Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
Yum My mom is a fantastic cook. I remember coming home from church every Sunday, and her somehow pulling a delicious meal out of thin air in about 1/2 hour. As I grew up, she taught me to love cooking,…
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Yum As you all know, I have long been a lover and collector of vintage Pyrex. So it follows that I would make a few of my favorite Pyrex patterns onto cookies! 🙂 Today’s “main squeeze” is the venerable Pyrex…
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Yum Summer is the season from which dreams are made. It has endless golden days, warm, living nights, and oodles of fresh produce and glistening summer fruits. The other day when I got some gorgeous, fresh strawberries, I decided to…
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I can still see that little red head bobbing after me. “Hey Em! Can I come with ya?” “Sure,” I said. “I’m always happy for company.” I was 14 or 15, and I had a paper route. Jesse was a…
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Yum Hot Cross Buns have long been an Easter tradition in my family. We always had these sweet, slightly spicy little buns nestled into a basket on the holiday table. Tradition says that in the old days (NO, my childhood…
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Yum There is something so deliriously and deliciously spring-like about carrot cake. Let’s face it– nothing pleases the Easter bunny more than good old fashioned carrots– especially if they are baked into a mouth-watering treat. But if you are short on…
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Yum Ahhh, glorious apple pie. You are the fodder for fun-filled July picnics at the park or a sweet treat after a sumptuous Sunday meal. It’s the perfect gift to take to your new neighbors to welcome them to the…
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Yum We’ve all been there– you come home after an exhausting day of work, pick up the kids, swing by the grocery store to grab the groceries, and then heave the heavy bags through the door while everyone whines about…
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Yum Have you ever had a French Macaron? I mean, a REAL French macaron– not the American Coconut Macaroon. Macaron with 1 “o” is a delicate, utterly divine meringue cookie filled with your choice of filling. It is truly a…
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Yum Maybe you’re not like me. Maybe you are super duper organized and always have everything you need for a recipe, every single time. Maybe you sweep through the grocery store, kids and diaper bag in tow, singing “A Dream…
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