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Valentines day is just around the corner and I made some sweet treats to give to my loved ones. Stained glass window cookies are like a little window to your heart; love shaped, sweet, clear, pretty, kind and desirable .

The cute thing about these cookies is that they shine in the light and you also end up making two types of cookies; the window cookies and little heart shaped cookies from the bit you cut out of the window cookie. Love all around! Read more…

Snickerdoodles. What are snickerdoodles? That is exactly the question I had been asking for years. I had come across lots of pictures and recipes for these mysterious cookies on various American websites but had never actually ever tried or seen one in real life. What kind of name is snickerdoodle anyway?

I emailed my American friends to ask what on earth is so great about snickerdoodles. Cinnamon and sugar is the answer! Everything in America tastes and smells like cinnamon – there is cinnamon flavoured gum even! I can’t get enough of cinnamon flavoured things.

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This has been my daughters first year at school.  She has learnt so much and has thoroughly enjoyed learning. My son is in grade 2 and when asked what he did today at school. A common answer is ” We played games”.  When I delve further I find out he has been learning a core piece of the curriculum but in a fun way. My kids teachers have been wonderful again this year and as Christmas approaches we will be letting our teachers know they are appreciated.  We’ve come up with 6 terrific gift ideas that teachers are sure to enjoy.  These goodies are also great to be able to drop into hampers, and perhaps even give out on their own to neighbours and friends. Read more…

We had a Coles Online office party the other day to celebrate Merryn’s birthday… she wouldn’t tell us how old she is but we all think she turned 21… again. I whipped up these delicious (and gigantic) oreo biscuits for us all to share.

Put them in your kids lunch box for a special treat or my favourite thing to do with sweet treats is to sneak them into the cinema instead of popcorn. MMM Oreo!

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“Your bickies rock, I can’t stop making them and the recipe makes so many….mmmm”

This was the simple e-mail I’d received from a friend, after I’d sent her my recipe for choc chip biscuits.  She had heard through a friend (who’d I previously given the recipe to) that my chocolate chip biscuits were delicious and that she’d simply have to try them.  

A few of my friends are very protective about their secret recipes for top dishes. But my philosophy is to share the yumminess.  So I thought I’d share my choc chip biscuit recipe with you, so you can share them with your friends. 

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