What should we eat today?
These rich chocolate hot cocoa cookies have become one of my daughters’ favorites. It was the first cookie they asked me to make this year. They are best fresh out of the oven and slightly warm. My brilliant daughter, however, warms them up in the …
I bake cookies for Christmas, a lot of cookies for Christmas. I have tried reining it in since I do not need all those cookies but there are specific cookies I have to make and then there are cookies I want to try every year …
I want to know who decides what day a food holiday falls on. The end of November does not really make me think of cake, I am much more in cookie mode. At my last job I started making birthday cakes for everyone. It was …
Happy Thanksgiving! My basic Thanksgiving menu is pretty much set in stone. My children have very specific requirements. There must be Turkey, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Apple Pie and Pumpkin Pie. I like to include Green Beans and Cranberries. My mother basically served the …
November 10th is National Vanilla Cupcake Day. There is nothing more simple than a vanilla cupcake. It is a clean, perfect canvas. Vanilla may be my favorite cupcake flavor and I almost always top it with plain vanilla buttercream. Everyone likes them and they do …
Appropriately enough October 30th is National Candy Corn Day. Candy corn is one of those love it or hate it things. I can eat a few pieces around Halloween but it would never make it the rest of the year. Even if you don’t like …
