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I searched for a peppermint cookie recipe for a long time. One day when my grandson was visiting I went searching for a fun recipe we could make together. I came across this peppermint gem in a Taste of Home cookie magazine. The peppermint and chocolate combination is scrumptious and the colors make it fun… Continue reading Peppermint Twist Kiss Cookies
Everyone, it seems, is always trying to find the absolute "best" chocolate chip cookie recipe. I will admit that over the years, I have tried lots of these "new and improved" recipes, but in the end, I always come back to the original old standard that is printed right on the back of the Nestle bag. Why? Because fresh out of the oven, the Nestle recipe still has the best flavor. And if mixed properly they turn out to be as soft and chewy as you could want.
Pumpkin season is here and in my family fall also begins the holiday cookie season. Over the years, we have collected so many great cookie recipes that we couldn't begin to bake or eat them all at Christmastime. So sometime in October, I kick off the cookie season when I buy the year's first can of pumpkin… Continue reading Frosted Pumpkin Cookies
It's now October and I've been working away to fill my Etsy site with ornaments this year. Crafting ornaments is a fun job. The process doesn't tie me down to the craft room and I can make them as I sit in front of the TV. And the response to them has been good. People… Continue reading Crafting Christmas: The Ornament Collection Grows
I don't know what happened to brownies. I don't know when Betty Crocker and all of the other makers of brownie mixes decided that brownies had to be loaded with "stuff." I don't want "stuff" in my brownies. Nuts, yeah, okay. I'll go for some nuts. But sweet colored candies, toffee chips, chocolate chunks, and… Continue reading Brownies: Like Those Mom Made in the 1960’s
Time. I find myself with an abundance of it. Two weeks ago, I worked my final day at my full time job. For the next few days I caught myself glancing at the clock, just as I did when I was working full time and there was never enough time. Hours used to be so precious that I worried about how… Continue reading Changing Times
Leaves were glowing in shades of red, orange, and gold the weekend my sister, my daughter, and I made a trip to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. We went for the shopping where numerous boutiques, outlet malls, antique marts, and other unique shopping spots fill the small towns and roadsides of this traditionally Amish area west of Philadelphia. Christmas shops at Christmastime are… Continue reading A Christmas Junkie’s Jaunt: The National Christmas Center
With a new refrigerator sitting empty in the kitchen (the result of my old refrigerator having had the nerve to die the very week I was leaving my job) my daughter and I made a trip to the grocery store. I had intentionally waited to grocery shop with Amy instead of shopping with my husband on Saturday.… Continue reading I’m Not Going to Work Today: Getting Used to the Idea
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