I'd like to take a second to address the massacre that occurred on Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut, and the blogging day of silence.
What happened at Sandy Hook was horrific. Just hearing the news and reading the stories sent chills of pain and fear down my spine.. and I'm across the country in the comfort of my own home. I cannot even begin to
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Chocolate Mint Seven Layer Bars
In today's episode, we'll discuss the one time when a creepy man told me he had a Hayley fan club.
Yep, you heard me. My very own fan club, possibly run by a man with a greasy ponytail and a muscle tee.
Gee. Awesome.
I mean, when I was a kid, I kinda was jealous that Mary-Kate and Ashley had a fan club (which, I'll have you know, I was and STILL AM a member of--I have
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Cookies n Cream Reese’s Cup Puppy Chow Popcorn
This year, I'm hosting Christmas dinner at my house. And this year, things are changing, my friends.
Gone are the Christmas dinners with scalloped potatoes from a box (yuck).
We said 'sayonara' to eating prime rib, which seems to be a cut of meat that is 5% actual meat, 95% inedible fat.
And Cool Whip ambrosia? Get. Out.
For this year's meal, I wanted to make a
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Marshmallow Dreidels
Look.
I know everything on this blog is complete culinary mishegas. I try to be a dessert maven--never a shmaltzy kinda girl--and sometimes, some of my creations end up being totally, outrageously meshugge... in a good way.
Oy vey. Enough with the Yiddish, I think. I'm starting to sound like a shlemiel.
Anyway. I'm not Jewish. Nor do I know Yiddish very well (anything
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Peppermint Seven-Layer Bars
Peppermint.
It's one of those flavors I seriously cannot. get. enough. of.
Peppermint sundaes rock my socks.
Peppermint bark becomes a basic food group of mine from November-January.
Peppermint candies..well, as far as I'm concerned, they're sometimes the best part about having dinner at a restaurant. That swirly, twirly red & white minty surprise at the end of
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