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I haven't made cookies since I spent an entire day working on those bewitching swirl Halloween cookies on October 1. It took forever, and quite frankly, my brand of perfectionism is of the lazy variety. I won't have a tombstone one day, but if I did, it would read, "Worked Smarter, Not Harder." I won't… Continue reading A Cookie Should Be Two Things: Simple and Tasty.

Sigh...my favorite month of the year has come to a close, and I'm back to my usual ho-hum self. Well, slightly ho-hum because I do still have all my Halloween decorations up to fill me with dark and spooky glee (cue evil laughter). I'd like to become the anti-Hobby Lobby and keep them up for… Continue reading Your Next Thanksgiving Dessert has Arrived!

I am positively atwitter with excitement as Halloween festivities are in full swing at Casa de Crazy Foxes (or Casa de Zorros Locos si habla español). Last night, Derek and I continued the tradition of couple's costumes that don't make you want to barf as we donned creepy skeleton makeup and spooked unsuspecting piano bar… Continue reading Bewitching Brownies with Captivating Cream Cheese Swirls!

We just spent a wonderful weekend with my parents to celebrate my mom's birthday. We took them to the traveling Cirque du Soleil show, Crystal, yesterday. I was in absolute awe of the talent and performance of the entire cast, while simultaneously being very much so aware of the fact that I have difficulty communicating… Continue reading A Birthday Cake Fit for the Queen of Halloween

Well, Florida threw us another curve ball in the form of Hurricane Nate this past weekend. I've been slowly amassing my hurricane preparedness kit since Irma couldn't make up her mind last month. Battery-powered lanterns? Check. Tons of flashlights? Check. Enough bottled water to bench press my weight in? Check. So much ramen in my… Continue reading The Number One Hurricane Survival Item

It's here! October 1st! The day the switch gets flipped and I go from slightly resembling Wednesday Addams to full blown Winifred Sanderson mode. This is my Christmas morning, but for 31 days straight. This might be why I'm usually sarcastic and mundane the rest of the year because feeling this overjoyed is positively exhausting.… Continue reading A Tasty Trance

Trust me, there's no one more surprised than I am that this isn't another pumpkin dessert blog. We finished up the pumpkin toffee bars earlier in the weekend, and I was immediately ready to go for round two of pumpkin spice madness, but I actually don't buy my canned pumpkin in bulk. Shocking, I know.… Continue reading Easier Than Pie

...or so I'm told. After threats of a giant hurricane quickly brought us out of our post-Alaskan adventure bliss, we're left with 88 degree temps in the middle of September here in Northwest Florida. While it may be so hot and humid it fogs up my glasses when I step foot outside, I have total… Continue reading Brace Yourselves…Fall is Coming

There were a few blissful mornings last week when the humidity was below "tropical jungle" level and a nice chill swept the air on my early morning dog walks. Hocus Pocus and the Addams Family movies were playing on Freeform in the evenings, August had dawned upon us, and it finally felt like we might… Continue reading C'est la Lemon

Did you know that dog food gets taste tested by humans? I start this blog off with that particular tidbit of information because the recipe I'm about to show you is definitely for dogs, but it looks good enough for human consumption. I'm not gonna judge you if you make these for your beloved pooch… Continue reading Must Love Pupcakes