What to do with leftover half and half #tbt

Every Friday my dad picks up my preschooler and takes her to the park for lunch and playing. I know, I'm super lucky. Believe me, you do't even want to hear about what the other 3 local grand parents do, they are all amazing:) Anyhoo, my dad brings half and half for my daughter to drink (just go with it), and we often have some left over in our fridge.

Recently, as the weather has been turned a bit cooler, and I'm nursing the baby only during the day (he sleeps at night), I've revisited one of my favorite cocktails, the Brandy Alexander. I first discovered it at the Bar at La Terrasse, a great restaurant in West Philly, when I was in college, and Ive brought it back as a special occasion drink. It fills both the dessert and drink categories, so take that into account when planning when to have it!

After getting back to my wedding weight (I posted about it yesterday), I certainly only have this as a special occasion drink. And as a mom, that usually means a day when the preschooler refused to wear a costume to the Halloween party, the baby is snotty, the kindergartener left his library book at home, and the second grader had really hard questions about life that she only thought of 5 minutes *after* bedtime:)

Find my original post and recipe for a Brandy Alexander cocktail here.

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Owl Cupcakes #tbt

As i mentioned in my original Throwback Thursday post, I'm embracing some of my favorite posts from years past, just in case you missed them the first time around:)

I've made these Owl Cupcakes each year for Halloween, fun, easy, the kids can do it themselves... Nothing better than that:)

Find my original post with more pics and instructions (in case you need them) here.

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Fruitcake Cookies #tbt

I have decided to embrace blogging as an outlet for all creative endeavors, my parenting successes and failures, my decorating fantasies and real-life projects, and as a way to remember the foods I cook, parties I throw, and the people who I share them with. To that end, I've decided to bring in Throw Back Thursday #tbt posts, of some of my favorite posts from the past. While I've been blogging less this past year, in 2012 I posted 256 times! More than enough for me to want to go back and remember some of the better recipes, tips, and fun.

I made these again this year for Rosh Hashanah, it's become something of a tradition for me and the kids, but the spiciness and warmth of the cookies works perfectly all fall and winter long.

Find my original post with the recipe here.

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