Every year, my friends’ daughter requests the cookie of the year. She’s a 5 year old tastemaker. Last year it was rainbows and unicorns. Every little girl I know wanted those cookies. This year it’s Frozen (ahem, Frozen II to be exact.) Read more…
Category Archives: winter
A little bit Nordic
I finally finished my Christmas cookies yesterday. I didn’t intend to bake a lot of cookies this year. We are not traveling for Christmas. My husband and my two year old can only eat so many cookies. Actually, they can eat a lot of cookies. But they shouldn’t.
Blue and White (and Red and Green) Christmas
My husband’s aunt (my aunt in-law?) is a real cook and baker. I’m a hobby cookie decorator. She is the real deal. Nate eats all of my cast off rejected cookies. During the holidays, this means a lot of cookies. By the time we get to Christmas, Nate declares that he cannot eat another cookie. And then his aunt hands him a bag of sugary buttery baked goods and suddenly he can actually eat another cookie (or ten.)
it’s not christmas without cookies.
With an 18 month old, it is getting harder and harder to make time for cookies. My plan was to dramatically scale back on holiday baking this year. It was a plan. I was going to stick to it. And then I realized that, for me, cookies are the whole point. Read more…
We became parents, not Neanderthals.
I have a friend who dazzles me with her ability to be amazing all of the time. She wears cute clothes, her house is spectacular, and she throws fabulous parties (large and small.) She can make a gathering of 3 people feel like a special event. When I went to meet her new baby, she had a beautiful spread on her dining room table. I asked her how she managed to be a new mom and a perfect hostess. She replied, “We became parents, not Neanderthals.” Read more…
mixing bowl sunday
Superbowl Sunday is my day in our house. It is the day when Nate goes off to watch football and I have the house to myself. I cheerily bake Valentine cookies and snuggle in with Masterpiece. It is one of my favorite days of the year. Read more…
dreaming of a green christmas
Last Spring, we planted new bushes in front of our house. Since 2014, our front garden has been a sad and barren wasteland in Winter. So when we chose our new plants, we selected mostly evergreens. It has been a total revelation. 2016 was not the best year ever, but a little green in Winter helps a bit. Read more…
“cozy New Englandy” Christmas cookies
Remember when I was making crazy bright Christmas cookies? That was so 2 weeks ago. I dramatically changed the color mood for this set. I was starting to worry that they were a little drab when a friend said they have a “cozy newenglandy feel.” Read more…
the good deal tutorial.
Here’s a secret that every winter cookier should know: piping pine/ coniferous needles is crazy easy. The end result looks like it requires way more skill and effort than it actually does. It’s like getting a really good deal– this design is the 40% off coupon code of cookies. Read more…
inspired by neckties
I love men’s ties. I secretly wish the 1980s women’s necktie trend would come back in fashion. I openly wish my husband were a necktie kind of guy. But alas, microbiologists dress like college freshmen. Read more…
I’m dreaming of a bright Christmas
I have such a difficult time transitioning to cozy winter colors this time of year. I’m still thinking summer can’t possibly be over. When I was cruising the internet for holiday inspiration, I was more drawn to Pantone’s Spring 2015 palette than to Pottery Barn’s current holiday color trends (I passed over a lot of buffalo plaid on my way to making these cookies.) Read more…
reuse, refresh, renew
I had planned to make a Valentine set based on the art of Roy Lichtenstein. But last week, a colleague inspired me to do a bit of blog digging in the archives. It was an interesting trip. So, instead of pop art, I decided to make a whole set based on refreshing prior cookie designs. Read more…
a lot of cookies.
I try to pace my posts this time of year, but inevitably, I end up doing a Christmas Eve blog dump. Read more…
nordic sweater tutorial
I am a big time doodler. I doodle during meetings at work. I doodle during conference calls. I doodle during regular calls. I doodle a lot, and mostly cookie patterns. Read more…
’tis (almost) the season
I got a jump start on holiday cookies this year. Last weekend, I started to make Thanksgiving cookies. I cut out a bunch of circles, intending to revisit the pie cookies I made last year. Read more…
Snickerdoodledoo 