Some judge the onset of summer by the number of people in line at the local Snow Cone stand. Others know it's here by the labored "oomph" of their air conditioners as they kick into high gear, or by the mass exodus from city to shore that...
It wasn't so long ago (May 24, to be exact) that I posted a most patriotic list. But that's just an indicator of how time flies - we went from Memorial Day to the lead-up to July Fourth in what seems like no time flat. Phew! With the US's most...
It's never too late to make a special Fathers' Day treat for Dad! Or at least that's my excuse for spotlighting these fabulous cookies so close to the date . . . Excuses aside, there's certainly enough inspiration in this week's hot list* to...
Well, first of all - WOW!!!!! You guys are amazing! I'm inspired by how many of you took my inspiration challenge and ran with it! What a fabulous debut for the Practice Bakes Perfect challenge and it's all thanks to you! As promised,...
Hey, all! This week's Saturday Spotlight is taking on a very different shape than the norm (and coming a day early) for a couple of reasons: (A) I'm on "vacation" this weekend, and my husband is likely to wring my neck if I spend any time on the...
The weather here in Missouri has been glorious this weekend - in the 80s, but still cool and breezy enough that I can sit comfortably on my front porch without being on constant mosquito alert. Tonight, hubby and I seized this rare moment by firing up...
So this week I'm doing what I usually do when I'm in a rut: I'm shaking things up! Don't worry, I'll spare you my rendition of Donna Summer's smash tune from the 80s . (That would be too scary!) I'm just taking a break from the usual...
Some daughters give chocolates to pay tribute to their moms. Others send pretty bouquets of flowers . . . And then there are those rare others, like this week's honorees, who take the time to craft something uniquely special - a cookie gift that...
Phew - how time flies! Just two more days 'til Cinco de Mayo, and I'm still catching up on my Easter cookies! If you're like me and haven't yet made cookies to go with the tostadas and tacos for the upcoming festivities, now's the time....
Phew! It's pretty fair to say I'm on Mothers' Day overload - with my own cookies, that is. I just completed another day-long video shoot, and several weeks of the usual nose-to-the-grindstone, head-in-the-sand prep that precedes these...
I never cease to marvel at how many different interpretations there can be of the same basic shape. And nothing underscores this point better than the variety of Easter eggs that have graced the site this past week! While it's verging on too...
With all the detailed decorating I've been doing lately, it's no wonder I can't see the forest through the trees - with anything! (I say, as I adjust my glasses, hoping that the computer screen will soon come into focus . . .) So . . . in a...
Who needs chocolate bunnies and marshmallow peeps when Easter can be cookie'ed in so many wondrous ways?! Doubtful? Well then, just take a look at this week's Top 10 Easter Hot List*, and you'll doubt no more. It's got everything from 3-D...
Okay, so I've been bemoaning the fact - for a week now - that I failed to get photos of CookieCon 's Instructors' Choice winners. My bad - but between manning my booth and trying to jam in as many CookieCon video interviews as possible, I simply...
Given the plethora of incredible talent on display at the CookieCon 2014 Sugar Show, it seems only appropriate that I cast this week's spotlight on the very deserving winners announced mere hours ago at the closing ceremony. But before...
