Deconstructed Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies
Posted on December 28, 2007 - Filed Under Gifting Goodies, cookies | 1 Comment
Christmas has come and gone. I did most of my shopping online this year, even though I love the crowds (gasp, I know) and the decorated stores with carols playing in the background. It just wasn’t possible with a newborn and a toddler this year . . .
Snow and ice prevented us from decorating for [...]
Homemade Gifts: Chocolate Chip Biscotti
Posted on December 19, 2007 - Filed Under Gifting Goodies, cookies, dessert | Leave a Comment
I spent Tuesday morning doing something I despise. Ironing. A sheet. It seems that despite the expensive price of this sheet set, the manufacturer couldn’t quite make something that would come out of the dryer without deeply embedded wrinkle lines. Ugh. So, section by section, I ironed, starched and ironed again until it was all [...]
Read More..>>Homemade Gifts: No Knead Cheddar Beer Bread
Posted on December 17, 2007 - Filed Under Gifting Goodies, bread | 1 Comment
After giving birth to my daughter last month, I was in the hospital for several days. Thank goodness for magazines because I would have been bored out of my head - I only had a temperamental television and a newborn to keep me company over the long days (and sleepless nights). And yes, she is [...]
Read More..>>Homemade Gifts: Peppermint Bark
Posted on December 10, 2007 - Filed Under Gifting Goodies | Leave a Comment
At Christmas time, I cook a lot. There are treat baskets for friends and family, cookies for Santa, desserts for holiday meals . . . and though it’s a lot, I have to confess that I love every minute of it. Cooking is a passion for me, pure and simple.
In a week or so, I [...]
Chocolate Dipped Pretzel Rods
Posted on December 28, 2006 - Filed Under Gifting Goodies, dessert | 1 Comment
Mmm, chocolate dipped pretzels. These could quite possibly be the easiest things I have ever, ever made. Seriously. And of all the treats I made to give away this season, they got the biggest wow. Go figure.
How did I do it? It all started with a bag of pretzel rods (be sure your bag has [...]
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