and restricted from being up and about in my kitchen, I’m debuting a special book related treat for you: interviews with guest bloggers who, like me, have a passion for the written world of Children’s Literature! You all may know that after 17 years as a […]
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Chicken Noodle Soup. Who doesn’t like Chicken Noodle Soup?? No one that I know. We all know that when sickness strikes, chicken noodle soup comes to the rescue. Every single time. But what about Chicken Noodle Soup as a standard dinner option? Even when there’s no little runny nose or no happy slap of rain […]
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Alright, my friends! When my Mom took my Daughter & I to Wendys after one of my specialist appointments last week, and I tried their new strawberry chicken salad, I fell head over heels for their salad menu! Which, for me, is kinda a big deal. Salads are personal to me. They need to be […]
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10 years. May 15th was an incredibly special day for my Husband & I. Because May 15th represented an entire 10 years of being together. An entire decade. Of facing more challenges than many would face in their entire lifetime, more or less 10 years. A story most of you know very well. Because being […]
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The Stealthy Kitchen Mama 