Posted on Wednesday, 21st July 2010 by Grace

I have yet to meet a person who doesn’t like Oreo cookies or Cream Cheesecake Cupcakes.  Who could resist cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies?  Not Me!  Especially the double-stuffed Oreo cookie, it’s one of the best cookies for dunking into a

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A photo of 2 Oreo cookies and cream cheesecake cupcakes, 1 unwrapped Oreo cookie side up, and one wrapped.
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Posted on Saturday, 17th July 2010 by Grace

What a quiet weekend!  My son, Matthew, is away for the weekend and my daughter, Liana, has been hiding in the living room, engrossed in a 1000-piece puzzle that she can’t seem to tear herself away from. The house feels

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A close up photo of stacked double-chocolate chunk cookies separated with squares of parchment paper between each cookie.
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Posted on Wednesday, 14th July 2010 by Grace

I can’t believe it’s Wednesday already, this week is flying by.  I’ve held off posting because my site was to have been transferred to a new hosting company on Monday, then it was changed to Tuesday and now it looks

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A photo of 3 lemon curd meringue nests garnished with candied lemon slices on a white plate.
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Posted on Friday, 9th July 2010 by Grace

Brownie Hearts are pure chocolate goodness. Obviously the mad confusion of yesterday has spilt on to today.  Hope you enjoy the Raspberry, Blueberry, Cream Cheese and Mascarpone Pound Cakes I shared with you earlier today but I completely forgot to share these

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A close up photo of 1 chocolate brownie heart decorated with icing sugar in the shape of a heart placed on a pink polka dot napkin.
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Posted on Monday, 24th May 2010 by Grace

I spent Sunday afternoon making Chocolate Thumbprints and Dark Chocolate-Almond Crackles for my niece’s (Vera) bridal shower.  I made Chocolate Thumbprints for the first time last year and everyone quite enjoyed them so I decided to make them again. The

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A close up photo of chocolate thumbprints on a white dish with white doiley on a blue patterned sheet of paper.
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Liana and I had an amazing time at the Xavier Rudd concert last night. Xavier had the entire audience up, dancing and singing.  The light show was amazing.  He wowed us with his talent for playing various musical instruments (didgeridoos,

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A close up photo of a warm strawberry cake decorated with a fresh strawberry and confectioners' sugar, baked in a teacup on a white and blue napkin with a silver spoon.
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Posted on Monday, 17th May 2010 by Grace

Great news, my great niece, Charlotte, entered the world on Saturday.  That makes 23 nieces and nephews and 12 great nieces and nephews.  Mom and baby Charlotte are doing fantastic and I believe they will be going home today.  I

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A close up photo of lemon madeleines on a white dish on a pink sheet of paper.
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After the last couple of weeks of sweets I was looking for something tangy and refreshing, Lemon Posset with Langues de Chats and a few batches of Lime Meltaways definitely fulfilled my craving. I thought for a change I would

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A photo of 3 shot glasses containing lemon posset on white plate with 2 yellow daisies.
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