I received a recipe for The Perfect Oatmeal Cookie via email as a newsletter recipient of Disney’s Family Fun Magazine. The recipe was tweaked by Catherine Newman who tweaked a version by Cindy Hopper. I don’t bake cookies that often (I am more of a cake and cupcake gal) but since my husband likes Oatmeal Raisin cookies [...]

When I was in high school, Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Frosting was my favorite. Red Velvet Cake is the current winner when I am looking to satisfy my sweet tooth. This extra chocolatety cake with chocolate frosting prepared by one of Dave Ramsey’s staff members looks extremely scrumptious. I plan to give it a try – [...]

My three year old daughter is hooked on Phineas and Ferb. This comes after a brief stint of enjoying Sponge Bob (which I do not like at all). Sponge Bob came after a weekend affair with Little Einsteins. I like the musical connection with famous composers of classical music that Little Einsteins incorporates into each show. Little Einsteins came after an [...]

My Toastmaster’s club had a holiday party and the Toastmaster for the evening made Rice Krispie Bears for everyone to take home with them as a party favor. They were really cute.  She used miniature teddy bear molds then pressed a portion of a warm batch of rice krispie treats into each one. Once cooled, she took [...]

I was taking a virtual stroll on Oprah.com (as I do from time to time) and I came across Marcus Buckingham’s 8 step Strongest Life Plan to help you build both your career and personal life. There is also a Strong Life Test for Women to help you determine the roles you were created to play. According [...]