Joyfulness and Weekend Breakfast…..

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Joyfulness ~ • Sunshine this afternoon! • A big hug and kiss from a very special young lady, best friend to the dancing daughter • Making 4 dinners in one pot today and having a VERY full fridge and freezer • Entertaining for dinner……and laughing ourselves silly! • Yogurtland!!!!! Yummy & gluten free! • Pilates [...]

Easter Cupcakes 3 Ways

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Lenten Update ~ Today the opportunity presented itself to buy a coffee for a colleague who was in line behind me before a meeting Today I had an absolute ball playing the Easter Bunny and providing my team, ballet ladies and friends with Easter Cupcakes 3 ways!  I was also lucky enough to be indulged [...]

Muffin Monday ~ Gluten Free Monkey Bread Muffins

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Lenten update ~ I forgot to give you the update yesterday so here is 2 days worth : Yesterday I let someone go in front of me at the grocery store that only had 3 items and gave her a warm and friendly smile although I didn’t feel warm and friendly! Today I baked some [...]

All Aussie Week ~ Faux Foodie Lamington Cupcakes

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It’s almost Australia Day which means, not only a long weekend, but the chance to feature “All Things Aussie” on the blog.   See, even though I was raised in the USA, I was actually born in Kyogle, NSW to an American Mother and an Australian Dad.   Because bureaucracy is completely imbecile my Mom [...]

Reese’s Layered Cupcakes

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Peanut butter palooza 2.0 has been in full swing in my kitchen and I’m now waving the white flag for the end.  Good think I saved the best for last! Today I bring you the second most requested treat in my recipe file (the first will come in good time, my pretties!).   My super [...]

Frightfully Delicious

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Halloween was a big deal in my house when I was growing up.  Each year I had a great costume including one year as Pippi Longstocking (a wire hanger over my head and plaits straight out) and another as a gridiron football player.    My family visited a family friends’ real life mansion type house that [...]