~i know, i know, i am bad~

yes i know, i am bad

~very bad~

here all you fabulous gals are posting new year resolutions and i post about decadent mississippi mud cookies

and i got to thinking

i really shouldn't entice you with photos

...and keep all the calories to myself

i found the sweet blog where i got the recipe originally

 it was posted by Robin from All Things Heart and Home

i'm not sure if i should thank her or not.....

and hers look even more delish as they have the yummy mini marshmallows on them

the kids ate all ours here at the hot choc station:

so here's the link to Robin's blog post so you can make them too!
(i double up as the kids eat half the mixture before it gets baked)

and really i did deserve them, it was a crummy week

back to work, back to school, i was sick, sweet 17 was sick

it won't stop raining and pouring

and to top it all someone drove into my van - grrrr

so join me in indulging, won't you please:-)

have a wonderful mississippi mud weekend!

Tracey

~mud, mud, glorious mud~

that's right ~mud~

~mississippi mud cookies~ to be precise

melt-in-your-mouth, chocolately goodness with chunks of pecan

i don't remember which domestic goddess posted the recipe

but boy are they good!

(yes, of course I always eat my cookies on a vintage bone china plate - don't you!!)

why? you ask

why a post on mississippi mud cookies?

well it's Friday after all, and this week that is worth celebrating!!

so i'm off to put the kettle on.....

Tracey

~run, run Mr Gingerbreadman~

every year i say this is the last time i am making gingerbreadmen

and then my kids beg and plead, and plead and beg

.....and i give in

just to maintain that image of the good mamma baking gingerbreadmen in her cutie-patootie apron with a big smile and perfect hair

(not!)

you know what, i love to bake

but just for the record

i-do-not-like-gingerbreadmen

oh no, just look at this dough

hard to roll, all crumbly

(OK, i confess it was in the fridge 4 days instead of 4 hours, but hey, it's kinda busy round here you know!)

i huff and puff and roll and scrunch it back together and think not very christmasy thoughts

so there you have it, my very last batch of gingerbreadmen EVER

no, please don't send me your flopproof recipe and tips

i am done, finito, gingerbreadman-outed

.....well, at least until next year !!

Tracey

wanna see some vintage tins

i love old vintage tins

i know, i know, i love a lot of things

well vintage tins are just one of them!

here are some of the beauties i've come across...

this classic square cookie tin

 with a beautiful floral lid and decorative sides

made in england, home of the cup of tea and a "biscuit"

and this old Hershey's cocoa tin, love the shape of this one

loved it even better when it was upright, I've been fiddling with this post for days and blogger keeps rotating my photos, grrrrr

how about this sweet one, little girl praying, so precious

or this ol' cottonboll tin

so how do you like reading posts with your head on one side??
any ideas?

Tracey