February 1st!!! Which gives me free reign to make everything pink for approximately 2 weeks. I have procured a ridiculous amount of nonpariels, tinted several tubs of buttercream, and I’ve stashed away a bag of Valentine M & M’s (but not the raspberry kind because… actually I just really don’t like them). To get it …
York Peppermint Brownies!!! This recipe has gotten more views than any recipe I have ever posted since I’ve been writing this blog… ever. The problem is that it was one of the very FIRST recipes I ever posted, so the photos were GARBAGE. Not that I’m any kind of professional food photographer now or anything… …
So listen. I ran today. If you know anything about me, you know I hate running. Especially in the cold when the air physically hurts your lungs whenever you suck it in; every gasping breath feels like stabbing pains of death… I seriously hate running. For all of you avid runners out there— I’m sorry. …
So here’s the ironic thing about these cookies. 3 days ago I got wise and finally downloaded a calorie counting/ fitness tracking app on my phone. Know what’s weird? I love it. I’ve always been a label-reader and have made a mental note of the calories I’m taking in… unless it’s easier on my conscience …
I have spent my evening doing 4 things. That sounds like I was really busy but actually I feel like I’ve been pretty unproductive. What’s kept me occupied:
Carrot Cake Truffles… also known as How to Make Carrot Cake a Finger Food. But these perfect little balls of carrot cake and cream cheese frosting were, for me, kind of bittersweet. For those of you that know me, you know that I am basically not capable of sitting down and watching TV, but the …
So here’s the deal: Usually I turn my nose up at any and all baked goods recipes that advertise things like “flourless” or “gluten-free”. Or heaven forbid we make cookies sans the butter. There’s a time and place for healthy foods and in my book, cookies are not it. I should go ahead and insert …
This post is actually all about celebration. Today my baby sister graduated college. I could not be more proud of her. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!! So my whole family got together, and hollered EXTRA loudly at her Commencement Ceremony. We hugged her EXTRA tight at the following reception. We toasted her with EXTRA good champagne afterwards while we …
Someone needs to get these cookies out of my face. Seriously. They are like chewy little gingery orange bites of addictive… I mean they basically taste just. like. Christmas. I love them. And I can’t seem to keep myself away from the cookies. I don’t feel much like eating here lately. Just snacking. And …
This past Friday marked the first of several Christmas parties we will be attending this month. The upcoming events are all with family and I am sooooooo the most excited about our Christmas Eve plans with my brothers and sisters. Those plans involve some serious cookie decorating, funny Christmas movies, and take out food while …