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  The beginning of the Christmas season means a couple of things for me. The most important being that any time my son misbehaves I look around me and shout, “did you see that, Santa?! Did you see THAT?!”. Seriously, try it.  It’s so great. The second most...

Every year, I have a magical dream of how our Christmas season is going to go. It includes cozy holiday sweaters, a roaring fire in the fireplace, and a steady supply of hot cocoa. My house will smell like baking cookies for the entire month of December. All of my gifts will be...

It is a well known fact amongst my friends and family that I love hot dogs. I do. They’re delicious. We don’t really eat hot dogs for dinner at my house because my son and husband aren’t crazy about them, so I actually look forward to  birthday parties and...

Dear Science Teacher at My Kid’s School: First off, I’d like to take a moment to commend you for the fabulous job you do, teaching mere Kindergartners stuff that I, as a 30 year old woman, have yet to understand. Science is hard. Plus, you have a college degree, which...

I’m going to come right out and admit that I’ve suffered from a major lack of inspiration this Thanksgiving. When it comes to cupcakes, at least. I call it Baker’s Block. It’s just that I hate, hate, hate doing something that’s already been done a...

Isn’t it funny how different things look once we grow up and have to view life through “grown up” eyes? Seriously, where’s the part between our teenage years and adulthood where they sit us down and tell us all the little things? Like exactly what ages you...

I love pie. It is super yummy to eat, and in my opinion, it’s also one of the most rewarding desserts a person can make. Plus, I’ve had a dream of smashing a pie in someone’s face ever since I was a kid. I think I watched too much Nickelodeon or something. I...

  My husband and I have an agreement that I will not write blog posts about him. Actually, it’s less of an agreement and more of me begging and pleading and him saying “NO”, over and over. And really, I don’t understand what his deal is. I mean,...

Did you know that I’m afraid to check my mail? Yep, pretty much.  And if you’re wondering if it’s because I’m afraid of bills or You May Have Already Won! envelopes, it’s totally not. It’s because I’m almost positive there are possums...

Congratulations, Nicole!! You are the winner of a $50 gift certificate to ATG Stores. Please contact me at cookbook-queen@hotmail.com so I can forward your full name and email address to ATG. Thanks so much to everyone who entered! So….I have some good news. I get to give...

I hate to say this, but I am a little bit upset with Pottery Barn. Because really, they should not be allowed to make their store all cozy and inviting when you can’t even afford to buy anything there. They even have like, little living room areas all set up. With couches...

I totally think I might be a cookbook hoarder.  For reals. I’m not even so sure I cook out of them anymore. I mean, I read them.  And then I go through a phase where I mark a whole ton of pages and get all excited and motivated and I start thinking about printing out meal...

Let me start off by saying that I am totally not an expert at blogging. My blog is only 9 months old, so in the grand scheme of the world wide Internet, I am but a baby. I AM however, a woman with opinions. Opinions about husbands, opinions about kids, opinions about indecisive...

I’ve had horrible vision my entire life.  Which doesn’t really bother me now that I’m an adult, what with the super awesome disposable contact lens industry. Plus, glasses are all trendy now, unlike when I was a kid. It’s so unfair. I mean, all I ever...