The World Surrounding Me

Just a simple picture of my new purse, purchased from Lisa’s Thirty One Gifts Big enough to hold my phone. Small enough to not be annoying. I like it!

These are no-bake cookies (not traditional macaroons, technically), and they’re Matt’s favorite. 1. Mix 1. 5 cups sugar and 5 tablespoons cocoa in a saucepan 2. Add .5 cup milk and stir 3. Cook on low heat, stirring fairly often, until sugar dissolves 4. Bring to a boil 5. Add .5 cup shortening and 3 [...]

Tonight, I think I created a new culinary masterpiece:* Green Chile Jam Thumbprints Ok, yes, I admit that merely throwing some green-chile jam in place of the typical raspberry called for in a recipe isn’t exactly the most uber-creative thing ever. But, I think it wasn’t a bad idea. Especially when you consider that I [...]

This is a cookie recipe I discovered thanks to Matt. I have no idea where it originally came from, but it seems like a standard recipe. I know other people make it, too (including my brother & his wife – who took the pictures included here… but come to think of it, maybe *I* gave [...]