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OK...maybe not quite illegal, but I'm sure glad I'm waking up in Texas this morning instead of New York City where I feel sure Mayor Bloomberg would be[...]

Dark Chocolate Glaze... I posted this with the donut cookies , but really, it needs its own post. You NEED this in your life. Use it to decorate a cookie,[...]

Whether you call them donuts or doughnuts or the extra inch on your waistline...donuts can't help but make you smile. Or, make ME smile, and I think we're[...]

Sometime last year, I was on Instagram lamenting the fact that I was baking a cake for an event or a bake sale, and I wouldn't be able to taste-test it. Oh,[...]

I want you to run out to your store right now and look for Meyer lemons... ...THEN, even if you don't buy them, I want you to pick up a bag and inhale. Ahhh.[...]

Every year about this time, I start dreaming of strawberries. Sure, I love Honeycrisp apples and Clementines, but for me, strawberries are perfection.[...]

Really, you might as well call these health food cookies. I know, we all pledged to "eat better" in 2013, and I'm here to help you out. Chocolate:[...]

DO NOT PANIC. THERE IS NO MEAT IN THIS SALAMI. {Whew. OK...I didn't want you to freak out there.} Do you ever buy a cookbook and it's so beautiful and so full[...]

Maybe it leaves a tell-tale sign on your favorite black pants, or leaves your fingers sticky and in need of licking, or falls all over your freshly-mopped[...]

Merriam-Webster defines the word "hipster" as : a person who is unusually aware of and interested in new and unconventional patterns (as in jazz or fashion).[...]

{This post is sponsored by Nestlé® Toll House® Morsels , the perfect special ingredient for all of your family’s favorite treats!} There is no[...]

There are a handful of foods that rank on my "comfort food" list. No, not mashed potatoes...not meatloaf. My number one comfort food is toast. Toast with[...]

We had a cool front yesterday. The temperatures were in the 60's when we woke up, so I pulled on a long-sleeve shirt and my jeans (and thought about lighting a[...]

Yep. I went there. See, the original plan was to make 7-layer cookie ice cream sandwiches. It was a good plan. ...a good plan for a giant. They were a *little*[...]

Sixteen years ago, we were married. Sixteen years ago, I made the best decision I've ever made. Sixteen years ago, I started a life with my love and my best[...]