Amy Williamson

Cookbook Review: Back of the Box Cooking

The first thing I do when I get a new cookbook is to read it like a book. I tag the recipes I want to try so I can come back later and easily find them. Too many times I have purchased a cookbook and only tagged a few recipes in it.

Posted 2 weeks ago.

Cookbook Review: 100-Calorie Snacks

Summer time for moms mean a few things. First, it means fitting into a bathing suit whether we like to or not. Secondly, it may mean a few days or evenings at the pool or playing outside. This means we need some snacks, and not the prepackaged kind that somehow still leaves you hungry.

Posted 4 mon. ago.

Freezable Cost Effectiveness

I love to cook and enjoy spending an entire day in the kitchen. And as a working mom, I often do spend most of my Sunday afternoons in the kitchen preparing meals for the week. I like to come home and be able to pop something in the oven or heat something up and not spend what little time I have in the evening on preparation.

Posted 7 mon. ago.

Raisin Bran Muffins

I received a complimentary copy of The Fussy Eater's Recipe Book by Annabel Karmel. Let's just preface this by saying it's not my kids who are fussy eaters, it's my husband. Yes, you read that right. And I completely blame his parents (luckily they don't read here...).

Posted 7 mon. ago.

Sandra Lee's Blueberry Muffins

I love to cook, I mean really, really love to cook. I own more cookbooks than I care to share. I have printed enough recipes off the internet to kill a couple reams of paper. I also consider myself an adventurous eater. Unfortunately, my family does not agree with my adventurous side, so I am constantly looking for recipes that provide a slight change to the doldrums of the regular recipes.

Posted 9 mon. ago.

Not Great With Goodbyes

I am really not good with goodbyesâ¦. Whenever the grandparents visit for a weekend, my kids have a hard time saying goodbye to them. They wonât pass out hugs and kisses; they hide behind me or my husband. They hate saying goodbye and realize the fun they had with Grandma and Grandpa (plus all the little gifts they always con them into buying them) will be gone.

Posted 10 mon. ago.

Christmas Present, Christmas Past

While there was wrapping paper flying, I sat back and was surprised by how fast it all went by.Â Every year, I think that I am going to make it go slow, make the kids relish each and every present. Who am I kidding? Considering their ages, 5 and almost 3, I am pretty sure this wonât happen anytime soon.

Posted 10 mon. ago.

North Carolina Christmas

I think the biggest thing I strive for as a Mom is starting up family traditions that hopefully my kids will pass along to their kids one day. Every since moving to North Carolina almost three years ago, we have spent every Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in our own home. Much to the dismay of the extended family we left in Virginia, including three sets of grandparents. If they want to see their …

Posted 10 mon. ago.

The Question of the Holidays

I was chatting with friends, and the question arose as to whether or not we purchase all the gifts on our kidsâ wish lists from Santa. I donât remember what I wished for when I was little. I donât remember Christmases filled with toys. And after my parentsâ divorce, the only thing I remember is bouncing from house to house on Christmas Day.

Posted 10 mon. ago.

Resolutions Already

It may be a little early to think about New Yearâs resolutions, but considering how fast 2008 has flown by, I am guessing I should get a head start. I am not going to yell. Not at my kids, my husband, myself. I am not going to yell when Audrey decides what I have laid out for her to wear in the morning is just not good enough. She needs to wear her High School Musical T-shirt. I am not goi…

Posted 11 mon. ago.

about this blog

Amy Williamson

Amy is a TriangleMom2Mom featured blogger, appearing every Wednesday.

She lives in Holly Springs with her two daughters, a four-year old aspiring High School Musical character and a two-year old who believes every day should start at 5 a.m. Amy and her husband met while attending Virginia Tech and relocated here two years ago from Virginia to escape the traffic and intermittent snow. Amy works in finance and her husband is a real estate agent. Amy enjoys playing bassoon for the Holly Springs Community Band and can often be found in her garage practicing and scaring off the neighborhood cats.