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Sweet Tooth

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We all know Mr Smith's sweet tooth, and how I let him have his ways, sometimes. I made the cookies he likes so much because I actually like them too and they last awhile without getting hard or going bad (although nothing beats a chocolate chip cookie right out of the oven). It's apparently the recipe his mom always used growing up and we know Eric, why branch out when we have something that works? I also took pictures of some "eclair" style bite-sized cupcakes (pudding in the middle). 
Drool now, hate me later. 


sorry for the bad picture. we were running out the door.
I did refrain from purchasing ice cream for Mr Smith, so we're going probably 10 days on no ice cream in the Smith household.  His choice not to go to the store. I'm making a grocery budget soon, not just "$200 a month" said budget, because we just end up buying what we need and hoping it stays under that. I really really want us to think about what we need and plan the meals out. Ugh I dread it. People have given me so many tools to do so and pins are added constantly regarding the stuff, but it'll really just take me going through my receipts and recipes.

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  1. Scott and Lori Smith28 June, 2012

    they were delish. and I ate my whole plate, minus the two I had to share with Scott. :)

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