Chocolate-Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies

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  My stove has been doing the strangest thing for the last couple of years.  When the range is warm from the oven or broiler being used, I can’t use the low setting of my front burners without the igniter clicking incessantly.  Over time, I’ve figured out that If I turn on one of the [...]

Raisin Pecan Oatmeal Cookies

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  {Feb. 13, 2013}  My cat and husband have both fallen asleep on the sofa and it’s not quite 9 pm.  Come to think of it, I haven’t heard a sound out of either of them for quite some time; well, except for the soft snoring of my 11-year old cat.  The television is on [...]

Lemon Cookies (and Snapshots from Maui)

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    As promised, here are some pictures of Maui taken from my phone.  My vacation is drawing to a close and I’m trying to eke out as much enjoyment out of each day as I can.  Parting with the fine sand and warm ocean water will be hard and I’ve tried to make the [...]

Chocolate Cookies

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  The morning fog is lingering just a bit longer these days.  When I stepped out for a late morning jog cloud cover kept me cool for the entire 6-mile loop when normally the shade-less route would have had me sweating by the end of Mile 1.  Out of the blue the other night, lightning [...]

Peanut Butter Nutella Cookies (and a Le Creuset Contest)

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  I had a mad craving for peanut butter and Nutella this weekend.  Hoping to satisfy it with a quick fix, I dipped a spoon into a jar of peanut butter, then followed suit with the Nutella jar.  It tasted great, of course, but I wanted something more.  I wanted them together in a baked [...]