Saturday Spotlight - This Week's Hot List!

I don't know about you, but the work that I put into Christmas preps is always at the last minute, and the energy I expend is often off the charts. Not surprisingly, I am...

'Twas the weekend before Christmas and all through the house . . . sugar and wrapping paper were strewn - everywhere! I realize this is not how the story goes, but it is...

Despite scattered Thanksgiving and tropics-themed interlopers, we're all-in with Christmas cookies in this week's Spotlight! From Maggy Morales' jovial Santa in the cover image to...

For many of us, December is "the most wonderful time of the year". Though, for most of us, it is also the busiest! I don't know about you, but...

For those of us who celebrate American Thanksgiving, the kitchen is the place to be right now. I like to do as much cooking as I can in advance so that the day itself is less stressful. Reducing stress is important not only because...

I'm excited to say that It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas here on Cookie Connection! Sure, we've still got a decent number of fall-themed cookies featured in this week's hot list (after all, Thanksgiving hasn't even happened yet), but...

Recently, I had a stretch during which I was extremely depressed. The reasons were varied and also unimportant. What was important was that I...

Like clockwork, as soon as Halloween is over, the Christmas ads and promos start coming in full force, flooding TV, social media, and the airwaves for two solid months. I see this overzealousness about Christmas here in...

Earlier this week, I noticed a sign on an office door that read, "Octobering . . . be back soon". I found it to be the perfect phrase for how I am feeling at this particular moment...

Happy fall, y'all! This week, I've been in Maine at my home-away-from-home, enjoying a little time off, replanting pots for the fall, continuing to furnish the house...

Fall is in full bloom at my house. The temperatures have finally dipped; the leaves are starting to turn; and Halloween decorations are popping up everywhere. It seems as though many of you are...

Hey, all! I need to be super snappy with this post, as I'm teaching at The Bake Fest all weekend, and I still have some prep yet to do tonight. Aside: As a means of enticing last-minute class-goers to...