Baking With Kids

Several years ago my I bought a book called Drawing With Children. Every time he saw it my husband liked to joke that he'd draw with children, but he couldn't find a sharpener big enough to fit their heads. (yeah, he's warped, but I love him anyway.)

That was what came to mind when Aimee, the editor of Simple Bites and the author of the blog Under the Highchair, asked me to write a post about Baking with Kids. To get the answer to the burning question of whether it's better to used minced or diced kids, when baking with kids, head over to Simple Bites. (Yes, I'm warped too. Didn't you know that by now?)

Because I've been feeling a bit swamped lately (can you tell by how infrequently I post?), this will be my last post for Simple Bites. But not to fear, they've got some wonderful new writers who will more than fill the void. Be sure, if you haven't already, to sign up to subscribe via email or RSS feed.

And the picture? That's my son and the armpit butter. Why? Well, go read the post and find out.

Pickles, Extra Garlic, Please

Skip on over to Simple Bites to see my post about making pickles. I made extra garlic dills and show you how you can, too.

There's still time to enter to win Gumzoobo for your Xbox! Just leave a comment here or on the previous post, including the word Gumzoobo, and you'll be entered to win!

Granola Bars on Simple Bites

Tomorrow I'll post something rich and chocolatey, but today you can skip on over to Simple Bites to read my article about granola bars. Make the bars today and you'll feel healthy enough to take on the coming decadence!

Menu Planning

Today my first bit of writing for Simple Bites is up. I wrote about how I menu plan and gave ideas to help you do the same. Go check it out!

New and Exciting

I'm really not good at keeping secrets. I say, in all earnestness, "Go ahead and tell me. I won't tell anyone." But if it's a great, big, fun, exciting secret, it fizzes away inside of me till I feel like I'll pop if I don't tell.

Well, I've got two red hot secrets that I've been sitting on and the time has finally come that I can announce them to the world.

Number one, and most important, is that my daughter is expecting. She and her husband bought a house last year and with the nest all set up, she's ready to bring a little one into it. So look for a lag in blogging later this summer. And then some outright brag posts with lots of photos.

Number two, and very cool, is that I've been asked to be a contributing writer to a new online blogazine (did I just make that word up? I like the sound of it. Magazine + blog = blogazine), Simple Bites. Go ahead and check it out. Aimée, of Under The High Chair, is the editor and she's got great vision for this adventure. Simple Food, simplified life.





While you're there, check out my glamour shot as one of the contributors and see the elite company I'll be keeping. (I still suspect I got asked to join by mistake, but I'm not telling them!)

And be sure to visit Tuesday Feb 9th, as there's going to be a big grand opening give away! Free stuff! Woo hoo!

I'll let y'all know when I've got a new article up, but you'll probably want to subscribe to the RSS feed, so you can catch all the great tips, news, and conversations over there.

And tune in some time in August for the other big announcement - boy or girl!