The oven’s reached hot-flash mode, and I’m not far behind. The Heat Miser’s throwing flames and singing songs about melting things in his clutch. When this happens, it means the Christmas cookie countdown is coming in hot—and needs to cool down with festive mints. So, when the ovens are a fury of toe-tapping Heat Miser… Continue reading Merry Minty Mint Mints
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Chocolate Peppermint Party Cookies
If candy cane confetti hits the kitchen like a festive windstorm of merriment, do you… a) finish the email you’re writing, b) freak out and call the Krampus Control Hotline, or c) bake a batch of chocolate cookies and use them as pillows to catch all the fun? I opted for “c” mostly because “c”… Continue reading Chocolate Peppermint Party Cookies
Christmas Cookie Countdown: Boozy Butterscotch
The sugar plums dancing in my head are turning in their tutus ‘cause they’re all tapped out. But they left some butterscotch morsels, doused in a good tempest of butterscotch liqueur in their place. And as we all know, the show must go on, bottoms up, cheers, down the hatch, nom-nom-nom. To make the best… Continue reading Christmas Cookie Countdown: Boozy Butterscotch
SOS Cakes
A whirl of pumpkin guts, studded with candy wrappers and spider rings, just flew past my window. And I am so tired. Last night, it rained and rained and rained—and there were trick-or-treaters and Alex’s guitar. “Hotel California” briefly drifted into view. A pumpkin got carved, rolls got baked, and Alex played “The Greatest Song… Continue reading SOS Cakes
You Got This: Take a Leek and Make Soup
I’ve needed to take a leek for so long. And turn it into a soup. I can’t believe I haven’t done it sooner, but after eight years, the Fixin’ LEEKS ‘n Leaks blog post can no longer hold it in. All the leeks are coming out. The internet is just bursting with potato and leek… Continue reading You Got This: Take a Leek and Make Soup
Saúde, Alex! Caipirinha Celebration
The first proof-of-life photos to ping my phone were of rowdy looking macaws. They peered down from coconut trees, their blue feathers trailing, as if they owned the place. Like a couple of dodos, Nate and I texted Alex and asked if he was at the zoo. “No, I’m in Brazil,” he said. Of course… Continue reading Saúde, Alex! Caipirinha Celebration
This and That Pasta Salad
Also known as “lil’bita,” this pasta salad lies dormant in our house for years until it just pounces to life with a lil’bita this and a lil’bita that. (Yes, I realize that “lil’bita” sounds like a rapper’s name: someone who’s either a little bitter (who isn’t, these days?) or a little bita extra outrageous. I… Continue reading This and That Pasta Salad
Meet Me by the Shrub
Woot! Woot! We’re shrubbin’ and clubbin’ here at the Fixin’ Leaks ‘n Leeks Headquarters—which potentially sounds really bad according to some random online dictionaries/searches I’ve just done, but this is what I mean: I’ve just cranked up the Yacht Rock station on Pandora, and I’m making a shrub of strawberries, sugar, and vinegar. And yes,… Continue reading Meet Me by the Shrub
Sip, Snack, Repeat
If you need beer-snacking accessories, steady yourself and maybe grip the wall for support: they’re in the bookstore. I’m not kidding. That’s where I found this “beer accessory” snack container that makes a sunhat look completely unnecessary and ridiculous. Why wear a hat when your snack dish can just be one for your beer? Or… Continue reading Sip, Snack, Repeat
Strawberry Snacking Cake Scandal
Strawberry Shortcake called. She wants her house back, but I turned it into a cake. I did leave a note on the windshield of her berry-mobile, parked outside on her lot: “Excuse me. I’m so sorry, but I needed to borrow your strawberry house. It’s now in such a condition that I can’t return it.… Continue reading Strawberry Snacking Cake Scandal
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