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A Great Last-Minute Gift for Everyone, from the Bu…

A few weeks ago, my neighbor made a treat for all of us and I thought nothing of it and took my container of it to work with me without having any of it. I walked into my office, and was chatting with some coworkers who inquired what treat I had with me to share with them. I opened the container and we all had some.   And then we could not stop eating it. And in a matter of minutes and multiple…

  • Posted 8 mon. ago.

Cookbook Review: Betty Crocker Country Cooking

I grew up eating fried apple pies, bologna and cheese sandwiches, potato salad, and fried chicken. We had coleslaw as a side to every meal. My Mom's family is from West Virginia, and country cooking was all they knew how to do. My Grandmother, who passed away earlier this year, made the best buttermilk biscuits I have ever tasted.

  • Posted 10 mon. ago.

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 10 mon. 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 1 yr. 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 1 yr. 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 1 yr. 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 1 yr. ago.

Not Great With Goodbyes

I am really not good with goodbyes…. Whenever the grandparents visit for a weekend, my kids have a hard time saying goodbye to them. They won’t 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 1 yr. ago.

Christmas Present, Christmas Past

While there was wrapping paper flying, I sat back and was surprised by how fast it all went by.  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 won’t happen anytime soon.

  • Posted 1 yr. 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 1 yr. ago.
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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.

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Embrace the Magic: Weekend Ideas 9/3

There are lots of opportunities to create magical moments here in your own town.  Check out our Notes from a Mom in Chapel Hill finds for this week: -  There are Talking Trees at Jordan Lake?!  That's right!  With 7 stations that tell you about the history and nature of the area, it is sure to be a hit with kids of all ages.

  • Posted 6 days ago.
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Meet Jessica

Our featured mom this week is Jessica Leib.  If you would like to be featured on Triangle Mom2Mom or know of any interesting moms who would be interested, please send me an email. Mom2Mom: Tell us about yourself.

  • Posted 1 week ago.
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Got Culture? Weekend Ideas 8/27

It's time to get cultured Triangle kids & parents! Here's what the Notes from a Mom in Chapel Hill team brings you this week:

  • Posted 1 week ago.
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Back to the lunchbox

For some of us, back to school means back it's back to packing lunches. Sandar Gutierrez, former columnist for the Cary News, had some great lunchbox suggestions that hold up just as well today. I especially like the homemade lunchables because homemade is always tastier and more economical! ###

  • Posted 2 weeks ago.
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Meet Jennifer

Our featured mom this week is Jennifer Knight.  If you would like to be featured on Triangle Mom2Mom or know of any interesting mom's who would be interested, please send me an email. Mom2Mom: Tell us about yourself.

  • Posted 2 weeks ago.
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