If you have small children and don’t live inside a bubble, you’re all too familiar with the craze known as Elf On The Shelf. If you have older children or don’t yet have children like myself, my guess is that you too haven’t escaped the elf craze. Elf posts are plastered all over social networking … Continue reading
Merry Christmas Eve!! When I was a little girl we had a neighbor that every year made the most delicious mini-cheesecakes. Most delicious!! Every Christmas I looked forward to our family’s exchanging holiday goodies because it always meant we’d be receiving mini-cheesecakes. I looked forward to those lil’ cupcake tins of heaven all year! 🙂 When I was … Continue reading
I can finally say that I accomplished some holiday baking this season! Whew! Mini-cheesecakes are still on the top of my “to do list” and hopefully I’ll find some time next week to whip them up. But for this weekend, I made Chocolate Chip Heath Bar Crunch Biscotti! Let’s all say it together… YUMM!!!!!! 🙂 … Continue reading
~*~ Happy 4th of July!!! ~*~ What a wonderfully relaxing day it’s been!! It’s so very nice to take it easy and just chill! 🙂 Growing up in a county where fireworks were always illegal, it was quite a shock to move to a city where they were very much legal. I’ll never forget my first … Continue reading
In addition to chocolate bunnies, marshmallow peeps, malt balls and colorful jelly beans, when I think of Easter I think of deviled eggs! What better use for those beautifully dyed and decorated eggs strategically hidden by the Easter Bunny in tall grass, flower pots, within shoes and teetering on tree branches. I mean really, what is … Continue reading
We’re a week away from Valentine’s Day, a holiday that makes most men run scared and forces many women into chocolate and wine induced coma’s to survive the day. Good times! This post is dedicated to my thoughts about “V” Day. Here we go. It’s A day. Repeat after me, A, as in ONE, day! Just one. … Continue reading
It’s that time of year again. Thanksgiving came in a blink of an eye and the Christmas season arrived in full swing! Christmas carols are playing in stores, elevators and radio stations. Twinkling lights are hung and those huge yard snow globes are inflating in neighborhoods everywhere. Tree lots have been set-up in parking lots overnight, beautifully decorated trees are displayed … Continue reading
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