November 2011

Creamy Chocolate Fudge

Posted in Candy, Christmas, Gluten Free, Kate

11.30.2011

I am an admitted holiday slacker. You know how Sara spends 3 days decorating her house for every holiday and says things like her epic Valentine’s Day breakfast are no big deal? I would love to be awesome like that, but alas, I am not. I am a low-key holiday-er. Now, granted, we just got back from vacation… and during the last few days of our vacation, I caught a little virus and haven’t been feeling great. And even though …

Simpel Watch Giveaway

1,925

Posted in The Scoop

11.29.2011

NOTE: This giveaway is now closed. Congrats to #246: Pam, #1318: Michele, #332:Shirley Elizabeth and #644: Tanis! All winners have been contacted, congratulations! Remember, you still have until Dec. 15th to use the code OBB25 to get 25% off your entire order, so get shopping! If you’re looking for a unique gift idea for people on your Christmas lists, I’ve got the perfect thing for ya! I love these watches. My husband has had one for a while now, …

Time Out For Women 2012

Posted in General News

11.28.2011

Since Kate is making her way back from the happiest place on earth, and I’m still recovering from having my kids home all day on a 9 day holiday break aka spend all day in our jammies, go on a laundry strike and trash the house spree a lovely Thanksgiving week, we wanted to make a quick announcement today and then we’ll be back in the kitchen cooking and crafting this week. We are really excited to announce that …

Silhouette Black Friday Sale!

Posted in The Scoop

11.23.2011

You may have not won our Silhouette Cameo giveaway, but you can get a great deal on one starting this Friday. Here are the details! First of all, almost everything in the Silhouette On-line Store is on sale already, like vinyl, tote bags (that’s what I’m buying!) sketch pens, software, and more: But we can make it even better. Skip the code mentioned in the ad above and instead use the code”BITES” and instead of 30% you’ll get 40% of …

Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted in Thanksgiving and Fall Flavors

11.21.2011

Or rather, Happy Thanksgiving week- since it’s Monday :) Kate is off vacationing, and I’m at home with my kids out of school all week, so we thought we’d leave you with a few of our favorite Thanksgiving dishes today since everyone seems to be in planning mode already. I’m going to skip all the fancy descriptions and just show you pictures of the things that usually show up on my holiday table. These are my faves! No one minds …

Creamy Pear Pie

Posted in Kate, Pies and Pastries, Thanksgiving and Fall Flavors

11.18.2011

A few years ago (well, more than a few, because it was before my husband and I had kids and before my parents sold their house and became the youngest, most active, and most rule-defying residents of a retirement community), my husband and I spent the weekend with my parents. My step-mom, delighted at the idea of company, made us a pie. And it was a reaaaaaaally good pie. It was a pear pie, but instead of being kind of …

Silhouette Cameo Giveaway

4,980

Posted in The Scoop

11.17.2011

Note: This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to lucky number #274 Aimee Jongejan! Aimee, I’ve sent you an email! For the rest of you…stay tuned. I will be posting details for the Black Friday Silhouette deal in a new post very soon. For those of you already mapping out your shopping strategy, I’ll tell you that Silhouette is offering a 30% discount on the entire store starting on Black Friday, and with a special OBB code you can get another …

Flower Turkeys

Posted in Holiday Crafts, Sara, Thanksgiving and Fall Flavors

11.16.2011

Our little Oreo Turkeys were such a hit last Thanksgiving that I wanted to find another crafty turkey project to make and share this year. And I found it. I’m so in love with these little guys; and they’re so easy! I found the idea on our good friend Steph’s blog, Crafting in the Rain. Steph is one of the craftiest (and kindest) people I know and always has such fun little projects that inspire me. I made 5 of …

Baking up Some Love

Posted in Kate, The Scoop

11.15.2011

So yesterday was kind of one of those days. First of all, it was a Monday, which is never good for anyone. Second, because Thanksgiving is next week, my kids have a short school week, which means that on Thursday morning, we are leaving the first real family vacation (like where we’re not shoehorned into someone’s spare bedroom/couch) we’ve taken in 6 1/2 years (so pretty much my kids’ whole lives). As excited as we are to go, there is …

Kate’s Thanksgiving Turkey

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Posted in Gluten Free, Kate, Oven Baked, Poultry, Thanksgiving and Fall Flavors

11.14.2011

This is our 4th Our Best Bites Thanksgiving, so we’ve been doing this long enough to have noticed some interesting patterns. Every year, we get lots and lots of visitors in October and lots and lots in December, but November is always kind of a slow month. We’ve always been puzzled because if there’s a month we should be hitting it out of the park, it’s November, the delicious month that marks the beginning of holiday poundage. And then we …