“Peppermint bark is the essence of winter in a single bite.” Terri Guillemets

“Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.” Henri Nouwen

“If you have someone who loves you, a roof over your head, food in the cupboard, a friend you can talk to, if you have any of these then you’re…

“In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.” Salman Rushdie

“One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.” Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

“Some people are like blue jeans—the older and more beat up they get, the better they look.” Jonathan Carroll

“I put instant coffee in a microwave oven and almost went back in time.” Steven Wright

“Letter writing can be seen as a gift because someone has taken his/her time to write and think and express love.” Soraya Diase Coffelt

“What’s the point of having a book club if you don’t get to eat brownies and drink wine?” Jami Attenberg

“You don’t have to do everything from scratch. Nobody wants to make puff pastry!” Ina Garten