Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
Plaid is such a neat material. It has a rich and illustrious history . . . as far back as the 1600s, the Scottish clans were proudly weaving their own custom plaids and embellishing their family tartans to wear with…
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I haven’t been doing as many cookies, lately. There’s a reason for this. I’ve been working on 360 wedding cookies for a good friend I’ve had for 25 years. The wedding cookies have taken most of my baking time, but…
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My 3 year old and I have been learning about “Heroes” lately. I think it all started with a book we read, and it has become a really neat project. When he wanted to know what a hero was, I…
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Jill Lang, my fabulous photographer friend, has been trying to teach me to take better food photos. Although I’m not nearly as talented as she is, I am enjoying learning. Believe it or not, I actually took this photo…
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So here we are at last! The final cookie for the “Hey Diddle Diddle” set! We’ve come a long way! You should be proud of yourself. Good job! Soon you’ll be making this whole set like a pro!The final cookie…
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Remember the “Hey Diddle Diddle” cookies we started the other day here? We worked on the Cat and the Fiddle then. Now it’s time to add some more characters, because everyone needs some friends, right? Poor little kitty needs a…
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Hey Diddle DiddleThe Cat and the FiddleThe Cow jumped over the MoonThe little Dog laughed to see such sport,And the Dish ran away with the Spoon Old English Nursery Rhyme, estimated 16th centuryWow. That’s an old rhyme! Just imagine the little…
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It’s happened to the best of us– we need a specific color for one simple thing– say, pink for making a few lips on Valentine’s cookies . . . and then we end up with just a squidge left of pink…
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Photo by Jill Lang There is something just so cute about a little hedgehog. From its little button nose to the adorable rounded figure, these little guys are hard not to love. Recently I created a woodland collection of cookies,…
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Forest Moss Cookies As the weather starts to get cooler toward autumn, I start to be able to see more of the beautiful little treasures in the woods. Tiny mushrooms sprout from under the falling leaves, acorns scatter across the…
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