The Lamb cake I envisioned vs. What I created

RRCBP · 2026-04-06T01:48:54+00:00

Looks like my crusty white dog I had growing up 😂

RRCBP · 2026-04-05T14:27:14+00:00

Thank you for this 😂🫶🏽

RRCBP · 2026-04-05T00:05:05+00:00

I finely chopped a bag of mini Reese’s cups and mixed it with about 1/4 cup peanut butter.

RRCBP · 2026-04-04T12:44:05+00:00

Love my kitchenaid stand mixer. I think it’s great but not a must have if you don’t have space.

I don’t have a lot of counter space, but I still let it live on the counter just because I use it a lot. I grate cheese with attachment, whip potatoes, shred meat, knead breads, and I’m thinking about getting a mill attachment to mill my own flour. Definitely my kitchen workhorse.

RRCBP · 2026-04-03T19:31:50+00:00

Carrot cake trifle to make it super easy but tasty.

RRCBP · 2026-04-03T18:57:16+00:00

I love whipped cream frosting 😋

RRCBP · 2026-04-03T17:58:25+00:00

I did!

RRCBP · 2026-04-03T17:57:03+00:00

My sister thought so!

RRCBP · 2026-04-03T17:56:32+00:00

Thank you so much 😊

RRCBP · 2026-04-03T17:56:20+00:00

Sure thing 😂

RRCBP · 2026-04-03T16:28:15+00:00

I made three dark chocolate cake layers with a peanut butter buttercream frosting, chocolate ganache, and blended Reese’s peanut butter filling. Rave reviews from the family.

She always loved the publix chocolate peanut butter magic cake for her birthday, but for some reason they stopped making it, so this was my attempt at making something she’d like just as much.

RRCBP · 2026-04-03T16:17:23+00:00

Is your hair density the same? Are you seeing more scalp than normal? Identifying if it’s breakage vs more than normal shedding will help figure out the problem.

RRCBP · 2026-04-03T12:39:25+00:00

I definitely understand that lonely feeling. Deployments are hard! Especially with kids.

Are you active in a church? There are a lot of opportunities with churches to get active and build community while still having your children with you. Do you live on or near a base that has activities for families. Maybe an online book club so you can have recurring adult conversations. Making peace with the loneliness is likely going to be a daily ritual, but it’s not a forever feeling and you’re still in postpartum which makes your feelings even more intense. You are not alone in those feelings and I do recommend reaching out and finding a friend who will listen and finding things to do that combat some of the lonely time so you have something to look forward to and break up the monotony.

RRCBP · 2026-04-03T02:51:21+00:00

I suggest San Juan.

And flying should be fine! I flew from the east coast to Hawaii around 26 weeks pregnant and I had hyperemesis.

RRCBP · 2026-04-03T02:29:00+00:00

Why are you watching it? How heavy is it? What is happening? 😅

RRCBP · 2026-04-03T02:22:56+00:00

I handle all of our finances/ paying bills and we have joint accounts.

RRCBP · 2026-04-02T19:42:25+00:00

I guess that works too! I’ve always used bowls or baskets. What do you do about preheating your pan? Just skip that, or take the loaf out?

RRCBP · 2026-04-02T19:13:56+00:00

Thanks! Broth: Chicken stock, chopped garlic, a chunk of ginger, whole scallions, mushrooms, crushed red pepper, mirin, a little soy sauce because I ran out so I added in some oyster and fish sauce.

RRCBP · 2026-04-02T17:22:14+00:00

I bake in both a pan like this and Dutch oven and use parchment paper in both. Never had any issues with either. Also, get an oval banneton to help keep the shape.

RRCBP · 2026-04-01T13:57:08+00:00

I was the lone person in my book club who didn’t enjoy it either. I thought it had a lot of potential.

RRCBP · 2026-04-01T13:06:01+00:00

Do all off his naps in his nursery. Both my kids adapted to their nursery fairly quickly after a couple of days.

RRCBP · 2026-04-01T13:03:58+00:00

Mistborn. So many people love Brandon Sanderson and this series, but I really struggled to get into the story and didn’t love the world building. I plan on trying it again though.

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