oatmeal coconut sunflower seed cookies (a recipe)

cookies1

I think I heard my husband describe life with a baby/toddler the best the other night when he told our friends: “With a kid, you just gotta have a routine.”  And before she was born, neither of us really had a real routine.  One benefit I’ve discovered from having routines in place is the predictability of pockets of time when I could be doing ____ while she does _____.  Our morning routine generally includes a small block of time where she watches an episode of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.  And on this particular Sunday morning, that was enough time for me to whip up the batter for these cookies.   Continue reading

About these ads

crafting lately

I have two reasons to be crafting lately: an upcoming show + a need to dwindle down my stash.  And one reason why that’s easier said than done: an adventurous toddler that can reach very high onto my work space.  Sigh.

SOS_2013_LOGO_YO

But I’m happy to say that I have the opportunity to participate in this year’s Somerville Open Studios event taking place the weekend of May 4+5.  SOS has always been my most favorite show to do because *so* many people come out to support local artists that weekend.  I’ll be at the Armory building on Highland Avenue this year with a ton of other great artists.  It’s from 12 to 6 pm each day that weekend, and there’s a parking lot behind the building.  It’s location #62 on the map, and it’s also a trolley stop (how convenient!).

Continue reading

chocolate coconut cookies (a recipe)

cookies1

Sometimes having cabinets that are deep can be a bad thing.  If you’re like me, it’s easy to forget what’s in them when things get pushed to the way back.  I put together this recipe one night as an effort to use up some stuff in my baking cabinet, and I have to say that it was a delicious experiment in the end!  Enjoy!

Continue reading

peanut butter chocolate cookies (photos)

8464106566_ac890a1bf3_o

I’m a fan of the Smitten Kitchen blog (who isn’t, right?) so I was excited when I unwrapped a Christmas gift and saw that it was her cookbook.  After flipping through every single glossy page and bookmarking things I want to try to make, I decided to make a batch of the peanut butter chocolate sandwich cookies on page 203 as a birthday present for the friend who gave me the cookbook.  Since it isn’t my recipe to share, I’ll post the photos from making these delicious (and adorable!) little cookies instead.

Continue reading