Sweet Treats

Dressed-Up Brownies

January 9, 2012

You know how when you read fashion magazines, they tell you how to “dress up” a basic dress with a kicky belt? These are dressed-up brownies for sure. You see in the photo above, there’s a shadowy figure in the background of my brownie photo.  That would be my fiance going back for thirds of [...]

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Classic Irish Oatmeal

January 8, 2012

I distinctly recall being in Kindergarden and having my teacher, Mrs. Fitzgerald, tell us to have oatmeal on cold winter mornings because it would “stick to your guts.” I was horrified. Since then, I haven’t been as big on oatmeal as other people have.  For one thing, I have this horrible mental image of oatmeal [...]

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The Happy Home’s 5 Most Popular Projects of 2011

December 29, 2011

I guess it’s a major bummer that my blogging has slowed down these last few months of 2011, but I’m here to do a nice little recap.  I already posted about some of the best SEO phrases people have used to find The Happy Home.  So, here’s a countdown of my 5 most popular posts! [...]

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Sugar Cookies

October 10, 2011

It’s about 10am Pacific Time and I just wanted to check in with everyone. Survived. Though I’m about 90% sure I have a sinus infection. The Happy Home is still filthy, with piles of dirty laundry, stinky dogs, and unwashed windows.  It was a weekend of sleep and football, and avoiding the grocery store. It’s [...]

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The Pumpkin Spice Latte

September 29, 2011

Let me be honest here… This is an entirely contrived, sugar-filled, horrible for you cocktail. In the proper vein of Halloween, after all. It’s pretty simple to mix up if you get your hands on that Hiram Walker Pumpkin Spice liqueur. 2 oz pumpkin spice liqueur 1 oz ginger vodka 1 oz Kahlua milk to [...]

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Adding to My Pancake Arsenal

September 26, 2011

Do you have a favorite pancake recipe? We have a go-to recipe that we make quite often– it’s not much harder than just mixing milk and eggs into Bisquick, but it’s technically “from scratch”.  We nabbed it off of AllRecipes, and it doesn’t even have buttermilk!  Because, really– who ever has buttermilk in their house? [...]

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Chocolate Pumpkin Pie.

September 20, 2011

I posted this recipe last year, just in time for Thanksgiving.  But I really feel like it’s necessary to 1) be reposted and 2) be reposted now, because LA is kind of gloomy, and I’m already in the autumn spirit. Instead of making a crust from scratch, I used a prepared graham cracker crust.  I [...]

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