You know the holiday season is upon us when Starbucks busts out the holiday drinks, including one of my favorites, the Peppermint Latte! Although, any true Starbucks regular knows you can get a Peppermint Latte year round, you just gotta ask for it! 😉 Candy Canes, Hershey’s Candy Cane Kisses and Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark Squares have made their … Continue reading
It’s December 2nd. My Christmas tree is decorated with special ornaments collected over the years. My Willow Tree nativity scene graces the top of my entertainment center. Red glittery candles shimmer on my mantel. Our (mine and my kitties! :)) stockings are hung with care. Christmas lights are aglow on my patio. It’s 75 degrees in Northern … Continue reading
What do you do on a lazy and gloomy Saturday afternoon? I bake!! Two apples, a sheet of puff pastry and minimal other ingredients and you instantly have a delightful dessert! Or dinner, which was almost the case here. 😉 Defrost your puff pastry (I prefer Pepperidge Farm), heat oven to 400 degrees (or per package instructions) and … Continue reading
With Thanksgiving quickly upon us, it’s only natural to think about the things we’re thankful for. Though I believe being thankful and not taking for granted the people and things we’re so lucky to be blessed with, should be something we’re cautious of daily. I never pass up the opportunity to let the people who are important to … Continue reading
When I was a little girl, I could spend hours looking thru a cookbook. Or maybe that’s now. 😉 My favorite cookbook to look thru of my moms was her Betty Crocker’s Cooky Book. If your mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, etc., baked, you probably know the one! The red cookbook covered with a variety … Continue reading
I can’t explain my thought process sometimes. How they originate. How rampant they run. Just ask those I share my often random thoughts with and they’ll tell you that they have trouble keeping up with how quickly I go from point A to Z in 1.5 seconds! Maybe it was when I realized I only … Continue reading
What is it about a nice tall glass of cold milk and a few Oreo’s that seem to make time slow-down? If even just for a few minutes. It’s one of those rare occasions that you truly enjoy the moment, while IN the moment. You’re not thinking about what needs to be done. What you’re going to do … Continue reading
In between carving a pumpkin and answering the door, giving handfuls of candy to adorably costumed kiddo’s, I decided to make a hearty fall themed dinner – Pureed Butternut Squash Soup and Baked Apples. The thought alone filled me with warm fuzzies! I’ve not had much experience with Butternut Squash. As with anything new, I learned a few things, … Continue reading
I’m not a huge fan of ice-cream, but I do LOVE Rocky Road ice-cream! And Rocky Road Fudge. And Rocky Road Candy bars. I could survive without chocolate. I’m really not chocolate driven. But mix in some nuts and marshmallows… [both hands raised high] YES PLEASE!! Imagine my immediate pleasure when I ran across a … Continue reading
The English language never ceases to amaze me. Doughnut? Or donut? Two words, spelled very different, pronounced exactly the same, both acceptable and both have the same definition, “a small cake of sweetened dough, often ring-shaped or spherical with a jam or cream filling, cooked in hot fat.” “Hot fat”.. mmmm.. delicious! Sometimes. When I was 18, maybe 17 (the details of … Continue reading
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