Many years ago, my sister taught me a song she learned at Brownies, the younger girls' version of Girl Scouts: "Make new friends but keep the old, One is silver and the other's gold." I thought of ...
Snacks
Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix for Chilly Days
Cold, damp weather goes hand in hand with drinking hot chocolate. It's the ultimate comfort drink for our family during cool weather. It is forbidden to drink hot chocolate during warm ...
Gluten Free Chocolate Cookies
Avoiding gluten doesn't mean you have to give up delicious treats, and these Gluten Free Chocolate Cookies prove it. When five-month-old Norah had persistent skin rashes, her mommy Melissa tried ...
Snickerdoodles
Some recipes lend themselves well to children helping, and Snickerdoodles are one of them. Kids love to form the little balls of dough and roll them in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. These cookies are ...
Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies by Charlotte Siems Warm, chewy, chocolate-y cookies. Just the thing for an afternoon snack with a glass of milk or cup of coffee on a chilly afternoon. Tastes like a ...
Semi-Homemade Tortilla Chips
Semi-Homemade Tortilla Chips by Charlotte Siems Homemade is a subjective term. If you want to get technical, you’d need to make homemade tortillas and those are beyond the scope of my skill ...
