cookies

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...

It’s time for Christmas! Peppermint, eggnog, gingerbread, ornaments, and shopping! Yay! Well, sort of, right. There’s that pesky little holiday…what’s it called? It’s this week…Black Friday? No…that’s not it…Thanksgiving! Right! Don’t want to forget about that one. Does anyone else feel like Thanksgiving is now the forgotten step-child of the Fall? Halloween shows up...

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...

Prep time: 15 minutes plus chill time Cook time: 10 minutes per batch Makes 4 dozen cookies Pepper with chocolate may sound weird, but these are great icebox cookies. Adapted from a Martha Stewart recipe. The food coloring is optional; ...

I recently got back from a few whirlwind days at Disneyland attending the first ever Dole Banana Summit. To say that I had a great time is an understatement. I got to see some old friends and come home with some new ones. Before I went, I really only thought of bananas as something...

Tweet Happy National Pumpkin Day! I’ve posted a lot of pumpkin recipes lately (doughnuts, cookies, cupcakes, and creamer to name a few), but I can’t resist this quintessential fall flavor. What better way to celebrate its day than with some delicious cookies? When I was working on finding the right balance of spices for my homemade pumpkin pie spice,...

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...

Prep time: 35 minutes Cook time: 18 minutes per batch Makes 36 cookies The pumpkin adds moistness to these soft, cakelike cookies, which will keep fresh for days. Premade cream cheese icing can substitute for the cream cheese icing re...

When last I posted a life post, seems forever ago, though truly just a week, I let you all in on the fact that a slammed door just may have been re-opened. I truly can not give you very many more new details since that statement, but will do b...