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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Buttercream Fudge
Frosting.
I've always had a love/hate relationship with it. Similar to how I felt about MTV as a teenager, or how I feel about driving a swanky new car now. I want to love it; really, I do. But I just can't get behind the .. abundance of it. Just like I couldn't get behind the abundance of stupidity on MTV as a teen (Super Sweet 16, GAG) or my abundance of never-ending car
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Super Crumb Cake
With Christmas season practically in full-swing (uh, if your name is Hayley Parker, it's most definitely in full-swing, seeing as all my decorating, shopping, and wrapping is done.. ahem), it's no surprise that Christmas shopping is definitely happening. And while I love holiday shopping, I seriously loathe it at the same time.
No, not for the snaking lines of angry
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Gingerbread 7-Layer Bars
I hope you all had a wonderful, filling Thanksgiving holiday!!
As you may have noticed, I was a bit MIA on the blog and my social media outlets for the past couple days. Blame it on the tryptophan, or the fact that my blood type is now cornbread stuffing, but honestly, I couldn't even pull myself away from food or libations long enough to even check my personal Facebook,
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{Homemade} Vanilla Bean Butterscotch Sauce
I sooooo wish I could be a cool crafty person.
You know the people. The elite who post pictures of beautifully re-purposed dressers painted in a hip mint color all over Pinterest, or those who suggest you turn your spice rack into a nail polish display.
They're obnoxiously genius with their crafty mind, always thinking of new ways to turn commonplace items into
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Hot Cocoa 3 Muskateers Cupcakes
So I'm convinced my family is positively batty.
Among many reasons to back this claim, one of them is that they don't believe in putting up Christmas decorations early.
Uuuummmm, let me clarify that "early" means mid-November (like now). Not in the summer, not even in October. Mid-November. But they whine and cry and protest it's "too early!" like that's
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