I haven’t spent very much time baking these days. Part of it is that I really just don’t have the time, and part of it is that, to be honest, I really am watching what I’m eating… and if I bake, I eat whatever I bake. As many of you know, I absolutely love baking [...]
by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on April 26, 2012
in Baking, dessert
I know that I talk all the time about how amazing the staff at my school is, and this is going to be another one of those posts. It never ceases to amaze me how supportive and understanding everyone I work with is, and this was confirmed when I was sick last month. Not only [...]
Eight years ago today, on a cold and rainy day, I took the first non-sick sick day at my first teaching job for a very good reason: my mom was getting married! A bouquet of white tulips, a short and sweet ceremony, and a few photos later, my mom and David were married! The group [...]
by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on December 18, 2011
in Baking, dessert
It has been noted by many people that this holiday season seems to be the year of the snicker doodle. The word has been uttered on cooking shows, sitcoms, even commercials in which the mailman smells snickerdoodles in an elf house. The snickerdoodle is not a new concept to me in the least. My grandma [...]