Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
A couple of weekends ago, we made a day trip to a farm outside of Zurich that had a pumpkin festival. I read that you could also go apple picking, but the closest thing we got to finding the apple orchard was finding the apple maze. Due to our lack of speaking the language, delicious […]
Homemade Peppermint Extract
Yesterday I went to Ikea for probably the sixth time since I have moved to this country. Ikea is unfortunately the one and only affordable home goods store in Switzerland, so we have grown a strong love/hate relationship in the past 6 months.
New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies
I’m embarrassed to admit this, but my new routine consists of waking up around 7am, making a cup of tea, and plopping myself in front of the TV to watch my morning shows. To justify this, I have my computer in my lap and catch up on all my emails and mindless computer tasks […]
Lisa’s Nainamo Bars {Holiday Cookie Swap}
On the morning of my first cookie swap of the season, I was gearing up to make a mere 6 dozen cookies. I quickly realized that I already had an abundance of dessert from my birthday week and needed to get them out of the house, so I got an idea. My friend Lisa gave […]
Chocolate Chip Cookies and Cream Bars {and a Birthday Girl!}
I didn’t know if I would ever meet someone that consumes as many, if not more, sweets than I do on a daily basis. Most people say they have a sweet tooth, but they eat a couple desserts a week at most. I, on the other hand, eat something sweet everyday UNLESS I am very […]
Becky’s Birthday Tea
This past Monday marked my mom’s sixtieth birthday. I planned a sixtieth birthday celebration for my dad, so I wanted to do the same in honor of my mom, even though she isn’t with us to celebrate. I also miss seeing her friends around, since they are all like second mothers to me, so I […]