June 2012

Fourth of July Treats

June 18, 2012

Image from someecards.com Ready to fire up the grill, get drunk outside, and purchase illegal fireworks from a roadside shack? Our country’s independence day is almost upon us and other than making fun treats for you fine people, I don’t have any plans. Plus, the 4th is a Wednesday this year – that puts a […]

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The Night Circus Cookies

June 15, 2012

“There are very few people wandering through Le Cirque des Rêves with you in these predawn hours. Some are wearing red scarves that are particularly vibrant against the black and white…You spend your last moments at the circus as you wish, for it is your time and yours alone. But before long, it is time […]

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Chocolate Mice

June 14, 2012

“As he continues to walk around the circus, Bailey’s path leads back to the courtyard. He stops briefly to watch the sparkling bonfire and then at a vendor to purchase a bag of chocolates to make up for his mostly uneaten dinner. The chocolates are shaped like mice, with almond ears and licorice tails.” – […]

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Chocolate Caramel Popcorn

June 12, 2012

Chocolate Caramel Popcorn…magical! “After the circus departed, he wrote down every detail he could remember about it so it would not fade in his memory. The chocolate-covered popcorn. The tent full of people on circular raised platforms, performing tricks with bright white fire. The magical, transforming clock that sat across from the ticket booth, doing […]

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The Night Circus Week

June 11, 2012

Law school ruined pleasure reading for me. It has taken me several years to retrain my brain how to read for enjoyment, rather than picking out fact patterns and speeding through the text. I still don’t read as much as I used to, but I’m getting there. When I read an article about an author […]

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True Blood Cake Pops

June 8, 2012

Who is your favorite character?

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