Cook Create Inspire
These cake batter cookie bars just came to me. I love those 50/50 ice cream bars – you know the ones. Orange sherbet and vanilla ice cream. So, I thought why not try to create cake batter cookie bars that was had the 50/50 flavor by adding white chocolate chips and orange zest. Starting with a box of yellow cake mix – how…
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These are my 10 Things to Love About December: Remembering the reason for the season Fires in our fireplace Holiday decorating (sometimes with my personal assistant, AKA Coco) Christmas songs on the radio or a CD player Christmas books Corny Christmas movies on TV The crispness in the air and rain Baking cookies for the holidays Shopping for special gifts…
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“Maybe Christmas, The Grinch thought, doesn’t come from a store.” – Dr. Seuss Tootles,
Potato Chip Cookies?? Surely that can’t be. Potato chips in cookies? Yes, you read it right, and they are GOOD! So good in fact that they only make an appearance once a year in our family. Potato Chip Cookies have become a tradition that everyone in our family looks forward to each year! Did I forget to mention that they…
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The above photo is Fiona, one of the Fairies of Fall. Fiona is Gaelic and means “fair”. Isn’t she beautiful? The Month in Review – November 2012 includes posts from October 2012. What’s up with that? Well, on October 21st, we launched a 20-part series called “Any Way the Wind Blows” about the loss of my home in the San Diego…
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I almost always use the dining room table (in our sun room) as my desk. I open up my laptop and settle in at the end of the table. I have my own special chair that I painted and distressed that I just love! From here I can see my beautiful backyard if I look straight ahead and out…
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