Necessity is the mother of invention. I had several necessities that needed to be taken care of. I had a holiday get together with the River City Harvest Community Gardening board and I needed to bring some food. I had pumpkin puree that needed to be used. I had a 1 pound bag of ginger […]
If you read a foodie’s blog and they claimed at one time that they couldn’t go a week without a cookie what would you do? You would make one of their cookie recipes of course! At least that is what I did when I got assigned the oh so cute Chelsy’s blog Mangia! But it’s […]
When I retired from the Air Force I thought I was going to be a teacher. I love to teach, mentor, and share knowledge and skills. Naturally I thought I’d be teaching dental assisting, after 22 years of it, I probably had enough experience. I was so sure of it that I got a BA […]
I cannot count how many times my mom would make no-bake cookies while I was growing up. I remember that she thought they were the most amazing ‘cookie’ ever. Quick, easy, sweet, chocolately and of course no oven required. Last minute bake sale no problem, last minute party no problem, last minute guests no problem. […]
Just a quick one, but I wanted to share this brilliant little cookie dipper that I came up with for my class I gave on Wednesday. I was teaching an easy Cinco de Mayo party menu, the menu included pulled pork tacos, refried bean bake, Spanish rice, salsa & chips, beergaritas and these cookies.
I was catching up on Facebook when I spotted these cookies from Whole Foods. They immediately spoke to me, I tried to ignore it but I failed. I thought about them for hours and hours. I finally gave in, I drove to the grocery store and bought the ingredients I was missing and whipped up […]
On a whim I picked up a jar of almond butter with honey. I’ve never had almond butter but I’ve heard about it and thought it sounded wonderful. The jar with honey in it was particularly enticing, peanut butter and honey is a favorite combination of mine, especially on celery. I eagerly dug into the […]
Sometimes you need to make something to go, a special delivery for someone? Do you know what the best thing about making a dish for someone else is? It doesn’t matter how many fat and calories it has (bwahaha), I mean it’s the thought that counts. If you plan it right you also make sure […]
We had our first ever cookie exchange at work. The deal was: bring two dozen cookies, of the same or different kind, you come home with two dozen cookies that someone else baked. Since I’m not a big fan of baking (except doing my duty during the holidays and other special occasions), I was excited […]
After living in Europe for over 8 years I learned that when someone asks you where your family is from, you say America. To say Germany or Iceland or wherever, they take it quite literally. Totally different from what we mean in the states. America is such a melting pot and very few of us […]
