I guess for most people, Oreos – or some other chocolately, crispy, gooey thing was their cookie of choice growing up. Me? It was Pecan Sandies… I love a shortbread cookie. I love that slightly sweet and a little bit salty, brown, buttery cookie… and there is nothing better to dunk into a tall glass […]
It all started with a recent outing to Helen, Georgia. I had stopped in at Hansel & Gretel’s Fudge Shop (honestly, that’s the name…) because..well, really just because I smelled heavy, dark cocoa… and I needed a sugar fix. In the shop, back in the very last display case, were three trays of dark chocolate […]
I picked up a beautiful package of dried apricots at the market last week with the intention of doing a really nice stuffed pork loin. Honest, it was going to be a slammin‘ roast. But my inner carnivore got antsy and I just tossed the loin on the grill nekkid… so to speak. That left […]
