Tag: dessert recipes
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Brown Sugar Chocolate Chip Cookies & Lost & Found
Have I mentioned that I love a good yard sale? That flea markets are second only to food and farmer’s markets for me? History, humor, treasures all in one place. This spring my son Daniel and I went to a flea market fundraiser at his school. He sorted through albums (“I mean, what would you… Read more
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Frozen Banana Pops & My Slutty Past
I used to get around a little. One time here, another there. Always the dream of what the next guy could do, how he could fulfill my desires. No, not that way! I was…a hair slut. My friend, Jen, was a jean whore. She’d constantly covet the jeans I wore, or the jeans on that… Read more
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Oven S’mores & A Hairy Beast
Inevitably, the subject of pets comes up at various points – college, for example, or pre-school parent chit chat or little league chit chat or pediatrician appointments. “Any pets?” “Yes, a dog.” “Oh, we want one but my husband’s allergic/my kids won’t take care of it/we don’t have the space/I like cats.” “We have a… Read more
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Cowboy Cookies, file under huge
So which image appeals more to you? My husband likes cookies (I really might not have been able to marry him if he didn’t), but loves them if chased with a glass of cold milk. Me, I don’t need the liquid. But I have my cookie preferences. In general, I’m a corner/edge person. If you… Read more
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The Mother Sauces (Red Wine Poached Pears & Creme Anglaise)
I have a meat cleaver aimed directly at my mother. She and I lock eyes. Despite my mother’s attempts at fixing my hair (“You’re not wearing it like that, are you?”) and her inability to let me decorate my house without input (“You’re keeping the wood trim? Susie’s Macomber’s daughter has a Victorian house and… Read more