Kitchen Meets Girl

The Magic of My Recipe Magic

May 9, 2013 By Ashley | Leave a Comment

Let's talk recipe sharing for a minute. I mean, this is a food blog and all. And if you want to know the truth, the entire reason I started a blog was to catalog the recipes I'd tried and that my family really liked. No more recipe cards, random scraps of paper shoved down in the bottom of my purse (am I the only one who does this??) or wondering which of my dozens of cookbooks contained the recipe I was looking for. Blogging is pretty slick. Food blogging is definitely awesome. And My Recipe Magic? It's where any lover of food needs to be. Have you noticed this little guy … [Continue reading...]

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What’s In Your Kitchen Wednesday

May 7, 2013 By Ashley | 20 Comments

Whoops - I inadvertently published this post early...so go ahead and start linking up! Happy Wednesday, everyone! Well, we're nearing the final stretch of the school year, and there are a still a million and one activities we're trying to squeeze in. In the meantime, I'm daydreaming about the idea of "summer vacation" for parents - the closest I'm going to get this year is a few days in Austin in June for BlogHer. Who's going? Also, if you haven't already entered, I have two really awesome giveaways going on right now. One is for a Kitchen Aid Mixer and a basket of goodies from some … [Continue reading...]

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Homemade Instant Pancake Mix

May 5, 2013 By Ashley | 23 Comments

Want to make preparing a homemade pancakes a snap? Let me show you how, with this easy homemade instant pancake mix. Actually first, let me tell you a story. It's about my kid. 'Cause that's what moms do, right? Talk to their invisible internet friends about their kids? I've mentioned before that Doodle is totally into karate right now. We're at the dojo three or four times a week, and he loves it. We love it, too, especially since the coaches do a wonderful job of weaving life lessons into the classes. Each month, the coaches focus on a word of the … [Continue reading...]

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#Digin with Home Depot and Strawberry Basil Lemonade

May 4, 2013 By Ashley | 5 Comments

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot. Well, I have some bad news. It was my intention to show you how full and lush my wave petunias were looking in my new Home Depot planters. However, since I planted my new flowers, we've had snow here twice. Twice. Seriously, I've lived in Kansas my whole life, and I've never experienced weather like this in April and May. Fortunately, The Home Depot still has plenty of pentunias and other pretty annuals left. In fact, I was so excited after completing my original planter project, that I decided I wanted to fill up … [Continue reading...]

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15 Cinco de Mayo Recipes

May 3, 2013 By Ashley | Leave a Comment

I feel like Cinco de Mayo is holiday just made for me. I mean, do you know how much Mexican food we inhale at our house on the weekly? Hint: a lot. And any excuse to stuff tortillas chips and salsa into my mouth and follow 'em with a generous slug of frozen margarita or a fruity sangria is right up my alley. In fact, we started off the weekend doing just that. I'm celebrating early, with the party going through the weekend! Just in case you're looking for a few last minute recipes for a Cinco de Mayo celebration of your own, I threw together a list of a few of my favorites. Easy as … [Continue reading...]

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Kitchen Aid Mixer Giveaway

May 1, 2013 By Ashley | 7 Comments

A couple of years ago, I talked the Tall Boy into buying me a Kitchen Aid Mixer just a few weeks before Christmas. I already had a stand mixer, but it sort of shook and rattled every time I used it, and I worried its motor would burn out before the end of the holiday season. I'd heard such great things about Kitchen Aid, and I just knew I had to have one it to get all of my holiday baking done. Best purchase I've made for the kitchen ever, hands-down. And guess what? You have the chance to win one for your very own! Not only that, but we're throwing in a basket of our favorite things! I … [Continue reading...]

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