The original recipe for these was actually titled strawberry marzipan bars. And it was the word marzipan which initially caught my attention. I was hoping that there would be a large amount of almond paste involved in the making of these.

Happy belated Thanksgiving! I hope everyone had a wonderful day and ate some incredible foods! Because this week/month has been so busy, I was not able to complete my recipe for the Daring Kitchen. This month's challenge was cannoli. It was hosted by Lisa Michele of Parsley, Sage, Desserts, and Line Drives. If you need any incentive to try making your own cannoli all you need to do is look at her pictures.

It feels as though my kitchen is cookie central at the moment. My oven is pushing out batch after batch of bars and drop cookies and cut-outs. The smell is comforting but it's almost too much of a good thing.

Life without a computer has been tough these last few weeks. I was always worried about my poor, neglected blog, wondering how many embarrassing spelling errors and run-on sentences I may have overlooked in previous posts (I always seem to find them no matter how many times I edit).

I know, it isn't Tuesday and this is not a bundt cake. So what's going on? Well, quite a lot. I have been without my computer for almost 2 weeks...two very long weeks.

Spring will not be here for a long, long time but now that most of the leaves have fallen to the ground and the trees are bare, I miss bright colours.

Did anyone know that the smaller you are the faster you gain weight? I am learning this the hard way. It has been so busy lately that I have cut back drastically on my workout routine and I have not been eating very well either. Usually I am a stickler for balancing portion control with time spent running/cardio.