Gift giving is probably my favorite part of any holiday – birthdays, Christmas, Easter, Kwanzaa… if I can find a reason to buy someone a gift that makes them smile, I’m a happy girl. This particular holiday season, I think it’s important to have some in-the-clutch ideas for the foodie in your life. Food blogs …
Today I bring to you my last recipe of 2012 for Green Mountain Coffee. It features one of my favorite holiday flavors, Fair Trade Gingerbread Coffee. I don’t know what took me so long to try my hand at whoopie pies, but I watched with envy as my fellow food bloggers around the web made …
“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” – Martin Luther King Jr. The people that will help these littles to heal over this tragedy, they are the bright, shining beacons that we should all hold up and speak of. They are the heroes that will carry us beyond this day. Please focus on …
You know what’s really awesome? Being friends with super smart people. I don’t claim to be the smartest person on the block, but I do claim to know some of them. Case in point: Shaina Olmanson. Shaina and I’ve been friends for a while, meeting in person for the first time at BlogHer Food in …
If you’re anything like me, you’re in full-on holiday scramble mode. I don’t know how I ended up here. Every year, I intend to start purchasing Christmas gifts in August. Up until about 2007, that’s what I did. By December, I was sitting back cool, calm and collected while everyone else rushed around. But somehow, …
Last year I did The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap and had a great time, and got some great cookies. This year, I was more excited than ever to participate because this year, participation meant money for the charity Cookies for Kids’ Cancer. Right about the time I needed to decide what cookies to make …
This time of year, I’m a sucker for the seasonal candy. I posted last week about Crinkle Cookies topped with festive candy cane chocolates. I definitely love the holidays and the candy they bring. But my one true candy love come Christmas time is peppermint bark. In any form I can get it! Every year, …
When I was little, my favorite kind of cookie to get from the bakery or coffee shop was always one with a chocolate base. We never made that kind at home, and basically, they seemed like magical inside-out cookies to my kidlet brain. It might be 30 years later, but for me, the magic of …
The idea that it’s December 2nd astounds me. It probably shouldn’t. We’re a family that puts our tree up the day after Thanksgiving (more for the convenience of a 4 day weekend and having extra hands around, but still), and the Christmas decorations have been decking these halls for a solid week. But when I …
Let’s face it. As much as the holidays are cheery and wonderful, they can also be quite stressful. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lists upon lists, and then you misplace one, and everything falls apart. More than ever, I think this time of year it’s important to set aside a few minutes to …