Fun With Baking: Bourbon Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookie Crumble

For the filling:1 1/2 – 2 pounds fresh sweet cherries, stemmed and pitted3/4 cup granulated sugar1/4 cup cornstarch1/4 teaspoon kosher salt2 tablespoons bourbon Cookie Dough Crumble:4 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for greasing the baking dish1 cup all-purpose flourRounded 1/4 teaspoon baking soda1/4 teaspoon fine salt1/3 cup packed light brown sugar1/3 cup granulated sugar1/2 teaspoon…

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Resolution Race

I’m behind in positing my 5K race results. My New Year’s Resolution is to do one 5K per month. We’re now in March and I’m 3/3. On New Year’s Eve, there was the Resolution Run at Crocker Park. I finished 345 out of 384. Overall, I was happy with my time. I think it was…

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Dancing

Growing up, I used to dance. I started lessons when I was three and continued up until I graduated from high school. I participated in tap, ballet and a little bit of jazz (really closer to musical theater). About 18 months ago, I saw that one of the girls I danced with offers adult classes…

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Duo Loves Cats

I’ve been studying Spanish for almost a year via Duolingo. The sentences they use often feature cats in one way or another. I’ve been screenshotting the cat ones, because, well, cats.

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Three New Bulletin Boards

I’m playing school age teacher for the rest of the summer. Our school age teacher quit. So, I moved up front and I’m trying to get some semblance of control in that room. The first thing I talked to them about was not wanting rules, but rather guidelines. And that I thought one of the…

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International Cat Day 2022

It’s International Cat. Actually, here in the Marks house, everyday is International Cat Day. Everyone knows that cats rule the world. We humans are here only to serve our feline overlords. Here are two recent pictures of my two overlords. They have such a rough life, don’t they? I’m off to feed the princesses their…

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Pensive Kitty

I think this is Ivory’s favorite place to hangout during the day. At night she likes to sleep on top of my torso or on top of my head. Cats are gonna cat.

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