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April 12, 2017

Berry Breakfast Cookies

We are back home again, finally. After a several days skiing with my sister’s family out in Colorado, we managed to get ourselves stranded at the Denver airport for four long days as a result of the Delta chaos. It was frustrating, stressful, and definitely inconvenient, but admittedly fun and bonding all at the same time. The kids thought it was exciting to be stuck at the airport hotel, and we pretty much lived off of Einsteins Bagels and Jamba Juice for four days with airline vouchers. Not exactly my favorites, but the kids loved it.

February 24, 2017

A Very Simple Ice Cream Cake

My oldest turn ten years old this week. Recalling very clearly those earlier years of being a new mom, I often wondered why the days seemed to crawl along so slowly. Quite the opposite now, I find myself grasping to hold on to each moment, wanting him to grow up and at the same time not wanting him to grow up. I’m sure those of you with kids can relate. He gave me very specific instructions for his birthday cake this year. An ice cream cake with chocolate and mint chocolate chip ice creams, crushed cookies and fudge sandwiched in the middle, no whipped cream. Of all the birthday cakes I’ve made, this one was by far the easiest. And yet, he declared it my best cake ever, reminding me that more time invested does not always mean better.

December 12, 2016

Chocolate Almond Spelt Cookies

For as busy and stressful as December can be, I still love it for its reminders of hope and joy, and also for its richness in celebrating traditions. Ryan’s family makes the same lebkuchen, fudge, and bourbon balls year after year, and they always bring back sweet memories of loved ones and happy times together. As a child, I always looked forward to the scent of homemade gingerbread houses in the oven. My mom would stay up all night baking gingerbread walls and roofs for me and my cousins, and in the morning everything was magically ready for assembly, with heaping bowls of candy and icing for us to decorate to our heart’s delight. As our own family has begun forming our own traditions, there are a few recipes I hope will make yearly appearances- our biscotti tree, these classic gingerbread boys and girls, and Christmas morning stollen. I always make sure to leave at least some room to add something new each year as well. I’ve had my eye on Dorie Greenspan’s world peace cookies for a while now, and decided that this year seemed especially appropriate for making cookies so fondly named “world peace”.