cookies and bars

Jam Jams made with Martha Stewart’s gingersnap cookie recipe – slightly adapted – stuffed with raspberry jam was my kitchen project for the day.…

Old Fashioned Ranger Cookies are my newest food crush. I know. I’m constantly falling in love. What can I say – I’m fickle! …

A month ago, I received a phone call from Sara instructing me to go and Skype with Meaghan. I’d heard the house phone…

I am an Oreo cookie junkie. I am. Their smell, alone, makes me crave milk. A tall cold glass of milk and…

Sara came for dinner last night. An overnight visit with her boyfriend during a hectic whirlwind summer vacation was unexpected and lovely.…

The Hooton family is in total ‘get ready for Meg’s bridal shower’ mode! Meggie asked her sisters Kate and Sara to stand as…

I can’t believe two years have passed since I wrote my first post. It’s a riot to scroll through the first few…

I’m home. Seven lovely days with my daughter and her fiance spent doing ordinary things. There’s always that pressure to try and…

When I was a little girl, my grandmother Ekstrom made lemon squares for “club”. Her club consisted of a small group of…

I survived Christmas day. There were moments of breathlessness or maybe just not wanting to breathe… Tradition crept in throughout the day,…