bars · Desserts

Baked S’mores Bars

Summer is coming! Summer is coming!  If you live anywhere other than Seattle, summer probably means S’MORES! Of course, here in Seattle, it rains a lot- even in the summer.  I can’t even tell you how many times I have bought the stuff for s’mores- we have a fire pit in our backyard- and been… Continue reading Baked S’mores Bars

cookies · Desserts

Chewy Oatmeal Cookies

Somehow in the past week, I got it in my head that I needed to have some oatmeal cookies.  Not oatmeal raisin, not oatmeal chocolate chip, not oatmeal peanut butter- just plain old ordinary chewy oatmealy-butter-and-brown-sugary cookies. I found several recipes that made me drool, and ended up settling on this one, because they looked… Continue reading Chewy Oatmeal Cookies

Breakfast · cinnamon rolls · Desserts

Cinnamon Roll Ups

I wanted to make something yummy for today’s Seahawks game.  I wanted to do something with minimal effort that would be quick, easy, and delicious. These cinnamon roll ups come together in 5 minutes.  You probably have all the ingredients in your pantry.  They taste like the best piece of cinnamon toast you every had,… Continue reading Cinnamon Roll Ups

cookies · Desserts

Gluten Free Coconut Macaroons

My sweet cousin Jessica has Celiac disease.  This is not your “Oh, gluten makes my tummy hurt” kind of allergy.  This is a full on “if you pass a roll over the top of my plate and a crumb falls into my food, I will fall violently ill” kind of sickness.  There is so little… Continue reading Gluten Free Coconut Macaroons

christmas · Desserts

Eggnog Bars

Today, we headed out into the winter landscape and selected our Christmas tree.  It is a family tradition we have to head out North in our ol’ front wheel drive sleigh and cut one down ourselves.   It is a lot of work (for my husband, since he’s the one who has to cut it… Continue reading Eggnog Bars

cookies

“Neiman-Marcus” $250 Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

If you’ve ever had a Facebook account, a Twitter account, or even just an email account, the chances are that at some point in time you have received the forward about the Neiman-Marcus $250 Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe. It isn’t always Nieman-Marcus.  Sometimes it’s Woolworths, sometimes it’s Mrs. Fields, but the story itself remains the… Continue reading “Neiman-Marcus” $250 Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

cookies

Peanut Butter Peek-a-boo Cookies

Okay, it’s the first week of November, so most of us have a ton of Halloween candy that we need to get OUT OF OUR HOUSE NOW!!! My kids are 3 1/2 and 1 1/2, so this is the first year they have really brought in a good haul.  So now it’s time to get… Continue reading Peanut Butter Peek-a-boo Cookies