Dashing Through the Snow...

Dashing through the Snow.....in a heated Nissan Murano.....

safe and warm away from the cold cold snow...

 

I don't really DO cold ya know....  But I can handle this kind of cold :)

 

 

Christmas 2011

Here's what the kitchen has turned at so far...

The snow on the tree was inspired by Lisa @ The Whole Cake and Caboodle
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisas_cakes/5241584465/in/photostream

I'll be back with more Christmas cookies later!!  :)

Martha and Pies!! Oh my!!

hey y'all!  Check it out!

My dear friend MAryann will be demonstrating MY pies on the MARTHA STEWART SHOW!

Tune in December 12!!

http://www.marthastewart.com/871460/cookie-baking-and-decorating?xsc=eml_tvm_2011_12_09&om_rid=IntEJQ&om_mid=_BO4lqyB8e09wEB#ooid=I1b2I0MzqTdsy_hk-q8NHDORF6f39mXr

Birthday Preview

Today was my daughter's 3rd birthday.

We're still cleaning up around here so I don't have time to chat.

But here's a preview:

 

Stay tuned...

My Thanksgiving 2011

Now that it's the last day of November I think I'll finally get around to telling y'all about my Thanksgiving...

I drove 11 hours to Houston
I ate
I shopped
I slept
I laughed
I drove 11 hours back home

Did I mention I ate??

This is a much smaller feast than last year.  I'm guessing my Dad was feeling less than his ambitious self this year...no Turduken...

At least there's greens

Good ol' fashion collards

And cookies of course

Just a small sampling....

I know this isn't a very in depth story about my Thanksgiving.  No cute stories or anecdotes today.  Just strait forward facts. Mostly because I need to get my (now larger) rear end back in the kitchen.  I have a 3rd birthday party to plan and a million Christmas cookies to make.  I am only slightly exaggerating about the million part.  Only slightly. 

I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday!

Thanksgiving Pies

and 4th of July pies too!

Remember these??

I made these for Thanksgiving last year. 

Since then I have seen pies like this everywhere...apparently people like them :)

Well, anyway, a while back I made a tutorial on how to make these pies and sent it to my dear friend Sweet Sugar Belle for her blog....by a while back, I mean July....

 

These should look familiar too...

The girl gets busy!  I can't blame her for not posting it until today!

That's right, you heard correctly.  The tutorial for this post is up on her blog today!  You should go check it out...I am sure I will see many more pie cookies in the near future.  :)

Fall

I have a love - hate relationship with fall

Things I love:
The leaves turning colors
The way it smells outside...admit it, the air smells different.  Fall has it's own smell
It's the perfect temperature outside for at least 2 or 3 days.
There's a holiday (and we're talking decorating holidays) almost EVERY MONTH!
It's chocolate covered cherries season!  (Yes, I am addicted)
The FOOD!!  :)

Things I hate:
I seem to get fatter around this time of year....
It's perplexing....

So there you go, my love-hate relationship with Fall

Although it's mostly LOVE :)