Yes, the annual Christmas dinner debate is over. The only discussions were minor because I announced I was going “back to basics”: Continue reading
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December 17, 2015 · 4:33 pm
Christmas Dinner 2015 and Grace’s Favorite Cookie
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December 10, 2015 · 9:21 pm
Christmas Is Calling…With Cranberry Oat Bars!
It is a shame you can’t buy fresh cranberries year-round. My BFF Grace likes to buy extra bags around Thanksgiving and freeze them to make coffee cake. Me, Continue reading →
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Tagged as baking, bar cookies, Christmas cookies, cranberry, dessert, oatmeal, pecans, Snacks
June 20, 2013 · 10:12 pm
My First German Chocolate Cake For My Sister Tina
I’ve mentioned in the past that I am the family birthday cake baker. Continue reading →
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Tagged as baking, Birthday cake, boiled icing, Cakes, Coconut, dessert, evaporated milk, German chocolate cake, pecans, Sour cream
No-Baking-Required Boozy Bourbon Balls
Yeah. Boozy bourbon balls. They’re another old-fashioned Christmas cookie that I promise your little kids will ignore, should they happen to take a taste after you’ve warned them they won’t enjoy these “adults-only” treats. The bourbon flavor is intense, Continue reading →
December 22, 2012 · 9:51 am
November 13, 2012 · 7:49 pm
A Little Something for My Sweetheart…
I decided I wanted to make something special for Kurt. He’s been so understanding of my sleep deprivation and desire to be left alone (and you know what that means). Really, for about a month my coughing increased by an order of magnitude once I went horizontal. I ended up sleeping on Grace’s room (yes, she has her own room) Continue reading →
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Tagged as baking, bar cookies, husband, love, pecans, praline, relationships, sweets
