As I’m pulling out the butter and cream cheese to soften, I realize I forgot to mention THE most important cookies of all: pupcicle cookies! Whew! Glad I remembered…and by “remember,” I mean that Addy reminded me. I mean, how else am I going to get her to pose for cute holiday poses, such as … Continue reading Holy Pumpkin Cannoli, Batman!
Mmmmm…bacon! What? In my Texas twang, baking and bacon are homophones. Anyway, I digress (as per usual when bacon is involved!). BAKING! I have been generously bestowed the gift of time this holiday season, so I plan to take full advantage and get some long overdue baking finished this weekend. And, of course, by “finished” … Continue reading Let The Baking Commence!
I don’t know about you, but the fact that Christmas is less than a week away is, quite simply, mind boggling to me! Tuesday night I realized that if presents were going to get to intended recipients in time for Christmas they should have gone in the mail by Monday. OOOPS! As such, I stayed … Continue reading Unexpected Holiday Cheer!
As I’m pulling out Christmas decorations this morning, there was a knock at the door. As I protected the mailman from a very playful pupcicle, I was presented with a box FULL of April goodies, such as these delicious tidbits. Christmas cookies via mail? It is indeed the most magical time of the year!!! Continue reading Christmas cookies
When it comes to cranberries, it seems everyone has an opinion about which is better–canned or fresh. I’m in the Fresh camp, but I know people who are staunch proponents of the canned jellied variety. Apparently something about a slice of a canned cranberry log is appealing. Texture-wise, I can see the appeal. I will … Continue reading To Can or Not To Can…
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