Holiday Desserts

Let’s talk Christmas shopping for a minute, shall we? Actually, let’s talk about outrageous Christmas gift prices instead. That’s more fun! Jordan has an American Girl Doll, Jenny. Santa brought it for her a few years ago. After a lot of soul-searching, Santa decided he should buy the “real” thing because, well, honestly? She...

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 just got back from a great trip to Santa Monica and parts of the Central Valley with Pom Wonderful. I had a fantastic time, and will tell you all about it soon. In the meantime, I am going to tell you about these cupcakes that I found from Shauna Sever. Admittedly, they are...

If you were stranded on a dessert island and could only take two things, what would they be? I’ve always had such a hard time answering that question. I mean, let’s just first rule out people. The point of being stranded on a dessert island is to be alone, not wiping noses or driving...

Snickerdoodles are my favorite cookie. Will’s too. I was given a review copy of Piece of Cake (which is a great book by the way) and when I was flipping through, I discovered that there was a chocolate version of my favorite cookie! Happiness all around. These make my Snickerdoodle just a little more...

I’m a proud Scandinavian. Eating lefse, a potato-based flatbread, for the holidays is one of my favorite traditions. This week, I finally had time to sit down with my grandma [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, ...