When it was time to come up with a recipe for the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap, these are the delectable little bites of goodness I went with. The holiday cookie exchange was hosted again by Lindsay of Love and Olive Oil and Julie of The Little Kitchen. This … Continue reading
The way my mom recorded her recipes was nearly the opposite of the way that I do here. She kept her recipe cards, magazine and newspaper clippings, and handwritten notes in a big photo album. Her notes were to herself, … Continue reading
School is out, it’s hot as heck, and I’m stocking my freezer with these babies. Nothing says summer like an ice cream sandwich. What is even more irresistible than an ice cream sandwich? Ice cream sandwiched between two chewy oatmeal-dark chocolate cookies. … Continue reading
A funny thing happened when I visited my local produce market a while back. I was finished shopping, had paid for my goods, and was heading to the car when the owner of the market told me to wait up. … Continue reading
After my mad cookie baking frenzy before Christmas, I felt the need to back off from the baking for awhile. But for the past couple of weeks, I’ve noticed my boys hovering around the kitchen, hopefully opening the pantry door … 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
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
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
