Day 16 (February 18), 9:00 am to 10:00 pm. I haven't planned much for today other than transit to Portugal. Though I am sad to leave Spain, I'm pretty darn excited to meet more cookiers in another part of the globe! I prep for a long day of...
Days 12 to 14 (February 14 to 16), 9:00 am to 1:00 am. After debriefing about our first weekend's worth of classes, Claudia (my host) and I have tweaked a few things for this weekend's series. We've decided to eliminate a few cookies in the...
Day 8 (February 10), 10:30 am. Gad! How indulgent! I hate to admit it, but I sleep in much later than any reasonable person should. But what counts is that I've recovered from my marathon weekend of cookie decorating and teaching, and I'm ready...
Day 7 (February 9), 8:00 am. Hmmm . . . I'm a little less spritely than yesterday when the alarm sounds off this morning. I chalk it up to the extra concentration required to teach without being conversant in the classroom's language. All of my...
Day 6 (February 8), 8:00 am. My iPhone alarm sounds off a full two hours later than usual, and I'm showing none of my typical hit-the-pause-button-and-roll-over predispositions. We were so organized at the conclusion of yesterday's class...
Day 5 (February 7), 6:00 am. iPhone alarm sounds off, but there's no point to re-setting it as I "slept" fitfully all night and, though exhausted, I'm strangely wide awake. The pent-up enthusiasm about the start of today's classes is the clear...
The diary of my Barcelona trip continues . . . Day 3 (February 5), 8:00 am. iPhone alarm sounds off. I reset it for 8:30 am, roll back into bed, and promptly fall back to sleep. Day 3 (February 5), 8:30 am. iPhone alarm...
WARNING: What you are about to read (a daily - or thereabouts - travelogue documenting my cookie teaching trip to Spain and Portugal) may be TMI for many of you. But for those contemplating similar trips, I hope it will serve as a healthy dose of...
We’re back again with another amazing CookieCon 2014 instructor – Anne Yorks of Flour Box Bakery! I first stumbled upon Anne’s cookies about two years ago – and then promptly fell head over my gaping-to-the-floor...
This month, we begin the first in our series of Cookier Closeups focused on the oh-so-talented presenters at CookieCon. Over the next few weeks leading up to CookieCon, and possibly some to follow, I aim to interview all seven of these lovely ladies!...
Hi, all! In case you missed this message in the photo feed or forums, I wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and thank you for making Cookie Connection's first six months so fulfilling! May your lives be blessed with many more...
Thank you for this opportunity to share a fun Christmas gingerbread collaboration project. For me, it started when I found the cookie community, nearly a year ago now, and just fell in love! I loved the art, the clear camaraderie of everyone blogging...
Given the wealth of phenomenal cookies posted to Cookie Connection each week, it's pretty darn easy to get lulled into site-centric thinking. All of the world's greatest cookies are here, right?! Granted, many fabulous...
Hey, all! I know many of you were on pins and needles last night around 8 pm central when CookieCon reg opened, wondering if you'd get a ticket. The good news is: many of you did and there are still tickets (about 105) to spare! If you're not...
