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COOKIES for Christmas *and beyond

COOKIES for Christmas *and beyond

Tomorrow is a Big Day – tomorrow I’ll be sharing my 2013 Food Blog Cookie Exchange Cookie with you! These cookies are what Rich likes to call his “New Favorite Cookie”. I am not going to give you any more details (besides this photo) about 

Sausage Brats and Beer with Mustard over Egg Noodles

Sausage Brats and Beer with Mustard over Egg Noodles

Quick, Delicious, Flavorful, Filling – this simple noodle dish can be thrown together on a busy work-night, is perfect reheated as leftovers, but has enough flavor flair that you can serve to guests! This Noodle Dinner is filled with some of your favorite flavors: beer, 

Dog Bones and a GIVEAWAY

Dog Bones and a GIVEAWAY

If there is something I love more than cooking, it has got to be my dogs! I love teaching, and I love my family – but the Mr. and I both agree that if we didn’t like dogs our relationship would have never gotten off the ground! Donner was Rich’s Dog before we met and after we had been together a few months, Boca entered our lives. They are our 4-legged Children, and as any pet-owner can attest… we would do anything for these dogs!

boca n donner

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Eggnog Cookies

Eggnog Cookies

Welcome to December… the Season of Giving & Eating & Lights & Cookies & Shopping & Baking & Friends & Food & Family & Entertaining! During this busy season, many Cookies get baked and eaten. Another holiday Classic (which I just recently discovered many people 

Pumpkin Pecan Rugelach

Pumpkin Pecan Rugelach

This year is the first year in any of our lifetimes that Hanukkah and Thanksgiving have overlapped. These two family-food-fantastic Holidays will not overlap again any time soon! Thanksgiving and Hanukkah are a match made in heaven! Seriously, both Holidays are centered around food (lets 

Chocolate Turkeys

Chocolate Turkeys


Thanksgiving is a Holiday all about Family. I think that Family is Fun. These Turkeys are Fun, AND made from Chocolate, which makes them even more fun, so they are a perfect match for You and your Family this Fun Thanksgiving!

Chocolate Turkeys

If you have little ones at home, this is the perfect way to get them involved with a super fun & super cute (and super safe due to no hot ovens or stoves) Thanksgiving project. These would be great to bring in for that last minute Thanksgiving (Harvest?) Party at School or just to help make your Dessert Table a little bit more fun! Even if there are no small-humans as a part of your family, I am pretty sure the big humans will love these turkeys just as much as the little ones would.

 Thanksgiving Craft Chocolate Turkey

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