Hello! I just wanted to take a moment to wish you a happy Thanksgiving! This year I am hosting, which means I will be baking a turkey instead of baking a dessert. But that’s okay. It’s nice to switch things up a bit. I made these cookies last weekend and…
My favorite type of cookie is chocolate chip. Maybe because it was the first type of cookie I learned how to make. Using the recipe on the back of the Toll House chips package, my mom taught me how to cream butter to the correct fluffiness, measure the dry ingredients,…
So I realized after making these bars that I have a subconscious obsession with chocolate and peanut butter. You can see it with these recipes: peanut butter balls, peanut butter bars, peanut butter fudge bars, pecan-oreo fudge bars, and peanut butter chocolate surprise. And that’s just a few. Chocolate and peanut butter…
I have been saying no for at least 4 years. Eric asked. Matthew pleaded. Grace begged. When the Humane Society came to Eric’s work last Monday, with furry friends to be snuggled, I knew the battle was over. It didn’t help that his coworker sent me this picture of Eric holding…
Teaching to adolescents, I am always on the lookout for a great book that grabs you right away. Many adults have short attention spans, but young adults? Even shorter. This novel is actually a memoir, but it’s told in poetry form. The author hooked me right away, and I was…
Yesterday we had snow and ice and school was cancelled. So what did I do on my day off? I made a cheesecake. Why go outside in the freezing rain (literally–it came right after the snow) and try to build a snowman in 1/2-inch of snow? I think I’ll take…
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