Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
Chocolate and Pumpkin are meant to be friends. They are the kids that meet in elementary, become best friends in middle school, and go to prom together in high school. Some things are just meant to be together. And when…
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There are few things that say “Down home goodness” like a true, Southern, buttermilk biscuit. I struggled for years to make these tricky little guys, but I learned lots of tips and tricks along the way (you know– while I…
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The Lady’s Bonnet There once was a beautiful lady, The most lovely you ever did see. And though she is missing her bonnet, She’s still perfectly lovely to me. Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom, there lived a…
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Labor Day was made for family get togethers, barbecues, and apple pie. And if you are lucky enough to have homemade apple pie at your gathering, then your pie needs to be set up on a blind date with Cinnamon…
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Olive Garden Sugar Cookies I love Olive Garden more than should be allowed. I never get tired of those warm, garlic breadsticks . . . the salad perfectly dressed, just so that I can pick out the Pepperoncinis. haha. The…
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Cottage by the Sea In a little tiny house In a cottage by the sea, You’ll find the roses growing. The gardener will be me. I’ll be the grandest lady I’ll surely bet you that. With soil on my gardening…
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When we talked about baseball legend Joe DiMaggio last week, it naturally put me in the mood to make some baseball sugar cookies. If you are new to cookie airbrushing stay tuned . . . it will elevate your baking…
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Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio I have always said that the best stories are not just a single flavor. They force us to run the entire gamut of emotions– we cry true tears, we laugh uproariously at the funny parts, and…
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One of my favorite pastimes is trying different local varieties of honey. Much like wine or even coffee has flavor notes unique to the region in which it was produced, honey reflects the specific tastes of the flowers in its…
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Food Styling 101 We have all been there. We hire a babysitter. We dig through the dusty closet to find an actual outfit that has not been tainted with ketchup, baby food, or chewed up baby puffs. We go…
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