Hap-pie Birthday to us! Hap-pie Birthday to us! That’s right, Friday was cookplantmeditate’s first birthday! Thank you to all who have read, followed, liked, tweeted, facebooked, googled, yahoo’d, pinterested, reposted, emailed and just generally supported us. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Cheers to another year! And just how did we celebrate our first birthday? … Continue reading »
This recipe is my go-to recipe for all things sugar cookie. It is really versatile and lends itself not only to the soft, cakey kind of frosted cookie you can find at your local supermarket and the thin and crispy kind you can find in a box, but also the kind you roll out, cut … Continue reading »
A couple weeks back we celebrated my daughter’s 9th birthday. She had only two requests. The first was to celebrate her special day at Jump Highway in Fairfield. The second was to have a strawberry Monster High birthday cake. Putting together the birthday party at Jump Highway proved to be the easy part as they … Continue reading »
Who doesn’t like a snickerdoodle? These cinnamon and sugar wonders have been a favorite of mine for a long time. Cinnamon crispness on the outside with a dreamy soft texture on the inside. And, let’s not forget how the waft of baking snickerdoodles make the house smell so incredible. Snickerdoodles 1 cup softened unsalted butter … Continue reading »
Tis the season for holiday treats! How about a little homemade baklava as a gift? With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season in full swing, how about taking some time out to do what you’d rather be doing anyway – baking! Trust me – one bite of this sticky treat and they won’t … Continue reading »
