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Yearly Archives: 2009

merry christmas and happy new year!

i hope all of you enjoy this beautiful holiday time and that you are on santa’s nice list!  i will be spending the next week relaxing, annoying my children with my camera and not giving a second thought to the calories that i will be consuming.  speaking of calories, here is the mighty cookie tray:
 
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it’s the most wonderful time of the year!

the cookie dough came out of the freezer at 5 am this morning.  today, i am one with my oven…

 
look for the final products tomorrow!!
peace - jodi

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i’m making a list…

checkin’ it twice and thinking, “how in the name of all that is good am i going to get this all done before christmas?”  anyone else feeling the same?

however, there is a bright spot:  tomorrow is cookie day!
peace - jodi

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the winner is…

comment number 5, missy!!!  congrats m, and check your e-mail for your gift card.
 
happy winter solstice, everyone!!
peace - j

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the friday five…

freaking  fab singles of the year and a chance to win a $25  itunes gift card!   happy holidays to all my (14)  blog readers!!  this will be the last friday five of the year *weep*  i see a lot of recaps and and lists for the decade.  i am way too overwhelmed to go back that far...

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the last recipe share…

before the big day!  my oldest son recently declared this cookie as the best he has ever had.  i have to admit it is pretty darn good.  i made it last month for a dinner party.  everyone raved about it and requested the recipe.  i was threatened with bodily harm if it did not appear...

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i’m going off the rails…

on a cooking train.  my ridiculously-good-looking husband and i have been tethered to the stove for the past 2 weekends.  in preparation for all things christmas, we’ve:
chopped,

simmered,

proofed,

sauted,

wrapped,

stuffed,

flipped,

baked,

filled,

and enjoyed a seasonal beverage.

julia’s got nothin’ on us!
peace - jodi

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the friday five…

yuletide yummies from the week that was.  is christmas really only 2 weeks away!!?  zoiks.

oh christmas tree - we braved the 20 degree temps and 40 mph winds to get ours on wednesday night.  it’s still naked, but man does it smell good!
ufc 107 - what can i say?  i live in a house filled...

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recipe share.

i’m finally coming down from my nikon high to share another make ahead cookie with you.  i made this dough yesterday afternoon, and it took all my willpower not to bake some of it  as these are some of my all-time favs.  they are called neapolitans as they are similar in color to the ice...

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before and after.

i just spent 4 days with the most amazing piece of photographic equipment - the nikon d700.  i have been considering an equipment change for a while and thought it would be a good idea to rent it and some lenses before i made the big decision.  i could have saved the rental fee.  wow. ...

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