This is another “basics” post, if decorating cookies is your thing…or will be your thing. Once you find the way that works for you (your groove thang), the possibilities are endless. Sort of like learning to write… learn to write and you are free to create, create, create. Same idea here, except you can eat … Continue reading
Appreciate “imperfection” – When they are this young, it is perfection. I am go-with-the-flow when it comes to everything that make up my days and nights. Except when it comes to baking projects. And in typical “me” fashion, it was down to two ideas…that i obsessed over… for my little one’s big birthday. Should I … Continue reading
It doesn’t have to be complicated, it just has to be good. Well who the heck just wants “good?” WE WANT AWESOME. And that is exactly what these are. Better, though. Much better. It’s been a while since I’ve been back here, and although I feel compelled to shout out a bunch of excuses that … Continue reading
It’s been another giant milestone in life for myself and my family as we welcomed another new little life. Therefore, life as I knew it prior to his arrival, was put on the back burner. By “knew it,” I mean life that revolved, even loosely, around a schedule. I was able to … Continue reading
We’ve all been there. Your reach for the chocolate chip cookie happens in slow motion – the whole time you are saying “you can’t possibly have another one…don’t do it.” If you are anything like me, that is where the internal dialogue ends. I simply say “yes I DO want another one” and that is … Continue reading
A cooking recipe is more of a road map, but a baking recipe… a baking recipe is a contract. Every word within is there for a very specific reason and is to be read literally. Perhaps this is why I prefer baking over cooking. The recipes tell me exactly what to do and how to … Continue reading
Ah, the post-turkey day sandwich. It is only after I get my hands on that crusty bread toppling over with left-over goodness that I can officially say I’ve crossed the t-day finish line. The days of preparation, a holiday filled with pacing yourself through course after course and then the slow recovery… for me, … Continue reading
“Save room for dessert” Each time I make dessert for a family holiday, it typically ends up being something that is a smidge on the indulgent side. Family simply has a way of making me feel “at home” and comfortable. Whomever those people are in your life that you consider to be your family, they … Continue reading
Sandy blew in an out of here, quite literally, with a bitter, bitter chip on her shoulder. Although inconvenienced by some power loss and a few extra tree trunks in my driveway, it is nothing compared to the many people that lost pieces of their lives forever. However, as I’ve said for years after large … Continue reading
You have all of the ingredients and are ready to go… nothing stands in between you and your sweet treat now, right?! Then, like a flat tire on the way to prom, you read it and sigh… “softened” I have tried everything to perfect softening butter in “busy mom” time…which means, immediately or not at … Continue reading
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