Sassafras Mama

For the past month, I have been participating in Thing-a-Day , a website to encourage daily creativity. I basically learned two things as I...

The beauty of this recipe for Mexican-style chicken is the fact that once made, it can be used in any number of recipes. Use the chicken fo...

I get up early in the morning, so as to leave me plenty of time to consume the 6 cups of coffee that I require to face the day. I also grad...

It has been said of my people that we cannot resist a bad pun. And today I'm wishing y'all a hoppy spring in order to show off a pr...

When I was in college, I took an extra-curricular art class using pastels. I was a decidedly below average artist but I've never forgot...

JT decided that last weekend's homework should be completed on Friday night, so as to free up his weekend for the non-stop party that is...

Though it's now south of 7 am, the boys were awake at 6:15. The night before I had instructed them to lie in bed until at least 7. Ha. ...

JT has recently turned 9 and no birthday would be complete without a party. And 9 year old boys like sleepover parties. And so it is that ...

Though he is an otherwise completely constrained eater with no interest in experimentation, JT loves guacamole. He loves it so much that he...

For his birthday, I gave JT tickets to see the circus. That's not an easy gift to wrap, so I made a circus ticket for him. I was prett...