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Best Friend Brownies

Chocolate solves a lot of problems. It solves little boys forgetting their homework problems. It puts a layer of caramelly candy bar and fresh whipped creamed over wounded pride when you realize you’ve been wearing two different shoes all day. It even pairs nicely with pumpkin to soothe my nerves after a seriously unpleasant encounter with the …

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Blank

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 …

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“Retro”

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 …

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Procrastination Tastes Good

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 …

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Chocolate Pumpkin Bars

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 …

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Sugar Dish Me’s Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

A rich and decadent version of a classic favorite! Sugar Dish Me’s Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies have a few secret surprises that set them apart. Update September 2017: SIX WHOLE YEARS LATER! Holy moly. This is the very first recipe ever published on Sugar Dish Me. Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies – still probably my boys’ …

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