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It’s been a crazy few weeks around here. Well, it’s always crazy, but it’s been super crazy, like things you never expect to happen kind of crazy! So let’s play catch up on what’s been going on here at Love From The Oven… First, big exciting news, I recently signed with Running Press to write my first cookbook, Smart Cookie, which will hopefully be hitting stores in Fall 2014! This has been in the works for a few months, as {Read More}
I am supposed to be sitting down to write a post about cookies or cupcakes or something baking related. But I was distracted (well, what’s new) by a great post from Francesca Kaplan Grossman over at Huff Post Parents. Jealousy, Judgement & Motherhood. When she talks about wanting to be that mom who has it totally together, but in reality is the mom peeling a half eaten granola bar out of her bag, unwrapped, and handing it to her toddler {Read More}
There are days that are good. There are days that are bad. And there are some days that are hard. Today is hard. I always feel like I need to immediately add a disclaimer – it could be so much worse. I’ve watched friend’s lose spouses at young ages, children go through cancer, terrible awful soul breaking devastation. I’m always aware of how blessed we are, and I am so thankful for that every day and am so aware at {Read More}
This is more of a personal post than a baking post, one of my “behind the blog” type of posts. And a long one! 2012 has been an extremely busy year here in the Love From The Oven house. In addition to baking up sweets and treats and sharing recipes, tips, my favorite links and more, life behind the blog has been busy, chaotic and sometimes a little crazy. While I’m not one who is big on “resolutions”, I always {Read More}
It’s been a busy week around here, but more behind the blog than on the blog. My toddler had the stomach flu, which is just no fun for anyone involved. Thankfully she’s back to her spunky self, and the rest of us have been downing garlic pills and grape juice (the “things to help prevent the stomach bug” I’ve found – may not help, but likely won’t hurt – except I really, really, really don’t like grape juice!). But I {Read More}
Yesterday I shared some of the amazing play kitchens that I have found while looking for a toy kitchen to either buy or DIY for our youngest daughter. I am so amazed at how toys have changed in the seven years between my two girls. My oldest had a few pieces of pretend plastic food and little boxes that looked like cereal boxes – for the most part that’s all I recall being out there. But now, WOW. So many {Read More}
Many of my readers know that I have two daughters, I love to bake and I love all things creative, pink and pretty. Add all of those ingredients together for holiday shopping and a little kid size kitchen seems like the perfect gift idea. With my youngest finally starting to get into pretend play, this seems like the perfect time to bring a play kitchen back into our home. I’ve been all over the internet window shopping and looking for {Read More}
Any of you who follow me on Instagram know that I am always snapping and sharing pics of my two girls. While I absolutely adore posed, formal photos, I always feel like the candid moments are the ones that we look back on that tell the stories and take us back in time. I look back at the photo on the top of this post on the left, of my now nine year old daughter, and remember those little {Read More}
Busy week around here, Halloween, baking, hitting the stores, fun giveaways… good stuff! Don’t miss the fabulous Folgers Gourmet Selections Coffee Giveaway. With new dessert inspired flavors like Caramel Drizzle, Coconut Cream Pie and Mocha Swirl, this is truly one sweet giveaway. And it includes not one but two coffee makers and one is an awesome Keurig. Go enter now! I shared a delicious Pumpkin Banana Walnut Bread recipe with Diamond Walnuts. I made some super fun no bake Cake {Read More}
When my oldest daughter was about two years old, I documented an entire day with photos of everything we did, no matter how mundane. I’m not sure why I haven’t done it every year, and really should – I love those everyday candid moments. I decided that I needed to do a day in photos for my little one, and then figured I’d do one for my blog as well. Wonder what a food blogger does all day? So {Read More}
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