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Happy New Years Eve! I'm off in a minute to attend a nice little shindig, but first wanted to share with you my very quick, easy, yet t...

Thank goodness I made several soups in the past few weeks - I have been sick as can be. As in, I think I now know how a crackhead feels. I...

Every time we head home to Wisconsin for a visit, my family makes sure to stop by the Menominee reservation, to get a big bag of the India...

Sous Chef Mahni: A Pictoral Food-log of the Holiday Gratiutious cookie decorating shots. Testing the cookie frosting. Enjoying Nemmie's ...

First off: enjoy this image of chopped figs in all their glory. This was the only picture I could snap off before the winter storm blew in,...

So, I finish this baking project. I carefully set it up for photos. Hubs curiously watches from the corner of the room. I snap away, from se...

I got this recipe out of the Washington Post's Food section . Very different, I thought. Plus I absolutely adore the dried strawberries ...

One problem that I tend to have while Christmas shopping is that, well, I find lots of fun things for myself. Usually not of the apparel or ...

What does a lady do when she has little time but needs to bring cookies into the office for a party? And therefore needs an easy, delicious,...

Is anyone surprised that I have a Christmas cookie recipe with dried cherries in it? I mean honestly? You should be aware at this point that...

I read a wide variety of food blogs on a daily basis (an addictive habit, I must admit). When I found out that Susan (at FoodBlogga ) was h...

I figured I'm going to fill out the rest of the month with my Christmas cookie recipes for this year. Festive! Topical! And makes my lif...