These were my Mom’s submission to her craft group cookie exchange, so every year she would make something like eight batches of these and package them up. All the husbands would anxiously await their wives’ return to snag the little cheesecakes before their kids tore into all the cookies. Once the annual cookie exchanges were no {…Continue Reading}
I got the recipe for these from a supervisor when I was a college co-op. I’ve made them nearly every year since. I love keeping them in a tin in the garage so they’re a little chilled – yum, yum! They’re similar to buckeyes, but I think there’s enough difference to warrant a different name. {…Continue Reading}
Each year for Christmas, I have several go-to cookies that MUST be made. I’ll share them for you – maybe they’ll become one of your holiday regulars!  These chocolate mint cookies are my absolute favorite cookie in the whole world – chocolate plus Andes mint = yummie!!!! I started baking these when I was {…Continue Reading}
The best laid plans must at times be put aside, and then somehow, everything works out anyways! Arden was sent home yesterday from daycare, vomiting with a stomach virus that had been going around. She threw up every hour or so until 10:30 at night, and then slept relatively peacefully. I had high hopes that {…Continue Reading}
 Nope, I didn’t mis-title the post - the cans are for the pumpkin bread! This recipe bakes right in metal coffee cans. My husband saved a bunch of the cans from all-nighters during early grad school thinking he’d hammer them flat and put them on a table for a “coffee table”. He’s got his own creative {…Continue Reading}
image source Here’s a new meatless meal that has won an entry into my recipe book: Slow-cooker Squash Lasagna Source: Real Simple Ingredients 2 10- to 12-ounce packages frozen winter squash puree, thawed 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 32-ounce container ricotta 1 5-ounce package baby spinach (6 cups) kosher salt and black pepper 12 lasagna noodles (about 3/4 of a 16-ounce {…Continue Reading}
I didn’t intend this to be a cooking blog, but these were so easy and delicious that I wanted to share them. My wonderful husband Dave is vegetarian (ovo/lacto/pesco which means he does eat eggs/dairy/fish), and I struggle to find quick and good non-meat dishes to put into rotation. This one definitely made the cut. {…Continue Reading}
