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 as you possibly can. Today I found the February 2008 issue in my mailbox and while Eating Well […]
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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. It had actually won a contest and was the featured recipe for the contest. They looked really […]
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 waited. I’m a bit of a freshness nut, so I like to make my cookies as close to […]
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, and learned my lesson well for next year. I was looking for a different appetizer to serve this […]
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 really getting into the holiday spirit with each other. I have a couple of recipes to share with […]
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 of year also means that my thoughts often turn towards those who are less fortunate. While we sit […]
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 a touch different. It used fennel in it. At first I discarded the notion, but then I came […]
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 in my candy cookbook. I thought I’d only put tried and trues in there- yet here was a […]
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 my challenges this year is to take the ingredients I have and use existing pantry ingredients only in […]
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 delightful surprise- and thank you for making Christmas that much brighter! Bless you and your generous heart. This […]
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 to add them to my list of cookies to make, and once he mentioned them, I had to […]
A Plea For The Local Readership
This is going to sound like a crazy post, I am sure, but I’m hoping that one or two of the locals who read this blog will be able to help me out here. Last Christmas, we bought Abigail a fish tank. Over the last year, we’ve really come to […]