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when the weather outside is frightful…

…hot chocolate is SO delightful.  Nothing will warm a body up quite like it. (Well, spiked hot chocolate might work even better, but I’ll leave those beverages to Greg.) I can recall lots of fun things about playing in the snow as a kid, from sled races down a hill whilst being pursued by a more »

the sweetest vice

We all have our food hang-ups, whether it be coffee or chocolate, hummus (hey, who knows!) or ice cream. This fudge is addictive stuff for any peppermint fan, and it just so happens that I am a lover of all things peppermint. No, ‘lover’ doesn’t really cut the mustard. I’m a peppermint infatuate. A peppermint more »

those three little words

No, not “I love you.”  Not a, an, and the.  Not even “It’s a girl!”  No, I’m talking about “roll in sugar.” If you see that step in a list of recipe instructions, it’s a good bet that you have a winner on your hands. After all, if we’re talking about cookies (as we so more »

crisp air inspires a crisp dessert

Autumn has quite a bit going for it. -It makes a fairly awesome name (though I do know gals named Spring and Summer, but oddly, no one called Winter). -New TV!  I admit it: I’m a television fiend.  Dexter, Castle, Psych, Community—I’m hooked on ‘em all. -The leaves and trees are the most beautiful they more »