my favorite kind to use in baking! A collection of recipes, with and without chocolate. Wednesday, October 12, 2011. I love giving a gift that reflects something about the giver. It helps solidify that connection, the reason for the friendship, whatever it is you have in common with the giver. Oh, and the little f.

Monday, May 17, 2010. My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. 160;A cooking catastrophe is almost always preceded by a lack of time. At least, I find that to be true in my case. Case in point, last Wednesday, I had a little under 2 hours to bake, fill and frost one chocolate mousse layer cake. Friday, April 30, 2010. All I really need is love.

160;Friday, February 19, 2010. In a cynical, maniacal kind of way. Abbie Cooks has moved again. The only reason I actually moved. It, instead of just changing the design of this one. Is much easier and more efficient. 160;Monday, February 8, 2010.

A journal of my culinary adventures.

Musings on homemaking, wedding planning and cooking. After a few months without posting, and without any plans to come back any time soon, I think the moment has come to say goodbye. Things are simply too busy right now and, sadly, the blog has fallen by the wayside.

Photographs on this blog were taken by me, unless otherwise noted. Please do not copy photographs, images, or words without prior written consent and proper credit. Also, if I have used anything of yours without permission or proper credit, please let me know. I would hate to be a hypocrite! This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3. Saturday, June 16, 2012.

Hold your breath it gets better. Activities to do with Kids. Someday I hope to have my own children, but in the meantime I have this beautiful opportunity to explore.

Monday, January 9, 2012. Much has gone on since I last blogged. In December, I passed my tests so that I can become a stock broker. I got him a camping stove. I got some wonderful things. We made some great memories. The day after Christmas, we made the trek to Florida. We enjoyed paddling around in our canal. Geoffrey and Adam got in the boat in her pond.