I used to really love frozen yogurt. Not so much the yogurt, but more the idea of being able to endlessly top my fro-yo with anything sugary and sweet, especially freezer cookie dough bites. Somehow, the bite sized pieces seem pretty harmless compared to their oversized counterpart of an actual chocolate chip cookie. I decided yesterday to try my hand at making my own cookie dough bites. On my first attempt, I nailed it. I came up with this recipe, but I'm sure that there are similar recipes on the internet that produce nearly the same result: a delicious, far less "guilty" pleasure. I don't know why I haven't tried this before, because my husband is a cookie addict and I've been known to have a freezer of frozen cookie dough when I go home to Texas for a week so he can make his own nightly dessert. Frozen cookie dough has a luster all its own, and for those that haven't tried it, now is your time! Yesterday I threw my daughter a little birthday party, and we featured a very relaxed … [Read more...]
Strangers in the Supermarket
Okay, so here’s a question for you grocery shopping moms (and dads!) out there: Do you prefer grocery shopping withOUT your children? I’m a little ashamed to admit this; but, I DO! Yes, this 46-year-old-grey-haired-hott-mama-of-four would rather do the food shopping all.by.myself! There. I said it. Here is what happened to me on one of the few occasions I was alone at the grocery store. Although it makes me feel a little guilty leaving the whole Hott crew behind with Daddy Dan to deal with, I just prefer the focus I can accomplish when I shop alone. Without the distractions of “Mommy, can I buy this?” to the occasional “Oh.my.golly! Where is Levi?” this mom can leave the grocery store with exactly those items on my list. Well, mostly! You see, if I am not shopping with my own crew of Hott descendants, I frequently accumulate random other children that happen to be coming home with us. So, when I occasionally have the opportunity to shop alone… well, it’s somewhat … [Read more...]
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