I’d like to say that I was so consumed with Superbowl food, that I completely spaced on Valentine’s delicacies. But the fact is V-Day falls so close to Haley’s birthday that all my focus is always on her special day. Also, if it doesn’t involve a large group or having the day off from work, then it ain’t no holiday!
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Continue reading Raspberry Rockets, Menu Planning, and an Eat Your Books Giveaway

Ya’ll are either going to love me or hate me for this one. But because of several urgent requests from yesterday when I served it, I decided it’s not fair to deprive everyone else who doesn’t know about it yet. And so, you get a bonus recipe this week. It’s like winning the lottery! No? Oh…

When I spotted this recipe, I actually had to catch my breath a little. Cookie dough dip. COOKIE. DOUGH. DIP. Ridiculous! Ridiculously fantastic, right!?
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Do you have an iPad? (Or should I say, does your kid have one? *snort* Get it? Because everyone who has an iPad really only uses it for their kids to play video games. Hey, I’m not judging…we do the same thing.)
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Continue reading Praline Rolo Cups

Yes, my love for pie runs deep. However, do you know how much I love cookies? If I was ever going to start another food blog (and no, that is not going to happen…I barely sleep as it is!), I would devote it all to cookies.

Our holiday card this year included some miscellaneous data like how many dishes I washed this year (9,015), trips to the market (732), and cookies I baked (472) – in hindsight I think all those numbers are a little conservative. Especially the cookies, considering it’s one of my favorite things to do with the kids almost every. single. weekend. Add that up and you get close to 1,300 cookies. Math was never my strong suit.
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Continue reading Caramel Filled Chocolate Cake Cookies (a.k.a. Rolo Cookies)

I’d never given molasses much thought until two months ago, when sister Jen commented how much she loved it. I was like, “Hm. Really? Can’t think of many things I’ve even eaten with molasses in it.” Naturally, right after that conversation, it seemed like every single recipe I spotted had molasses. It was stalking me.
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Continue reading Crunchy Blackstrap Molasses Cookies and a Best Bake Sale Cookbook Giveaway