Tag Archives: Tweens

February 13, 2013 · 8:17 pm

Buttermilk Mini Chocolate Chip Muffins…for Kids AND Grown-ups!

Buttermilk, as I told my mommy dinner group, is a critical success factor for achieving a moist cake, cupcake or muffin.   Continue reading →

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February 2, 2013 · 8:26 pm

Full-test Chocolate Cookies for Valentine’s Day

My 12 year old son Ken wants to bring in treats for his friends for Valentine’s Day.  Personally, I think this is subterfuge so he can give a treat to whatever girl he happens to like this week. Continue reading →

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January 4, 2013 · 7:58 pm

Taste Test #2 By The Tweenagers – Low-Fat Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Before I forget, I need to give you an update on my recent post about the plate method for diabetics.  My sister Tina commented that for the DM plate method, you should add a fruit and a glass of low-fat milk. Continue reading →

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October 15, 2012 · 10:00 pm

Boys Will Be Boys

Last night as I was getting ready to shut down (my laptop), I clicked over to check FB and my email, just because I’m an old techie obsessed with being wired.  In my inbox was a note from my mommy friend Adel; her son Matthew and Ken have been best friends since first grade.  Ken even stayed with them when Kurt and I had the transplant surgeries; Continue reading →

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October 14, 2012 · 9:18 pm

The Sour Cream Noodle Bake…

As I promised earlier, here’s my experience with the Pioneer Woman’s Sour Cream Noodle Bake, but with a guest chef! Continue reading →

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October 14, 2012 · 10:17 am

Why Are You Acting So Cray Cray?

It’s not that I don’t want to blog every day.  It’s not that I don’t have some story about food or my family to share.  It’s just the convergence of ill-timed events that ultimately preclude my getting any time in front of my laptop.  Not that these aren’t good events, mind you, they just startle me out of my routine of cooking and writing. Continue reading →

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