Spiced Rum Vanilla Extract

Baking cookies has always been a guilty pleasure for me. The first recipe I ever created was a monstrous cookie adapted from three distinct recipes. Even as an adult, I have a well-practiced system that ensures perfection each and every time. However, there is one special ingredient that makes my cookies even more unique than [...]

Chocolate Peppermint Bark

Around this time of year, I always end up with a list of people that should receive some sort of holiday token beyond a simple card.  You know the one’s I’m talking about.  The teacher, neighbor, dog walker, landlord, coworker, bank teller, old high school sweethearts, extended family members, mail carrier, religious figure, and the [...]