Inspiration for this Blog

This blog is inspired for my passion of cooking, having parents who encouraged learning to cook at a very early age was a plus for me and quite beneficial to my family. My hobby for baking and cooking is sort of my haven for relaxing; this has developed over the years into quite a few extra activities.

 Being a mother of nine year old twins I can guarantee that other parents experience pretty much the same dilemma. From deciding what to cook to activities that keep them occupied is like another full time job! Of course with these tasks come attached expenses given that children get bored of the same things over and over. Can we blame them because even as adults we feel the same way and besides every child needs a little distraction from school.

The blog has something for everyone, kids, novices and experts can have fun trying activities and recipes posted. Ideas presented on this blog also assist with cutting costs and provides a platform to share some of my personal experiences in the kitchen along with other handy ideas (party/wedding favors) that is simple enough for anyone. 

The blog will contains recipes and ideas I have personally tried along with details about how they can be tweaked made for improvement. You can breathe as sigh of relief as substitutions will be also provided for items available in your pantry without having the hassle of making an unwanted grocery trip. 

 Also feel free add your own versions or ideas so that it can be shared with others and questions are welcomed.  

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