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Memorial Day Weekend
It’s Memorial Day Weekend and for me that usually means I’m heading to my parents’ home for the long weekend to visit family. This year, my sister was planning to come out to my parents’ for a few extra days to do some wedding planning, but with everything closed it’s…
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12 Halloween Picture Books
Happy Halloween! Today I’m sharing a whole bunch of treats! 12 Picture Books with Halloween in the title and a special treat, perfect for today! In the past few weeks, I’ve offered titles about monsters, ghosts, and witches, but today I wanted to focus specifically on Halloween. You’ll find a…
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Halloween Parties and Cookies
With two parties to attend this evening a little baking was in order for the morning! After drooling over a number of recipes, with a range of complexity from pumpkin spice whoopie pies to apple cider cupcakes, I landed on Salted Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Crinkle cookies. With the first party…
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4 Picture Books About Baking
My post – 4 Picture Books About Cooking was quite popular last weekend. So I thought I’d replicate it and focus on baking this week. Here are 4 picture books about baking sure to inspire you and make your tummy rumble! If you ask someone who enjoys being in the…
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#blogbookaday: Dough Knights and Dragons
Summary: “In a mythical kingdom, a knight and a dragon cook up a delicious plan to save their friendship! In Dough Knights and Dragons, a curious knight and an amiable dragon meet serendipitously, and instantly bond over their shared love of baking. But the friends are filled with sadness when, according to…
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#MGBookmas Day 3: Favorite Sweet Treat In an MG Book
I’m going to be participating in this year’s #MGBookmas list – look for titles for the next 12 days that fit each of these fun categories! You can participate to on Instagram, Twitter or your own blog! Follow #MGBookmas for everyone’s choices.
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Reading and Other Passions
I love to read and if given the choice when I have a little extra time, that is likely how you’ll find me – nose in a book and probably so engaged I’m no longer paying attention to what’s going on around me. I’m constantly carrying a book around, always…
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Edible Book Contest
This is such a great event to encourage getting children into the kitchen! We’ve had an annual Edible Book Contest for the past six years and although we don’t get many submissions (usually between 10 – 15) the kids that do submit edible books are amazingly creative and their submissions…
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A Tangle of Knots
A Tangle of Knots written by Lisa Graff is a mysterious puzzle with just a touch of magic that is told in multiple viewpoints. The reader is introduced to 11-year-old Cady, an orphan with a special Talent for baking (especially cakes). She soon becomes mixed up in a lost luggage emporium,…
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Christmas means….
In my parent’s house, Christmas means my dad setting up his model trains from when he was young and my mom baking in the kitchen, and watching White Christmas with everyone. Growing up with three siblings my mom used baking as a way to spend time with each of…
