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I was stumbling on my computer on the Eve of 2012, wishing that Christmas and all the Pepperminty goodness that goes along with Christmas wasn’t over. When it dawned me, It doesn’t have to be Christmas to enjoy peppermint! Talk about a revelation. I had bookmarked these Peppermint Patties earlier in December, but never got [...]
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If there was ever a cookie to leave out for Santa, it would be this one! How can you go wrong with Hot Cocoa in the shape of a cookie! I was looking for new cookie recipes this year and found one that sounded almost good, but I just couldn’t bring myself to make a [...]
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I had already made 6 dozen thumbprint cookies today when the phone rang. It was bad news calling, I won’t bore you with the details, but I can tell you the news made me fidgety. When I get fidgety, I bake. I had 2 egg whites leftover from the thumbprints. So I decided to quickly [...]
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Every year after Christmas I hit Holiday Lane and score some good deals on ornaments – yes it means picking through potentially life threatening broken glass, but for me, it is worth risking life and limb in order to get the kids some banging ornaments for the next year. But a long with getting them [...]
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I have started the cookie baking marathon, and since I am making them as gifts, the kids haven’t really been helping. the thought of their sniffely noses and hacking coughs all over the place, sounds, unappetizing at best. But they still want to have fun and help mommy out. I made a quick trip to [...]
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I had to revisit the almond cookie, I had a certain store bought cookie and thought “hey! I can make this!” So I did. And they turned out pretty darn good! Ingredients 1 cup butter 1/2 cup white sugar 1 egg 2 teaspoons almond extract 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1/2 cup crushed almonds [...]
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The hubs and I recently relocated south of the Mason-Dixon and a quest for decent Chinese food was born. This evening the craving struck us both, so I quickly found a number and dialed up our dinner. Along with all our usual stuff, we got white rice. Now the Chinese food wasn’t stellar by any [...]
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I know, you are thinking; “come on! It is October! Christmas is still 2 months away”. Wait, think about that. Christmas is ONLY 2 months away. Instead of waiting till last minutes and being at the mercy of what cards might be left is stock, get a jump start now! Shutterfly.com has some beautiful cards [...]
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This is a Public Service Announcement: Sweet Corn on the Cob is a vegetable. Please stop over cooking your vegetables. I grew up a country girl, and if there is one thing I know, it is sweet corn. Corn on the cob was something my whole family looked forward to. First, you must have patience. [...]
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