In The Kitchen With A Scary Newbie

Posted by on October 13, 2009 · 53 Comments 

Lessons and Milestones from this week’s episode of Kim Is Cooking…RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! I baked muffins from scratch this weekend and had all the ingredients in my kitchen to do so. This is huge because when I started cooking/baking I had NO spices or baking ingredients. I’ve had to buy something with every recipe. Sometimes it’s a seasoning, sometimes it’s produce, a few times it’s been tools of some sort. But this weekend MrZ asked me to make... Read More

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Mom, Mama, Mommy or You! With the Food!

Posted by on October 12, 2009 · 36 Comments 

AndyZ has become quite vocal the last few weeks. This is happening much earlier than for my other children, and I’m wondering if it’s because he walked sooner. Supposedly the baby brains focus on big tasks and once one is out of the way (Walking? Check!) then others can be tackled (Jumping off the bed and breaking my neck? Check!) This week he learned that when he can’t communicate his thoughts or desires, screaming “Mommy! Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!”... Read More

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Butterflies

Posted by on October 10, 2009 · 17 Comments 

I have nine million things to do to recover from our party this morning, but I wanted to share with you my favorite picture that my husband took. I will frame this picture in every room of the house because we both look so happy. And we should…we had the best time today.  Read More

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Surly.

Posted by on October 9, 2009 · 11 Comments 

Between our trip to Birmingham, my new found obsession with cooking, trips to pumpkin patches and corn mazes, and preparation for a certain girl’s birthday party – I’ve been a little slacking in the blogging department. I apologize. Know that in my head there are several well-written and entertaining entries just waiting to be published. But right now? I had to take a minute to show you one of my favorite pictures from our trip to the pumpkin patch. If this is... Read More

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The Other Side

Posted by on October 7, 2009 · 54 Comments 

So…I’ve been baking. I KNOW! Seriously! Me? What? When? WHY? HOW? Anyway…I told my husband that he needed to take some stuff I’ve made to work. “Just roll your eyes and tell them your wife is going through a phase and the baked goods were piling up faster than we could eat them.” You see, I wake up with an urge every morning to try something new. I’ve been doing mostly baking because I can do that on my own time and I am less scared of... Read More

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Hi. I’m Kim.

This is my blog that I've been writing on since January, 2004. I call myself Zoot as it's a derivative of an old childhood nickname. I used to write about my struggles to have children, but eventually I succeeded and now, I write a lot about those kids. I don't use my kid's exact names simply because if someone Googles their very unique names in the future, I don't want them stumbling upon my entries about boobsweat. I mean, would you hire someone whose Mom writes openly about such topics? NO. YOU WOULD NOT.

I love taking pictures and carry my camera (almost) everywhere I go. This means you'll see a lot of photos on this site. I also periodically post recipes I like as I've been slowly (but surely) learning to cook and I like to share my discoveries. Finally? I'm an annoying pop culture fanatic so I'll periodically ramble about Hunger Games or the latest Parks and Recreation.

I hope you like it here. If not? Please don't tell me. I cry easily.
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