As I perch here writing about ice cream sandwiches, WISHING I had one of these fabulous minty chocolatey grasshopper ice cream thingamabobs in my posession to stick up my fingers while I one-handedly type, Chad is sleeping. Okay, he’s not just sleeping. He is hibernating. He is sprawled out, face down across the bed with …
These homemade Fresh Fig Newtons use fresh figs and a cookie dough that has just a hint of orange– just like the store-bought cookie. Soft and full of fruit. These cookies were a happy accident. And YES. Fig Newtons ARE cookies in my world. Not cake. Soft orangey shortbread wrapped around figgy jam… oh man …
I was having a good bit of trouble deciding what to share with you today. I was drawing a complete blank. We have had a little bit of a trying week here in our household. Since Monday night I’ve been going round and round with a school bus driver and an administrator trying to take up …
This recipe for Classic Oatmeal Raisin Cookies is perfectly chewy with a slightly crisp edge, a hint of cinnamon, and loads of plump raisins. It’s the cookie recipe you remember from childhood! These cookies are the devil. I cannot stay away from them. These are the cookies that sit on the counter and convince me …
I am both appalled and amazed at how my children go about mastering the English language. I am ALL FOR expanding vocabulary and learning how to use new words in super cool ways. I am definitely a product of my dad’s famous phrase, “Look it up,” spouted every time he stumped us with his SAT …
Can I just mention that this is the first New Year’s Day that I didn’t have to be at work at 5:45 a.m. in YEARS? It’s amazing. I’m just sayin.
I am the MASTER of procrastination. Just ask my mom— she will totally confirm that. My brother Michael and I have made an art form out of putting things off until the very last second and still doing a dang fine job. I think my sister Stephanie mastered this skill in college. We have passed this …
Super Easy Gingerbread Cookies are soft and chewy on the inside with just the right amount of crisp on the outside; perfect for decorating and sharing! Is there ginger in gingerbread? Yes! You’ll find ground ginger in gingerbread AND in gingerbread cookies. The spices that flavors these cookies are: 2 teaspoons of ground ginger 1 …
These Easy Homemade Salt Dough Ornaments only require 3 ingredients! This is such a cheap (and totally fun!) activity to do at home — with or without kids! My favorite ornaments on the tree are the ones my kids made. I adore the frames made out of popsicle sticks, the tiny thumbprints turned reindeer, and the …
I need some chocolate after a go-round with not only a finance company but a bank in the last 24 hours. I’m gonna go ahead and guess that the policies put forth by these entities and agencies are a big chunk of the reason people are camped out in front of banks and institutions of wealth across the …