Since my husband is so picky, I often have to try out my experiments on other people. More often than not, it is usually referees. One referee in particular gets a lot of snacks. One, he is young and has no one to bake for him. Two, he contributes money to help with the cost of the baked goods(so unlike a 20 year old...he was raised right). Three he eats pretty much anything I throw his way, with much enthusiasm(the kind I wish my husband would show). Sadly for me, he is leaving this week. He got a job offer to go work in Chicago for junior hockey and eventually I suspect the AHL and then the NHL. He is a funny kid and I will miss working with him as he usually makes the night seem to go by quicker for my husband and I. In light of him leaving, I had a small baking frenzy, making his favorites and also trying out something new since one of my guinea pigs is leaving. I had made some mint cookies at Christmas time and I remember him really liking them so I wanted to make something mint. … [Read more...]