A while ago, my husband and I upgraded from Vista to Windows 7.  I love a periodic fresh start and I was so excited to wipe all the clutter off my computer and start over!  (You don’t have to do this – most upgrades keep all your information and programs and just install the [...]

Say… I like green eggs and ham!  I do!  I like them, Sam-I-Am!

Okay, it’s not Green Eggs and Ham.  But when I made this dinner, that’s all I could think about.  Everything was green!
This is just to show you that my cooking extends beyond baking cookies. 

Sarah Bernhardt was a French actress who played the title role of Hamlet.  That’s right.  She played Hamlet.  In Hamlet.  Talk about versatile… And that’s about all I know about her, other than that these cookies were inspired by her and named in her honor.

But oh, the multi-layered delight!  You see these petite little gems [...]

Today I am giving you a recipe download for Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies: sophisticated enough for you, simple enough for the kids.  Not your average chewy, chocolate cookie, this recipe gets a kick from fresh ginger  -  kind of a punk modern version of the best traditional gingerbread you’ve ever eaten. 

I have a love/hate relationship with Snickerdoodles.  I adore them.  I worship.  But change one little ingredient, and it’s all I can do to keep from spitting it out.  Violently.
I can’t help myself.  These cookies are just SOOO BAD when they are done wrong, and SOOO GOOD when they are done right.  It’s worth the [...]