Recipes

Everyone needs a great chocolate ganache recipe in their cookbook! This recipe is a classic and the best ganache recipe I’ve ever tried. It’s perfectly shiny with rich chocolate flavor and takes 5 minutes to whip up! I think that the world is better with chocolate in it! I love making things at home like hot fudge, yummy chocolate frosting, and of course, chocolate mousse. They are so much easier to make than most people think, and they make everything you put them on better. That’s why you absolutely have to try this chocolate ganache recipe. It’s so simple and...

This post contains affiliate links. This week was a busy one.  Our cat had a medical emergency (more about that next week), my husband had an in-town conference, and my daughters are busy getting projects ready for an upcoming science fair, so they met with their friends/partners a few times.  All of that meant less goal-achieving, but life should settle down in the next few weeks.  Here are my goals for 2023: weeks 18 of 52. Personal Development My kids are older now, so I have a bit more time to devote to personal development.  So, these are the items...

You might not know the name Hipgnosis, but you've definitely seen this creative duo's work. You might even have copies of it in your house right now. Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey "Po" Powell, aka Hipgnosis (the G is silent, like lasagna), founded the design firm in the late '60s. And along with later members (including Peter Christopherson of Throbbing Gristle), they created album covers for some of the biggest names of the 1970s. The most famous is Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon — triangle, rainbow, you know the one — but there are dozens and dozens more. Anton...

Parents probably spend more time not watching kids TV shows than actually sitting down and watching them. Unlike family movie night, children’s television serves one undeniable purpose in the life of a busy family: a virtual babysitter. And, unlike 30 years ago, thanks to streaming, children now can binge-watch, just like their parents, requesting “one more episode” sometimes sweetly, sometimes because they’re hooked.This isn’t to say children today watch too much TV, or that they watch more than we all did back in the ‘70, ‘80s, and ‘90s. And, in all the ways that count, what makes a good kids...

This classic recipe is so simple to make and my family loved it! Ground beef patties in gravy, these Easy Salisbury Steak will need to be added to your menu this week.  I have to admit Salisbury Steak was my favorite growing up, but I always ate it from the microwave meals. Well, I never knew what I was missing until I finally made it homemade! This recipe is so good and so simple to make. I always serve mine with mashed potatoes and a vegetable or salad.  How to make Homemade Easy Salisbury Steak: Start by preparing your Salisbury Steak...