Life is filled with moments. These are mine.
The hubs informed me last Thursday (I think it was Thursday) that I had been volunteered to make dessert for Father’s Day just a few days later. No big deal I thought. But then I remember that his family likes pies. PIES! Gross fruits ones even. If you couldn’t tell by that last statement…I’m not […]
Almost every time I bake something and post a picture of it to social media (usually Instagram or Facebook), my sister will comment with, “why don’t you ever make these when I’m around?!” Well, little sister… A) we live seven hours apart so you’re not around too often, and B) you never ask. This past […]
Let me tell you the one small thing I know about bacon—it’s not really my thing. Except for an occasional BLT. Then bacon is totally my thing. I love a good BLT. But I don’t understand the general public’s fascination of and love for bacon. It’s seriously not all that great. Now let me tell […]
I was in the mood to bake something fairly simple last weekend, so I decided cookies would be best. Of course, I didn’t want to make just any ordinary cookie. I wanted to make something I hadn’t made before. So when I found this recipe from Martha Stewart thanks to Pinterest, I was sold. Toffee […]
My neighbor across the street invited me to her annual cookie exchange again this year. Since I cheated with making cookies last year, I thought I would make real cookies this year. I had forgotten how long it had been since I made cookies, rather than cupcakes, cake, or some other type of dessert. It […]
For Thanksgiving at Tim’s Dad’s house this year, we were in charge of bringing a couple desserts and the green bean casserole. No one let me stray from the traditional green bean casserole with a different type of green bean dish, so instead I was [sort of] given freedom with dessert. Tim’s Dad told me […]