DIY Brown Sugar
Hands in the air: how many of you make or have ever made your own brown sugar? Me? Not so much. I feel a little embarrassed and confused. How is it that I have never ever made my own brown sugar (or...
View ArticleHow To Properly Use A Meat Thermometer in Two Easy Steps
Using a quick-read meat thermometer is easy peasy. Let’s make sure we’re doing it right, shall we? How To Use a Meat Thermometer in Two Easy Steps: 1) Insert thermometer into the center of the...
View ArticleHow-To: Freezing Fresh Herbs
I want to be a gardener, I do. I’ve given it a try, but as many of your know, my garden gave me the finger. Oy. So what’s a saddy sad non-gardening grandmama to do? STEAL FROM THE NEIGHBORS! Not...
View ArticleTwo Vital Tricks When Making Spaghetti
Wait. There are two vital tricks when making spaghetti? Really? There are tricks to making one of the easiest dishes on the planet? As my great Italian auntie says, “Yeah, buddy.” OK, I don’t really...
View ArticleRequired Summer Reading: Secondary Drowning
I’ve written about drowning before and how the actual process of drowning doesn’t look like you might think it would (if you missed that important post, you can read it HERE). Today, let’s take a look...
View ArticlePSA of the Day: Infant CPR & Choking Refresher
The holidays are upon us and that may mean you’ll be entertaining family, maybe family with babies. What a great time for an infant CPR and choking primer! Y’all know I love a PSA. Check it HERE, HERE...
View ArticleIt Takes an Army, A Swiss Army
How many times have you been out shopping at T.J. Maxx, reach for a 50%-off the already 50%-reduced item and gaaa! a painful hangnail or a jagged nail. The horror! There’s nothing left to do but go on...
View ArticleMade Simple: Freezing Fresh Herbs
If you’ve read here long enough, you know I swipe herbs from my neighbors. Why grow herbs, when you can steal ’em. ~pulling on ski mask and creeping into their yard at midnight with a flashlight~ Not...
View ArticleI Meant For This to Go Differently
I’m an organizer; I love it. Nothing better than a good list and solid plan to follow in order to get things done. Make the list. Do the list. Throw away checked-off completed list. Make new list....
View ArticleMotion Sickness Science
If you have kiddos or grandkiddos, this post on motion sickness is for you. I have been known to get car sick. I won’t go on a cruise because I tend to be motion sensitive. I was the kid in the...
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