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April 6, 20204 Comments

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I made these peanut butter cookies for a snack day at work a while back. They were well loved! But the recipe also makes 40 cookies, so you might want to cut it.
This Youtube video is of Disney characters in quarantine, also known as something that will make you laugh today despite everything.
Did you hear? Last week during all the shutdowns an early Van Gogh painting was stolen from a museum. He’s one of my favorite artists.
I officially bought new jean shorts, after how many years? They have a little longer inseam then my old ones, which I needed, because I’m a verified adult now.
Hospital workers are being punished for speaking out against working conditions right now, this article has more on that.
This casserole is my favorite online recipe I’ve tried. I honestly didn’t expect to much from it but it was so good!
O.J. Simpson is convinced Carole Baskin killed her husband, so I mean we should take his word for it, he’s an expert in getting away with murder.

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February 17, 20204 Comments

This TIME link will tell you what your name would be in 2020 based the ranking of your current name the year you were born. It gives you the names for a lot of other years. So fun!
Guess what was more visited than the movie theaters in America this year? The library! Don’t believe me? Check out this article.
This cranberry walnut bread is the lowest effort bread I’ve made and it tastes SO GOOD. No kneading required.
You know how the US life expectancy has been on a downward swing between cancer and drug overdoses? Well some good news, this year, it went up according to this article by CNN!
I just bought these minimalist horse prints from Target. They remind me of Picasso’s famous line drawings. I needed more horse art… clearly.
I’ve made this pork dishfor dinner multiple times and I love it. It gives us a break from chicken, which is my normal go to.
This inspirational video will put your life and struggles into perspective while moving you deeply.

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December 10, 2019Leave a comment

There is a new vaccines for cats. Why am I sharing this? It’s to keep humans from being allergic to them. It’s still in testing. Hopefully in the following research it proves completely unharmful for the kittens!
I’ve been working on becoming a better cook! I tried this Pinterest recipe and it turned out amazing, so I thought I would share!
Good news? Divorce is on the decline. According to these statistics it’s at a 40 year low. That’s good news for families and love birds everywhere.
This is a video from NYC in 1911 that’s been stabilized. Watching it not only takes you back to that time but makes you realize that 100 years ago wasn’t as long as it seems.
Got a hunter in the family? I just married one and I thought I should learn to make more than chilli with venison. This venison stroganoff recipe was also an amazing find.
Thinking about kissing a friends baby? After all it’s just so wonderful and squishy? Think twice! It’s an old warning, but it’s big in the new this week. RSV is everywhere, keep your lips to yourself this holiday season.
This set of botanical postcards have made my Christmas wish list. There are loads of them in a pack and they are all so beautiful!

Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

January 17, 2015May 21, 2016Leave a comment

Ingredients:

2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 and 1/2 cups of flour
1 cup butter
2 eggs
4 tablespoons of cream
1 teaspoon almond flavoring
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For these guys, cut butter into the dry ingredients with a pastry blender (or with two knives if you’re not with one of those parts on your mixer). It’ll ball up. In a seperate bowl beat the eggs and cream together, then add them to the dry ingredients and mix up, add in the extract and almond flavoring and mix that too. Than that’s it! It’s best to chill the dough before rolling and cutting it out, just because it will handle it better!

Bake them for about 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes, watch them, they should not brown!

Add icing if you’d like! But after they cool of course!

Recipes: Danish Wedding Cookies

December 22, 2014May 21, 2016Leave a comment

My mom swears that these cookies go by a thousand names. My grandmother calls them Danish Wedding Cookies, so that’s what I’m going to call them. They are super, super easy. They’re little pecan cookies and are delicious. Probably the simplest recipe ever and really easy for a beginner. There not super sweet, but they still have a very nice cookie sweetness!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of powdered sugar
2 cups of flour
2 sticks of butter (salted)
2 teaspoons of vanilla
1 cup of chopped pecans

You mix all the ingredients in the mixer (it doesn’t matter in what order!) Then you take the dough and form it into little balls (try to keep them about the same size).

Pop them in an oven preheated to 350F for about 20 minutes, or until they are lightly browned.

Let them cool down, then you get to roll them in powdered sugar! Super easy!