Being that it’s winter and cold – - I always love those warm comfort foods that make ya feel all toasty and snuggly. Chelle has some fabulous recipes for oatmeal that I’m gonna HAVE to try out soon.

I went shopping today for all my baking goods to start the Xmas cookie baking marathon! Every year my mom and I do a cookie exchange — she makes a dozen different kinds, and so do I – - then we swap and give each other a dozen of each kind of cookie so that we each end up with two dozen different kinds of cookies for the holidays.

Can you say post-holiday Weight Watchers program?

I can!