Frosty Chocolate Wafer S’Mores

Last year, I participated in my first Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap organized by Love and Olive Oil and The Little Kitchen.  My recipe last year was a spiced yule log cookie.  This year, inspired by my daughter who had made some very minty marshmallows earlier this month, a box of Nabisco chocolate wafers that…

Simple Caramel Recipe & A Cookie Swap with Joanne Chang

For our cookie takedown recipe, my partner in crime made some slow cooker caramel. It turned out so tasty I wanted to make some more for my cookies for the Flour cookie swap. Flour Bakery and Café is having a cookie swap on Sunday, December 22nd. I’d love you to join me there! Here is…

Have Children Will Travel: Holiday Open House

The sweet spot for our child-inclusive parties is a Sunday morning or early afternoon.  If there are many children I aim for a morning time of 10:00 a.m. because no one is tired, cranky or overly hungry at that time (adults and children alike).  I serve plenty of coffee for the adults and try to…