You know how many weeks are left until the winter gift-giving occasions? Like, EIGHT. That’s it.
I was doing some preliminary shopping online and I found this bargain: a Pfaltzgraff Winterberry personal teapot for $7.86 down from $30.00. It is totally cute, and it would make a great gift for a teacher, […]

I have been making muffins for at least two decades now, and I always add the wet ingredients to the dry ones, as instructed in the recipe. This means I end up with two wet-ingredient-covered bowls to wash.
It wasn’t until THIS VERY MORNING that it occurred to me to do it the other way […]

This is what I’m drinking in my coffee this morning, and it is SO YUM. It reminds me of the time I sprayed a whole bunch of whipped cream into my coffee and it dissolved all deliciously.
Link: more info on Nestle.com
Ballpark price: about $3.50 for powdered or about $2.00 for liquid, at […]

Chilly morning, hot mocha, nothing better. This recipe isn’t as good as a coffee shop mocha, but geez what IS?
Pour half a mug of milk. I like to use the kids’ whole milk for this, but you can use whatevs. Heat it in the microwave for long enough to make it hot, […]

This is my grandma’s ginger snap recipe, and it probably belonged to a lot of other grandmas, too. The cookies are perfect: soft/crisp and delicious, not hard/crunchy and blicky. Plus, while they’re baking they make the house smell SO SCRUMPTIOUS, you will have to hold yourself back from EATING THE WALLS. […]