A Salty and Sweet Treat

So sometimes in February you need a walk, but sometimes you also need cookies. Ever since Jamie at A Desert Fete made these babies I was hankering for some chocolate chip cookies myself, but more than just that...with the salty protein of peanut butter. I like my cookies with lots of nutty crunch, so I used crunchy peanut butter and added chopped peanuts, but to each her own. Inspired by Heather at 101 Cookbooks, I also replaced half the sugar with...

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Snow and Sunshine

January was a dark time for me. It's not the cold weather getting me down this winter, as usual, but the state of my life. All those New Years reflections snowballed, and it hit me that 2009 was not a good year: unachieved resolutions and aspirations, a total lack of exercise, a summer of stress, the realization that I've been living in an isolated dirty hovel of an apartment for six months, and the fear that I will trapped in this rut for six months...

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On- and Off-line Friends, and Crockpot Soup

I think we all agree that blogging gives us a warm sense of friendship and community, to a greater degree than expected when we began putting our words on the internet for the world to see. I value the connections I've made through blogging, hearing your feedback, reading your wise thoughts, gaining inspiration from your projects, and having the chance to share experiences with people all over the world. I would love to get together for drinks with...

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