Victory in Volvo!

So, Blake. Yes, my Volvo-obsessed beach bum brother. He did something incredible. He took this oober hard MSAT exam to get into a crazy Volvo institute in Arizona. He scored like 20 points better than the average. So what would Lauren do if there is good news in any area of Blakes life? Well, bake {Read More…}

"From the Kitchen of Lauren"

From the Kitchen of Lauren. All of those lovely cookies needed homes. So..I packaged them up all sweet and pretty…and gave them to all of our friends! Take a look! A few pictures of the finished product! Now, which one to eat first……….hmmmmmm?  

Patties and Brownie Cut-outs!

Yes, Baking Day continued. I wasn’t lying when I told you this was serious business. And now for a recipe that I make every single year. Homeade Peppermint Patties. Let me just say…you are going to want to adapt this into your yealry Christmas baking ritual. Homeade Peppermint Patties Items Needed: 1 14-ounce can Sweetened {Read More…}

More Baking Day With Torey!

More..More…More! Here is the evidence. Peanut Butter Cup Tarts. Follow the recipe from Oct. 2009, just add festive Christmas sprinkles! PS…the batter is sssooo good to! Just be sure to bake more batter than you eat. Also a prior cookie recipe. Oaty Oatmeal Cookies for Katherine recipe. Only, to these cookies I added randomn amounts {Read More…}

Baking Day With Torey!

BAKING DAY HAS COME! This is part one. Part two will come when I feel like coating a mass amount of randomn things in chocolate. Anyway…I invited my friend Torey to come help. You must understand something here. I don’t bake with people. I’m a perfectionist who never lets ANYONE HELP! Really, not anyone. So {Read More…}

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