The Nicolai sisters have always made sugar cutout cookies at Christmas time. It's one of our Nicolai-sister traditions. As grownups...

After writing about True Grit last week, it seems like I have Westerns on the brain. Add that to the fact that Melanie Blodgett of You A...

What's this???  Peanut, there's a cat on it!  Genevieve, CATS!  Not just any cats, measuring cup cats! ...

I just finished a marathon baking session--over four hours of stirring and dough rolling and powdered sugaring. Dang, son! I am thoroughly...

Nothing says Halloween treats quite like these delicious (yet disgusting) shortbread finger cookies. I made some to take to our fundraise...

Tonight is bad movie night at Aaron & Megan's. Season of the Witch is on the agenda, and dessert is my department, so I decided to ...

My main birthday request was for Mom's carrot cake and birthday cards from Mom and the sisters. While, I'm still waiting on a card f...

Why yes, I do still have molasses cookies in the freezer, but I was craving something a little different on Sunday afternoon. Different lik...

I needed cookies this weekend. Big time. So, I called Mom and forced her to read me Grandma Schaffer's recipe for molasses cookies over ...

I've spent a good part of the last 4 days baking all manner of sweet things. Vanilla-orange cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and toa...

I love food coloring bottles. They're just so festive. Plus, their little caps look like gnome hats! B efore I eat my Christmas p...

My week's all out of whack. I don't know where it went off the rails exactly, but it did and there's no getting it back. I had b...