December 11, 2005
happy Christmas! I feel like crap!
On Saturday afternoon, I went out to collect the mail and found a package! For me, even! Imagine my happiness! Now imagine how much happier I was when I realized that my package was from Adria!
This box had a new supply of salt and vinegar potato chips (aka, Salty Crack). But! even better! there were COOKIES! Handmade by Adria! Chocolate Chunk Ginger and Chocolate Chip; they are so delicious that I am slobbering all over the keyboard just writing about them. I couldn’t decide if I should photograph the package or start eating. I opted for eating.
Adria’s timing was perfect, too–I have four million things to do this week (like all my Christmas shopping!) and I’m sick. When I was growing up, someone in my family was ALWAYS sick at Christmas; usually it was my brother, who is one of those people who will work and work and work until his immune system goes ‘GAH!’ and gives up, leaving him a disgusting mess of germs and phlegm for every family gathering. But he got his sick out of the way at Thanksgiving (he couldn’t talk for a couple of days) and is, from what I hear, much better now. So this year I guess it’s my turn. I have a sore throat and headache and every muscle in my body aches. The only thing keeping me from crawling under the bed and hiding are Adria’s chocolate chunk ginger cookies, which I am not sharing with ANYONE.
Tonight, as we were savoring the cookies (the boys both had their mouths crammed full of chocolate chip manna from heaven and were staring glassy-eyed into space), Wade said, ‘If Adria really loved us she would send us the recipie.’
‘Oh no,’ I said, ‘because then I would have to make them, and it just wouldn’t be the same.’
‘Yes,’ he said, ‘because these are made with love.’
Smartass. But he’s right, and the cookies are beyond fantastic, and I wish you could all have some. But not my ginger cookies–keep your mitts off those.
Posted by Susan @ 6:19 pm • Uncategorized
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December 11th, 2005 at 8:37 pm, M&Co. Says:
Oh I wish I had some of Adria’s cookies. I still have all my Christmas shopping to do and my head is feeling kinda yucky and I’m feeling tired. Nothing like cookies as a nice pick-me-up!
December 11th, 2005 at 9:50 pm, Mary P. Says:
Wade is right. It is better to eat cookies made with love. And it’s even better when they’re made by someone else.
If you make your own cookies, see, it’s like making love to yourself, which, while certainly a nice thing to do, is not the same thing as having sweet, silky, chocolate love lavished upon you by someone else.
December 11th, 2005 at 11:23 pm, Susie Says:
I love anyone who makes me cookies. And ESP if they wrap them so festively!
I’m working myself sick right now. Ack - scratchy throat be gone!
December 11th, 2005 at 11:37 pm, adria Says:
You are very welcome for your holiday goody package. And thank you for all the kind words.
I am sorry to hear you are not feeling well. Save your goodies for when your taste buds can truly enjoy them.
The chocolate chunk ginger cookies are from Martha Stewart Holiday cookie magazine, year 2000. The chocolate chip recipe is my special recipe - which is top secret. I would not even give the recipe to my sister when she asked for it a few weeks ago.
Try my recipe for ‘hot lemon’ for your sore throat. It works and is so simple to make.
Happy holidays to you, Wade, Henry, and Charlies from the Pacific Northwest.
December 12th, 2005 at 7:49 am, mabel Says:
All I want for Christmas are some antibiotics…
I started my annual Christmas fever just last night. We have had a strep-throat-a-thon here the past 3 weeks, and although I have NEVER had it in my life, it is Christmas. ’nuff said.
I hope you soon feel MUCH better!
(Note to Adria: Martha? Bless your heart girl. I get overwhelmed just opening a tube of cookie dough! What a SWEET friend you are. Merry Christmas!)
December 12th, 2005 at 8:03 am, Susan Says:
Mabel, I am COMPLETELY convinced this morning that I have strep! I’ll let you know.
December 12th, 2005 at 8:58 am, Laura Says:
But can she make gluten-free cookies? Because that would just be fabulous. Hope you feel better!
December 12th, 2005 at 10:53 am, Nothing But Bonfires Says:
Adria, how can I bribe you? Seriously?
I will make them at home and they will still taste damn fabulous, even though I am sure I’ll be so crazed that I’ll leave the love out.
Failing that — Susan, how can I bribe YOU to send me one? I’ll trade you a Porncake. Come on. I have a 28-hour flight on Friday. Feel sorry for me! I’m going to need cookies!
December 12th, 2005 at 11:32 am, Kristen Says:
Must be that time of year. I’m sick too, Susan, on antibiotics and everything (mine is a sinus/ear infection - yuck). I hope you feel better soon! Adria - those cookies are sounding really good right now (my antibiotics have kicked in and I can taste things again, woohoo)!
December 12th, 2005 at 1:41 pm, Kara Says:
we are convinced that the secret recipe in dunkin donuts coffee is contempt. when we brew their coffee at home, it never tastes as good because we make it with love.
i think i just came up with a new slogan!
love: good for cookies. bad for coffee.
and i really hope you’re feeling better soon.
take care.
December 12th, 2005 at 4:47 pm, kyra Says:
i want want want! must must must have cookies!
so sorry about being sick. ugh. i think you can drink the whole thing of tylenol. oh wait, i’m thinking of wine…