These aren't exactly fancy, schmancy but sooo much better than those famous peppermint patties that make you feel like you're on a snow covered ski slope.

First, make the cookie dough. This is my favorite chocolate cookie dough. It holds its shape well and is soft and not too sweet.

You know how you see these holiday specials that show how to make treats for Halloween but they show it to you the DAY before Halloween (I’m not mentioning names…MARTHA!). Well, how is THAT supposed to help me?

I know what you were thinking as you read that last recipe…TWO STICKS of BUTTER!? C’mon, you don’t think I eat like that all the time, do ya? Oh, you do. Well, let me prove you wrong. This is my entry in the Beat the Heat...

We’re taking off for a few days and traveling through the upper south where my family’s from. See these red dots? I’ve got relatives there in places too small to find on the map. Places with mountain names little like Bee...