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Image via WikipediaREPOSTI've been seeing cookie exchanges being mentioned a lot lately. I've been hosting them on and off twenty years now and so I definitely have a set of rules that I think work out really well.  Most of the time I've done thes...

Tweet The holiday baking season is here! For most people, that means cookies. I’ve never had a traditional cookie recipe that I make every year because I love to try new recipes and I’m always baking up different things. So when I was asked to share a special holiday cookie and memory with you...

Spiced cranberry starsThere seems to be no end to the variety of Christmas cookies. But look a little closer and some patterns emerge – shaped, rolled, dipped, bars and thumbprints being the most common. Flavors repeat, too, as favorites get...

I know that this is a few days late, but I went off the grid for the holidays. We all need to do that sometimes, take a break from everything and enjoy time with family. We had a great Thanksgiving and it was nice to take the time to really enjoy each other. We...

Let’s talk about Elf on the Shelf, shall we? Do you have an elf? We do. His name is France, and he shows up about the time the Christmas decorations do. Since we were gone over Thanksgiving, we will be decorating next weekend, thus saving me from an extra week of trying to beat...

I am thrilled to be a part of the annual Holiday Bake Craft Sew Along again this year put together by Rachel from A Southern Fairytale, Kelly from According 2 Kelly and Cindy from Skip to My Lou.I chose to contribute my Chocolate Madeleine recipe. Remember when I shared my White Hot Fudge a...

I get a lot of emails from people asking me about recipes. The other day I got an email asking me if I had a great recipe for Monster Cookies. I had never even heard of them, but I thought that it might be useful to someone else what I answered. When I am...

Holy Cow people. Online BlogCon starts in the morning. I can’t believe it’s already here…and I’m so glad it finally is. It’s like I’m giving birth to a giant blog baby. I hope she’s beautiful and everyone love her. {Even if they don’t, I’m hoping they lie and say they do, much like people...

We went to Annapolis today and had such a great day. We went to see our good friend pin on Commander and we are so proud of her. In Navy-speak, that means she got a big promotion. I have not been to Annapolis for quite a few years, and I forgot how beautiful and...

I love Rice Krispie Treats. Love. Them. I was flipping through one of my newest cookbooks, Flour: Spectacular Recipes from Boston’s Flour Bakery + Cafe, and I saw this recipe. I immediately knew that this was the recipe I would christen my cookbook purchase with. If it is possible to make a Rice Krispie treat...