Chocolate Pudding Cake… in the CROCKPOT!

3/4 cup flour 1/4 cup cocoa powder 1 (3.4 oz) box cook-and serve chocolate pudding 1/4 plus 1/3 cup sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 cup milk 2 Tbsp canola oil 1 Tbsp vanilla 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips 3 Tbsp chocolate sauce 1 1/2 cups boiling water Coat

It’s not just men

I hate to ask for directions. I really do. Everyone says it’s men who hate to admit when they are lost, but with my husband and me, it’s the opposite. I’m the one who stubbornly insists I CAN FIGURE IT OUT ON MY OWN, OKAY?!?! I HAVE A MAP!!!! even when it is obvious to

Why I haven’t written anything in a week

Because it is Spring Break. Which means all my kids are home. All day. Which means all the creativity has been sucked out of me, and all I can do is sit here like an unmotivated lifeless blob. I’ll get back to you guys next week.

Snack Fail

About once a week I bring an after-school snack to a group of kids that live at the homeless shelter. I try to get them something that’s good, but at least slightly healthy. I mean, I’d like them to enjoy the snack (and think that I’m cool), but I want to make sure they get

Baked Shrimp Scampi

This is a Barefoot Contessa recipe I made last week. Delicious! Of course, my version was slightly less pretty. And I took out some of the complications. Here’s the recipe, with my modifications in (Notes): Baked Shrimp Scampi 2 pounds shrimp in the shell 3 tablespoons good olive oil 2 tablespoons dry white wine Kosher salt

I Want Oscars Hair!

No. I don’t mean Oscar’s hair. I mean Oscars hair. You get it? I’ve been reading the People Magazine “Awards Season Special.” Also I’ve been looking at hair tips on pinterest. So I decided to try to make a version of this with my own hair. Unfortunately I suffered from a lack of a hairstylist

Mommy is trying to nap

The twins promised to play quietly in my room so I could take a nap. “Play quietly” was apparently defined by Little Girl as, “Bring every toy we own into Mommy’s room, especially the noisy ones”.  (Good to see you, Fire Truck. Ah, Tambourine! Join the party!) And Little Boy busily built paper-cup towers on my

Talking to the gate guards

We lived on a closed Army post, and so we have to go through a checkpoint gate several times every day. I kind of feel sorry for the MP’s who have to stand there all day and look at people’s ID’s. I’m sure it is boring. We were going through the gate late at night

Wrap Away Inches Overnight?

I saw this tip on pinterest and I figured I should try it. After all, I didn’t embarrass myself enough with my shaving post (remember how I let my leg hair grow into a full crop?!), so  it seemed like a great idea to try some more internet self-humiliation. First I measured my waist for