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Classic Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
One of my husband’s favorite desserts is carrot cake and this is my go to recipe. I always crave carrot cake in the Spring as it is a dessert I normally make around Easter. Kudos goes to Cory, a fellow mom from our parenting group for sharing her recipe with me over 15+ years ago. Serves 8-12. Update: In April 2024 I decided to half this recipe and make them into cupcakes and muffins. If you cut the below recipe in half you’ll yield ~ 16 cupcakes/muffins. Half the cream cheese frosting as well if you make them into cupcakes (see photo below). Bake for ~ 22 minutes. Ingredients: Step…
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My Favorite Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing
A very dear friend of mine, Jess shared her homemade Caesar salad dressing recipe with me several years ago. It quickly became a go to salad dressing recipe for my Mom & I. I make homemade croutons (recipe below in Step 4) and put shaved parmesan on top. I like to serve this on the side of Italian dishes – like lasagna or chicken parmesan subs or by itself if I want a light dinner. For an extra easy weeknight comfort meal consider serving this on the side of a loaded baked potato. Serves 6. Ingredients: 6 cups of chopped and washed romaine (You can also sub in 2 cups…
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Fresh New Office Space for 2022!
Over the holidays I decided to move my home office upstairs into the guest room – the primary goal was to give an extra level between myself and my husband’s boat building workshop. The background noise of never ending power tools and sanding just wasn’t going to be my story for 2022. The problem was how to have an office and a guest room in the same space. Our solution? Hello Murphy bed… After extensive research we decided to purchase a Murphy bed from BredaBeds located in Idaho. Each bed is made to order and we selected the Metropolitan Collection queen size with a hutch (we chose the option with…
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New Year Gratitude 2022
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