Goofy Photos + Oatmeal + Charity = The Perfect Storm of Blog Awesomeness

Posted by on January 15, 2009 · 20 Comments 

I am not lying to you when I say that the ONE food my entire family eats? Is oatmeal. We all eat it in different ways, but there are some mornings when every single one of us has oatmeal for breakfast. MrZ just likes the plain Quick Oats version of their oatmeal while the kids and I all prefer the Maple and Brown Sugar version that comes in the packets. Yum. So, when I was asked... Read More

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Christmas Dinner At The Zoot Table

Posted by on December 30, 2008 · 6 Comments 

I cooked our big family dinner on Saturday night since that’s the day we celebrated LilZ’s Christmas. We had my family and MrZ’s over for dinner. This picture above? Was my pre-meal photograph to demonstrate the effort I put forward in making the meal for my loved ones. I mean – nothing says love like boxed food, right? However, even with this ease, I... Read More

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Burrito Casserole

Posted by on October 30, 2008 · 29 Comments 

Today is the day! I can finally announce my recipe and you all can go and vote for my recipe: Burrito Casserole. I’m so terribly nervous about this because let me remind you: I have NEVER EVER EVER done ANYTHING like this before. Now, they posted my recipe on the site but I wanted to put it here to, in order to properly document this milestone in my life. I’ve also... Read More

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A Touch of This…A Bit of That…

Posted by on October 21, 2008 · 10 Comments 

As I’ve said before, I’m participating in a Velveeta Casserole challenge. I’m trying my best to “tease” my recipe that I had to turn in to the challenge people last month so that when I finally reveal it the excitement will be so strong that you will want to go Vote! Vote! Vote! for me to win. I’m not sure if it will work or not, but it’s... Read More

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The Challenge…Revisited.

Posted by on October 17, 2008 · 17 Comments 

As you all know – I’m participating in the Velveeta Casserole Challenge alongside some much more qualified bloggers. The official page with my picture was launched this week and I find myself even more nervous than I was the last time I mentioned it here. If that’s possible. I wanted to take some time today to tell you a little about my approach to this monumental... 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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