If you’ve been to enough parties, you’ve probably come across a variety of different cocktail meatballs. This is my take on this classic party snack. I frequently include these on my party menu because everyone loves em’ and they are … Continue reading
This time of year, when I’m in the kitchen baking and preparing the holiday meals, I feel a strong connection to the women who influenced me the most in life. My own mom, Margaret, and my mother-in-law, LaVerne. I was … Continue reading
Here is the fifth and final cookie from this year’s Christmas cookie tray. I love the flavors of gingerbread and butterscotch so when I saw this recipe I knew these cookies were right up my alley. I was not disappointed. … Continue reading
Cookie #4 from this year’s Christmas cookie tray. Fun to make and hugely popular here at my house. This is what makes these cookies so special. Hershey’s Kisses filled with caramel. They melt up inside the dough as the … Continue reading
I’ve been eating these little goodies for as long as I can remember. I honestly don’t know where my Mom came across this recipe. It was probably some trendy thing that was circulating during the late 60′s or early 70′s … Continue reading
Here is cookie #3 from this year’s Christmas cookie tray. It’s an oldie but goodie from Nestle that I’m asked to make for the holidays year after year. I’m not sure if it qualifies as a cookie, a candy, or … Continue reading
At this time of year I pretty much wake up every day with an impossible list of things I have to accomplish. Between running around taking care of my usual to do’s, I’m in the midst of Christmas shopping, wrapping, … Continue reading
Cookie #2 from my Christmas cookie tray. The hubs and I recently stopped at Panera for a quick bowl of soup or some such thing and immediately became fixated on their baked goods. I can’t recall what I had for lunch … Continue reading
Cookie #1 from this year’s Christmas cookie tray. What can I say? These cookies are the bomb (that’s right kids, Mom just said “the bomb”, deal with it). Always one of the first to disappear from my Christmas cookie tray. … Continue reading
I am officially in the Christmas spirit. We went to the San Jose Reperatory Theatre’s production of A Christmas Carol with Boys #3 and #4 on Saturday night, cut down our 12 foot Christmas tree Sunday morning, lugged it into the … Continue reading
This recipe brought a film crew from Seattle to my house about this time last year. It’s that good. Really, I kid you not. They dropped by to film a webisode of What’s Cooking for Allrecipes.tv featuring little ole’ me … Continue reading
