Some of you already noticed the change to the blog — thanks for your kind comments! And for those of you checking this in a reader, why not mosey on over to http://SillyTaterTot.com and check out the new look? It’s still under construction, and that header just about exhausted my Photoshop and HTML skills.
Good thing my brother is well on his way to being the next big THANG in Web design!
I can sum up the last few days in two words.
COOKIE. COMA.
As regular readers know, 355 days out of the year, I avoid white sugar, dairy, white flour and other processed foods, and I stick with organic, whole-grain and clean foods.
The three times that I throw the rules out and enjoy every tasty, buttery bite are:
- Christmas and the six days that lead up
- My birthday
- Easter
Not-so-coincidentally, those are the same times of year that my dear grandmother-in-law (Luke‘s grandma) sends us her homemade cookies. Tins and tins of cookies.
To give you an idea of how good they are — she pays the extra charge for insurance when shipping the goodies to us. And I promise, if those cookies went missing, I’d claim every penny of the settlement.
I mean, let’s take a moment and break down the delicious details:
There were peanut butter cookies with chocolate kisses, macadamia nut cookies with white chocolate, buckeyes (peanut butter rolled with krispies and chocolate), fudgy cookies, chocolate covered peanuts and more.
Here’s my theory on treats: If I can only get them at limited times of the year, or if a place is known for that treat, or if it’s a homemade goodie … it’s worth the splurge. If I can get the goodie any time I want, or if it’s not something special (grocery store cookies, chips, etc.), I’ll pass.
Following the idea that eating MORE to get rid of the cookies FASTER, (thereby ending the temptation) Lucas and I have been eating cookies every time we pass by the fridge.
That has led to this:
Crappy picture, but PhotoBooth was the only way to sneak up on them. Passed out puppy and very sleepy husband.
And if you follow me on Twitter, you already saw the cause of my “bah humbug” moment today. I was doing some last-minute shopping, on the way home from a very busy day at work, and just wanted to get in and get out. Which was tough when I came out of the store to find this:
Ugh, seriously? I had to get in through the passenger seat and just squeaked out of my spot without scratching his or her car.
What treats do you indulge in during the holidays?
I love the new look. I think it's good that you allow yourself indulgences and know that it's a special thing. They look amazing.
I think I need to hire your brother to redesign my header. Or do a whole blog. Cause yours pretty much rocks. LOVE.
oh man…those cookies look too good!
i save the holidays for the things i don't get the rest of the year, ie pie. always the apple pie.
Your blog looks great! I wanted to let you know that I made up a batch of your pumpkin beer bread for my family and they LOOOOOOOVED it! Thank you!