Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
Yum I have a deep and tempestuous love affair with chocolate. I hear it calling my name, late at night . . . begging me for a late night rendezvous, alone, in the kitchen. I find my mind constantly drifting…
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Yum There is something about a soft, decadent sugar cookie that makes the heart pound. When that cookie is topped with dreamy pink icing and lacy piping details, you have yourself a winning combo that’s sure to win the heart…
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Yum As you know, we moved into a beautiful house a few months ago– a house with a huge yard, beautiful, sunny rooms, and loads of space for dreaming. The longer we live here, the more I discover another quiet…
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Yum I don’t think there’s anything better in this world than a warm chocolate chip cookie, straight from the oven. For years I have used this basic Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe from off the back of the Hershey’s chocolate chip bag….
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Yum Once, when I was a kid, my parents took us to a restaurant where the dessert treat was getting to pick any cookie we wanted from a mammoth buffet of Christmas cookies. Even at 6 or 7 years old,…
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Yum As you all know, we have been going through the arduous process of selling our house/buying another one for the past few months. I appreciate your patience as I have less time to do blog entries during this period…
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Yum I remember when I was in high school, looking in the mirror. I looked at myself and thought, “This is probably the thinnest I will ever be.” When I got into my early 20s, I remember looking into the…
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Yum Nothing quite says “summer” to me like the sweet/sour pucker of lemon. With its bright, sunny yellow color and its pop of flavor, lemon can make even the hottest, stickiest summer day into something cool and delicious. These lemon…
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Yum Life is an interesting fellow. From great triumphs to horrible failures, each trial that we experience shapes us into the person we are meant to be. I have lived in many different places and met many different, wonderful people. …
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Yum These brownies have an interesting story. The basic chocolate layer was invented by a woman who had 10 children and made brownies every day. And even though the brownies are sinfully decadent and delicious, on their own, the addition…
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