Happy Hinckley house! Our one-year houseiversary isn’t until March 30th, but Rob’s got a friend flying in to visit today, so I figure it’s okay to celebrate a few days early, just so there’s an extra cake-eating person around. Plus, … Continue reading
I made some bran muffins today. Now, I’m sure that all of you who memorized my Tobies muffin preference order remember that the low-fat bran muffin was my least favorite, but I actually really like a good bran muffin. (Sort … Continue reading
Cookies are done, packaged up, and have been given to their new owners/eaters. What a relief! Even when I was packing them into boxes, I wasn’t sure how many people were going to be at today’s gathering, so I was … Continue reading
Today was finally the day to take all the spritz cookies out of the freezer (there’s so much more room in there, now!), decorate them, and get them packed up for tomorrow’s delayed Christmas celebration with my dad’s side of … Continue reading
It’s looking wintery here! Everything is covered in hoar frost, which is so pretty. I should really have a photo of a cookie, though, because that’s what this post is going to be about. In the comments, Cyrene asked (I … Continue reading
It’s time to make some cookies! I usually make a few different kinds for Christmas gifts, but it’s a spritzstravaganza this year. Chocolate, vanilla/almond, gingerbread, peanut butter, cinnamon, and coconut. I started today with chocolate, and gingerbread (I didn’t have … Continue reading
Here’s my tiny toasts! Well, not that tiny, but it’s smaller than sandwich bread. It actually looks fairly well aerated, doesn’t it? Laurie pointed out that this particular kind of bread mix doesn’t rise as much as some, but I … Continue reading
My German bread mix arrived! Six bags of it (it’s sold in cases of six bags), and each bag makes a loaf. I knew it was out for delivery today, and I was eagerly waiting for it to get here, … Continue reading
I tried this recipe for lunch today — I’d never heard of shakshouka before, but the photo jumped out at me. And I was hooked when I saw that it uses ‘canned’ diced tomatoes (the recipe recommends boxed, presumably because … Continue reading
Lunchtime! And it was a great lunch, too. I made this for dinner last night, but it’s always dark by dinnertime at this point in the year. The Asian Kale & Tofu Salad was one of the recipes from Clean … Continue reading
