Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
Yum When I was a kid, one of my all-time favorite books was Jenny Wren, written by Dawn Watkins. The story is a gorgeously spun tale of a young orphaned girl who comes to live with her grandparents, the Logans. …
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Yum The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts, all on a summer’s day; The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts, and took them clean away. Tarts. There is perhaps no dessert cuter, sweeter, or more adorable to make…
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When I was a kid, I used to love going to our high school basketball games. I loved watching the game, seeing my friends . . . and, I probably shouldn’t admit this, but one of the things I looked…
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Yum It was a magical evening. There was a chill in the air as a gorgeous, dark brunette swept into the room on the arm of a sharp young man with startling green eyes. They were the perfect pair– the chemistry…
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I admit it– I’m not a huge coconut fan. I feel like you might as well take a bite out of a huge bowl of string, as eat coconut. However . . . There are many, many people who love…
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Yum There is perhaps no Christmas flavor quite so classic as the longtime pairing of rich, decadent chocolate and snappy peppermint. Combine these flavors into a delicious, creamy cup of Christmas cocoa . . . and you have a winner. …
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Yum For the longest time, I was terribly intimidated by angel food cake. Store-bought mixes yielded something more like sweet, edible Styrofoam than the effortlessly light confection kissed with a hint of sweetness that I was trying to emulate. To add…
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Yum Enchanting Elf Cookies You know the old time Rudolph Christmas special that comes on every year– the one with adorable “Bumble,” the Abominable Snow Monster, and Hermey the Elf? I just love that movie. I catch myself humming “Silver…
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Yum Sweet Santa Cookies I once wrote a letter to Santa that went something like this: “Dear Santa, Enclosed you will find my Christmas wish list. I have helpfully included the toy catalog, with the pages numbered, and the desired…
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Yum Festive Winter Mitten Sugar Cookies There is really nothing quite so cozy as a warm mitten. Mittens are kind of hard to find, nowadays . . . their humble, homespun presence has been crowded out of most stores by…
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