Week two and I’m craving dessert. I haven’t exactly stuck to the no-processed foods cleanse, but I’ve done my darn bestest to not eat so many sweets. But guess what. I still crave them and my life is just not complete without some dessert in it. I do have to admit that not having sweets often makes me appreciate them THAT much more when I do treat myself. Too bad [...]
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I went from a swimsuit & flip flops to a scarf, gloves, & uggs in a matter of days. Portland was cold and Portland snowed on us, but Portland is a great city. Gresham is a hidden gem east of Portland with a fancy old folk’s home that treated us right. Grandpa G skipped his wii golf game this weekend in order to entertain us with activities and witty sense [...]
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As everyone knows, I love my sweets, but I try to always have them in moderation (and workout so I don’t feel so guilty). The desserts I make and post about are usually for some sort of occasion which means I take them somewhere and try to leave the rest so they don’t sit in my apartment tempting me. Thennnn December rolls around and the word moderation doesn’t exist. The [...]
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My wonderful, yet jealousy-inducing friend, Melissa, moved to Italy back in August. Now her boyfriend got a job with Adidas in Germany and is moving to Nuremberg for an undetermined amount of time. Pros: I get to visit her (hopefully in March!) and live vicariously through her. Cons: My crafting/knitting/tea loving/thursday night dinner buddy doesn’t live a quick 1 Cali bus ride away from me anymore! Luckily she came to [...]
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Hau’oli — “how-oh-lee” Makahiki — ”ma-ka-hee-key” Hou — “ho” Happy New Year! I spent the last week in Maui with 24 family members and friends and what can I say other than it was wonderful. You can’t go wrong with the beach and 75 degree weather in the middle of winter . I brought back some Hawaiian tea and am trying to imagine sitting on the lanai looking out the [...]
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Hope everyone is having a very Merry Christmas! The past few Christmases I have been on a 16 hour plane ride en route to Africa or in the middle of the Mekong Delta for the Dunn Family Christmas Vacation (not a bad way to spend Christmas!). Vacation is starting a little later this year, so I was happy to have my first true Christmas morning in a while. I got [...]
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All of these “virtual” cookies have been making me hungry. I just so happen to get invited to a real life cookie exchange at my friend’s apartment and it was time to dig in to an absurd amount of holiday cookies. I wore my leggings for the overindulgent occasion and was thankful that I did. There were so many cookies to try, and more for seconds, and even some leftover [...]
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Like I said before, Snicklebiscut is a Christmas cookie baking machine, and decided to do another guest post for the Holiday Cookie Swap! As teaspoonsf and I have gotten to know each other throughout the years, we have found that we have many things in common, much of what is discussed in her blog: baking, scrapbooking/crafts and tea. Once I found this recipe, it reminded me so much of her [...]
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My boyfriend’s nephew, Luca, was kind enough to show us how even a 1 year old can make holiday sugar cookies. He is pretty talented and you can follow more of his adventures on his very own blog. To make delicious cookies you need a good baking tray. Make sure it can stand up to an overactive child. I don’t know where this stuff came from but it goes on [...]
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My dad’s girlfriend, Diana, made brownie trees with her grandchildren and she has shared her pictures and recipe with us for the Holiday Cookie Swap. The pictures tell the whole story of how much fun they had! Holiday Tree Brownies *Betty Crocker Recipe INGREDIENTS: 1 box (1 lb 2.4 oz) Betty Crocker® Original Supreme Premium brownie mix (Water, vegetable oil and egg called for on brownie mix box) Betty Crocker® [...]
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