The boys are back in town

What do you do if you’ve invited two of your nephews to stay with you over a long weekend in the winter?  If you’re us, you wear them out

*Hot* Double Chocolate (Cherry) Cookies

I’m sure it sounds hipster, but Tony and I don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day, on account of I think it’s a completely manufactured holiday. He doesn’t mind that together we boycott. Illustrative aside: Today on the ski lift I looked at Tony and said: “Tomorrow is Valen-times Day.” “It is,” he asks. “Well, I can tell I’m getting something good,” I retort. He grins, then asks, “Do we do cards for Valentine’s Day?”  We don’t.

I digress.  Anyway, I do like chocolate, and it seems like these cookies are perfect for Valentine’s Day, in case you are late to the party and haven’t made your Valentine’s Day treats. Or if you’re like me and just want an excuse to make something yummy.  These cookies are tender, bordering on gooey, chocolate-y (of course!) with a hint of cherry, and end with a little heat. Do I have to twist your arm?

When your face is on fire and you’re happy about it

If you’re a regular reader, you’ve read through my fair share (okay, someone else’s share as well) of complaining about our sub-par winter. But really, we’ve had just enough cold temperatures and snow to make things worthwhile, and not make me wish for spring. Yet. This weekend added more to the “enough” column of the ledger. (Thinking of you here, Carol!)

Blogging with Versatility

From the VersaTiles site

A few days ago my fellow blogging friend Carol bestowed upon me the Versatile Blogger award. I’m not sure what qualifies one as a Versatile Blogger, but I do know that while I worked for Sylvan in Miami, we had these learning tools called VersaTiles.

Two of my Favorite Things

I don’t really have a list of favorite things, but if I did, this blog would be about two of them.  Bear with me as we back up a month…