(it's all about the) food – Page 17 – Karen Creamer Author, Coach, Speaker

Cupcake Bakery in Sanford

January 23, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, baking, fitness, friends, local fun, quest for the best, tweens

I was returning my books at the library this weekend, two of which happened to be about cake baking, when one of the staffers said, "Have you tried that new cupcake bakery in Sanford?" "There's a new cupcake bakery in Sanford??" I asked (of course, she had me at "cupcake"). She did a little research … Continue reading Cupcake Bakery in Sanford

Snow day top 10 fun things to do (Part 2)!

January 20, 2011January 20, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, fitness, local fun, tweens

Can you believe that we're (possibly) getting (yet) another storm tomorrow? Just in case you exhausted your personal Top 10 list of things to do, here's another bunch of ideas. Go sledding. By now, you (most likely) have piles of snow that are plenty big enough for the kids to sled on right in your yard. … Continue reading Snow day top 10 fun things to do (Part 2)!

My new year’s word: Part 2

January 16, 2011January 19, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, books, Holidays, Karen's Kitchen, Pantry Project, writing

I finally did choose my one word for 2011; my word is: EDIT. I'm loving this word for many reasons. I can actually remember it! It works its way up from my unconscious with very little effort on my part. Bam! It's there, remember to 'edit'! It applies to my Pantry Project: use the food I have … Continue reading My new year’s word: Part 2

A room with a view

January 13, 2011January 14, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, books, writing

I got to have an entire room of my own (with a view!) in which to work on editing my book. This is big; you see, I've never had my own room before. My husband, after realizing that I had an extra day off this week said, "Hey, get a room!"...Well, even though he didn't mean … Continue reading A room with a view

Snow day! Top ten (fun) things to do

January 12, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, italian, Karen's Kitchen, movies, recipes, writing

I have not had a snow day for quite a while (the Christmas Blizzard doesn't count because I was too worried about my husband and son driving home from work in it to enjoy it). I decided to plan ahead for the next one, so I was ready to dive into distraction at a moment's notice. … Continue reading Snow day! Top ten (fun) things to do

Date night: payback for the chick flick

January 10, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, movies, restaurants

Our last date night movie was chosen by moi: How do you know (as in, "how do you know" it's a chick flick? When your husband looks around the theater and says, "Hon, I'm the only man in here," that's a big clue). This time we went to see The Fighter (his choice). Now, this is … Continue reading Date night: payback for the chick flick

The (other) cure for what ails you

January 8, 2011 by Karen, posted in health, quest for the best

Apart from the ocean, the other cure for anything is homemade chicken (or turkey) soup. Who supports using chicken soup as a curative? Well, besides me and most of the mothers and grandmothers in the history of the world, The Mayo Clinic sings its praises. Chicken soup acts as an anti-inflammatory and it also speeds up the passage … Continue reading The (other) cure for what ails you

My New Year’s Word

January 4, 2011January 4, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, fitness, Holidays

I'm sorry, but I have to ask: is there a more thankless job than deconstructing Christmas? I mean, touring the house, scavenging all the nooks and crannies for the little Santas, Nutcrackers, and whatnots that have been stashed hither and yon, all in the name of festivity, inevitably finding one or two refugees after all … Continue reading My New Year’s Word

New Year’s Eve, tween style

December 31, 2010January 4, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, books, friends, Holidays, local fun, movies, tweens, writing

Today was a "Girl's only" day for me and my tween. We had originally planned to go shopping to spend gift cards received for Christmas (both for her and for me) but then changed the plan to include a movie with a friend. (We never did go shopping with the gift cards, come to think … Continue reading New Year’s Eve, tween style

Date night (vacation week edition)

December 30, 2010December 31, 2010 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, local fun, movies, restaurants

It's been a while since we've been able to have a date night, what with the holidays coming, shopping for the holidays, wrapping for the holidays, hiding presents and then (forgetting where they were hidden) looking for the presents for the holidays.... It was nice to have Christmas behind us and get a little time … Continue reading Date night (vacation week edition)