2022 Halloween Nearby Tour

This Halloween felt like a return to pre-pandemic normalcy. In 2020, several decorated houses put up social-distancing tables for handing out their goodies to trick or treaters rather than wait for doorbell rings. ... The video includes scenery from 25 houses, most taken on October 30 and 31. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Sweet Bakings--A Few Re-peerings

Last month, I blogged about sweet bakings, recipe undertakings spread over 13 years of blogging. Recipes I spotted on the web inspired me to experiment, not merely replicate. i came up with 28 cooky recipes and 19 cake and cake-ish recipes. ... Maybe surprisingly, I'd done several of the recipes seldom since blogging about them. A few never-agains are because a particular ingredient, usually a cake mix, is either no longer available, formulation is different, or weight is different (mostly less). Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Grapes-to-Raisins Musings

I rarely eat raisins. ... I'd always thought of them as dehydrated and wrinkled grapes. I had bought a 12-ounce box of Sun-Maid raisins .... The image shows green grapes and dark raisins. To my puzzlement, the list of ingredients was "raisins". Hmm, I'd have thought "grapes". Sunmaid.com declares, "Made with nothing but grapes and California sunshine, ...". Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Pt 2 Sweet Bakings--Cakes, Cupcakes, and Mini-muffins

In the cake-centric video of 19 items, I list my blog catalog number with the article title and finished-item image (newest at top). Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Pt 1 Sweet Bakings--Cookies, Mostly

In the cooky-centric video of 28 items, I list my blog catalog number with the article title and finished-item image (newest at top). Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Pt 2 Cherry Almond Cake Mix Cooky, Closer Looks

This article is an accompaniment to Pt 1 Cherry Almond Cake Mix Cooky, Inspired by HEB's Mon Cheri Cookie. During the project, some items piqued me. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Pt 1 Cherry Almond Cake Mix Cooky, Inspired by HEB's Mon Cheri Cookie

HEB's Mon Cheri Cookie--it's a big hit in the household! The product inspired me to make a cherry almond cooky, which includes Betty Crocker's Cherry Chip Cake Mix, chopped maraschino cherries, and slivered almonds. Read the entire article and comment there, please.