Cookies

I have spent my evening doing 4 things. That sounds like I was really busy but actually I feel like I’ve been pretty unproductive. What’s kept me occupied:

So here’s the deal: Usually I turn my nose up at any and all baked goods recipes that advertise things like “flourless” or “gluten-free”.  Or heaven forbid we make cookies sans the butter. There’s a time and place for healthy foods and in my book, cookies are not it. I should go ahead and insert …

This post is actually all about celebration. Today my baby sister graduated college. I could not be more proud of her. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!! So my whole family got together, and hollered EXTRA loudly at her Commencement Ceremony. We hugged her EXTRA tight at the following reception. We toasted her with EXTRA good champagne afterwards while we …

  Someone needs to get these cookies out of my face. Seriously. They are like chewy little gingery orange bites of addictive… I mean they basically taste just. like. Christmas. I love them. And I can’t seem to keep myself away from the cookies. I don’t feel much like eating here lately. Just snacking. And …

So If you’ve followed Sugar Dish Me for any time at all you know that I rely heavily on coffee. It is my favorite treat. I like it even more than chocolate (because, um, you can actually put chocolate IN coffee… no decision required, really). First thing in the morning, or when I need a …

Heyyyyyyy. It’s the weekend!!! And this weekend is oh so special because it has an extra hour in it. I’m not sure why that extra hour always seems like such a treat to me… I’m going to wake up way too early anyway. Especially when the sun is suddenly in my face at 6 a.m. …

  I blinked and it was Friday. I seriously don’t have the faintest idea what happened to this week. Or this morning. I had this longlonglong list of 34,872 things that I needed to get done early this a.m. and I can’t really tell that I’ve accomplished anything. I’m actually still working on my list …

Growing up, my sisters and I had a favorite book. I’m not sure my brothers ever cared much about it, though I KNOW it lived in the giant book basket that was perched next to the hearth, and I’m sure my mom must have read it to them. My mom read us lots of books. …

My oldest son is in the 7th grade. That sounds really strange to me when I say it out loud. Because I can remember the 7th grade, and it doesn’t seem far enough away for me to have a kid that’s 12. But anyway. Andrew, my biggest little boy, is right smack in the center of …

The Best Big Fat Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies! If you are craving chocolate chip cookies with the perfect crackled top, soft insides, and loads of chocolate chips, this recipe is IT!!  Do you want to eat one of these cookies? I do. IN FACT, I would eat this entire plate full of cookies right now if …