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It’s been a while since I made a good cookie, and the other day I was craving Oatmeal Raisin Cookies like no other. I wanted to add some chocolate chips to the mix, but I didn’t have any on hand. {criminal – I know.} I did, however, have some white chocolate chips, and they did not disappoint. I wanted these White Chocolate Oatmeal Raisin Cookies to be large and soft and chewy. There is a time and a place for crisp {Read More}
Let’s be honest with each other for a moment. As much as we want to spend hours baking, gluing, and glittering the crap out of paper hearts for our children’s classmates, we need to be realistic. There are so many fancy and cute crafts to do all over Pinterest, but I am a mother of 4. My days are filled with laundry, dishes, and feeding my never-ending hungry children. Maybe you don’t have 4 kids, but you do have a {Read More}
I am in limbo right now. I am currently sitting in this tiny hotel room, with kids bouncing from one bed to the next and back again. We finally made it to our new hometown in Canada, but the house we are going to rent is not going to be ready for another couple days. The drive was gut wrenching, with white knuckles grasping onto the steering wheel the ENTIRE time. After 2300 miles, I am perfectly content to just {Read More}
Have you made any resolutions this year? Any new adventures, or mountains you want to climb? 2013 is going to be a year full of new for me and my family. New house, new town, new country. We are currently on our way to our new home in Canada, where my husband’s job is transferring him to. It’s been a crazy drive already. I had a total Tommy Boy experience on the highway, when my car hood flew up and covered my {Read More}
I am so excited to introduce you to one amazing blogging friend today. Her name is Jaclyn and she has a phenomenal blog over at Cooking Classy. Her beautiful blog is full of mouth-watering recipes that will surely keep you coming back for more. I wish I could have brought her and these tasty Ginger Cookies along with me on my family vacation to Disneyland… but she refused to squeeze into my suitcase. Either way, I know you’ll love her {Read More}
Welcome to the second (and final) week of my Holiday Gift Guide! Be sure to check out all the gift ideas and recipes from last week here. Today I want to show you some gift items that any kid will love. If you have kids, or know someone with kids and they are always wanting to help out in the kitchen, then you’ll want to check out these awesome gadgets from Kizmos. My favorite thing has got to be these {Read More}
Yesterday I asked you on Facebook what your favorite cookie was. I can’t say I wasn’t shocked to find out that Chocolate Chip was at the top of the list. You were pretty specific that it needed to be a soft, chewy, and melt-in-your-mouth kind of Chocolate Chip Cookie. Amen! I couldn’t agree more. There is something nostalgic about a warm, fresh out-of-the-oven cookie. With little bits of chocolate and just the right amount of cookie baked together into the {Read More}
The other day I was strolling through Walmart {cause I’m cool like that} and I came across these Butter Flavor Crisco baking sticks. I was slightly intrigued. Butter flavored Crisco…. hmm… On the package there is a picture of some tasty looking cookies and it gave me an idea. I’m going to try out some Butter Flavored Crisco and make some cookies with it. Then I thought I would bake some cookies with 1/2 Crisco and 1/2 Butter, and then make {Read More}
In a week my oldest will be 8 years old. {gasp!} We have been so busy these past few weeks that I have not had time to think of birthday parties or any type of celebration. But I wanted to do something special for her, because I believe that ALL birthdays are special. I decided on a surprise after-school get-together with a few of her friends from her old school. Keep in mind, I decided this about 3 hours before she {Read More}
For most of the country, Summer is coming to an end. Swim suits are on sale, and Fall clothes are showing up in stores. Here in Arizona it’s still blazing fireballs, so it’s the perfect time to pick up a cute swim suit for next to nothing. But that also means I still have to watch my figure. I know what you’re thinking… “How can she watch her figure when she makes treats like these!?” Well my friend, I have {Read More}
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