5 Minutes to mix up, 10 minutes to bake. That's my kind of cookie. I think my girls can spare me for 15 minutes, sometimes... occasionally...when we're having a good day (wink, wink). But anyway, these really are great cookies with or without my added modifications. You would think chocolate and peanut butter would be hard to mess up, but I've tried one too many a recipe where the ratio was off, the cookie was too hard or too soft, or the flavors didn't come through well enough. Well here is a recipe to save in your box. It's perfect. My husband actually said these are one of the best cookies I've ever made. Huh? Wait what? Better than pinch nut cookies? Better than my Mom's chocolate ... read more
The Yellow Owl Workshop
I have to share a newly discovered company with you all. The Yellow Owl Workshop! This whimsical little shop has gotten me all stamp crazy (beware) and I now all I want to do is stamp up a storm. My friend Aly over at The Fresh Issue, brought me a little gift this weekend when I had all my girlfriends over for a meet and greet with Grace. It's the recipe card stamp you seen here: It makes me happy to add little recipe cards with a stamp to my growing collection of hand written recipes. Those are the best, ya know? The ones from your Mom's Mom that are grease stained and soft from so much handling, the ones that are printed neatly in cursive from some distant relative who lives far away. ... read more
Best Birthday Present Ever
No it wasn't any of the lovely things you see here... (thanks everyone!)... And it wasn't the bridal shower for my cousin that I got to attend- cookies, cupcakes, presents, and fruit kebobs in tow. The best birthday present ever wasn't the sweet kisses I got to give and get from these two little girls. Nor was it coming home from shopping with my Mom to this melt-your-heart-sight. And it wasn't the giant mocha coffee I enjoyed while Lilly browsed the shelves at Barnes and Nobles. The Best Birthday Present Ever was getting shingles for the second, as in not once but twice contracted, time in my young life. And to make it worse, the shingles are on my face and in my hairline. ... read more
How-To: Enameled Wooden Spoons
Ok people, heads down. Raise your hand if you've ever felt incredibly creative then realized you just sat on the computer for three hours pinning crafty projects on pinterest without actually doing much of anything at all... no peaking. Yep, that's me. But this week I actually visited my pinboards again and got the supplies I needed to work on a few projects that have been on my mind for awhile. All of these projects involved the use of Enamel in some way, shape or form. So what is Enamel? Well I'm not sure what it technically is, but for our purposes it's basically craft paint (similar to acrylic) that is dried, then baked in the oven to create a glassy, glossy, hard finish on whatever ... read more