Saltine Toffee

Beware!  These are delish!  And totally rich!  And very sinful!! First, glaze a cookie sheet or baking pan with butter.  Lay saltine crackers to cover the pan.  On the stove mix 1 cup butter with 1 cup brown sugar.  Once this mixture starts boiling, cookie and stirring for 3 minutes.  Pour this butter/sugar mixture overContinue reading Saltine Toffee

Here’s a really good video to showcase the International School of Beijing.  We are really excited to work at this school and also have our kids attend this institution.  (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)

Phefer Nuts

These cookies are as easy as sin—and tast just like it too!  They are sooooo good.  I first tasted them from a gal in Saudi Arabia, and  I’ve been making them ever since. Preheat oven to 325. Mix the following ingredients: 1 cup butter (We just realized we added too much! We’ll see what happens;) 1 1/2Continue reading Phefer Nuts

Vincent insisted on sleeping on his Christmas carpet last night despite having to sleep on the floor.  He just wanted to sleep on it.  This cute little holiday throw rug was a gift from our good friend Caron.  I think he’s been missing her lately.  By the way, he joined us at 1:00 am!  HAContinue reading

This was the night of the actual Thanksgiving date, Thursday, November 27.  We had planned to leave for Lonavla on this day, but with the tragedy that was happening at this time, we stayed in.  We roasted a chicken and had mashed potatoes and green beans.  Luckily, we had made pumpkin walnut bars (the recipeContinue reading