My Sunday was quite lovely as it included brunch at Kayla’s and sugar cookies at Brittany’s. Elisabeth and I got to visit Kayla’s home again and eat her delicious oatmeal breakfast bake. It is so nice to have other people cook for you! Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy cooking and baking, truly, but it’s … More 12-23-19
Yesterday evening Kaitlin came over and spent the night! I am so grateful for her and Kevin. We ate dinner and then she taught me how to decorate sugar cookies. I had tried a few years ago but had trouble because 1. I didn’t know what I was doing and 2. the icing we made … More Kaitlin’s visit and my day
Yesterday evening I discovered that my dad was in Denver at a baseball game so I convinced him to come over for dinner! It was such a nice surprise. He was a great sport too as we were having tofu in peanut sauce with snap peas and cauliflower, a dish I know he would not … More Surprises x2
Sidney and I watched a few episodes of The Great British Bake Off a few months ago and it got me inspired to frost cookies. In order to frost cookies I have to have cookies so this weekend I baked three different batches of sugar cookies. I figured I should try a few different recipes … More Three batches of sugar cookies
Yesterday, Gene and I went to Kaitlin and Kevin’s for an afternoon of Christmas dinner, game playing, opening presents, and eating cookies. I got Tetris Jenga from Kaitlin and Kevin as well as some really cool, colorful socks. Gene got 10 different flavors of hot sauce! Is it surprising to say that I’m actually interested … More Christmas fun
This dessert is easy to make and is so delicious and rich that you don’t need a huge piece. That means it can last you a while if only a couple of you are eating it! (I think it took us a couple of weeks to finish them all) Marshmallow Brownie Supreme Box of brownies … More Holiday cookies: Marshmallow Brownie Supreme
My parents sent me this recipe last year and it was a big hit. It’s pretty fast to make these and you only need basic ingredients, nothing too fancy. Sugar cookies 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) 1/2 cup oil 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 egg 2 cups flour 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 … More Holiday cookies: sugar cookies
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