Last Minute Gift Idea?
Try this one. Sorry I forgot to snap a picture, but everyone who’s had it has enjoyed it completely. I would have never thought of peanut brittle as a great gift- but...
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Erika
Hot off the Presses!
Trust me on this one. When I say you NEED the newest issue of Eating Well magazine, you need to pay attention and go pick it up at the bookstore. As soon...
A Pretty Cookie
This last Saturday at the cookie party I went to there was a cookie disaster. One of the ladies had found a recipe in her local paper for a chocolate covered cherry...
Cookie Days
Up to now I’ve really only made a few cookies for Christmas. I’ve been making candy to give as gifts, and to nibble on, but for the most part the cookies have...
A New Use for Zucchini
After completely overdoing the zucchini this past summer, I am finally to the point where I can begin to eat it again. Really, I’d had enough of it for a long while,...
Havin’ A Party!
Yesterday we had a Christmas party for our regular Sunday Company Dinner folks and a few other friends. It was a blast. We all had a great time visiting and eating, and...
Thinking of Others: Menu For Hope 4
It’s that time of year again. The time of year where we spend time giving gifts and receiving gifts, and celebrating the wonders of the season with those we love. This time...
A Slightly Savory Cookie
This is a cookie that is slightly different, depending how you look at it. I was looking through my cookie magazines, and there was one that caught my eye that was just...
English Toffee
I tried a new recipe for toffee the other day. I think. The problem came when I was looking for a toffee recipe and I found this one in my Mastercook program...
The Lessons are Neverending
Just when you think you’ve made all the errors you possibly can this baking season…another one leaps out from the oven. Yesterday I spent some time testing some new cookies. One of...
The Problem With An Anonymous Gift…
Is that I don’t know who to express my gratitude towards! So in the off-chance that my mysterious benefactor reads my blog… Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. What a...
A Lesson In Leavening
You would think that the candy failure would have taught me a lesson. Yet here I was trying to do too much at once, and then Andy mentioned gingersnaps. I had forgotten...