There is comfort in tradition. LOTS of comfort. 🙂 As far back as I’ve carried a fondness for Mini-Cheesecakes , I’ve had an equal adoration for Chocolate Crinkle cookies. These two sweet treats went hand-in-hand over the years. Soft, chewy, Chocolate Crinkles used to be one of my mothers Christmas cookie staples. Notice I said, “used to be”. 😦 Over the … 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
On my actual birthday I wanted to go shooting. So an afternoon spent with my dad at the gun range, it was. To end my birthday week however, I wanted to do something a little more girly. A cookie decorating class with my long-time friend Nicole and sister Laura sounded perfect! A few weeks before … Continue reading
Here it is Christmas Eve Eve and I’m wondering where the last month went! I guess there IS a lot of truth to, “time flies when you’re having fun”! I can honestly say I have enjoyed this Christmas season more than most and to the fullest! 🙂 With Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation on in the background, … 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
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
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