Stories Collected While Living in France

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Chocolate Kisses

Every Monday my Mother opens her door to her grandchildren.

Every Monday Uncle Phil brings a box of his home grown vegetables. My Mother in return, makes him cookies, saying as she has said a hundred million times before (and Julie I am not exaggerating!)

"Sweets for the sweet!"

Every Monday the grandchildren, help make the cookies for Uncle Phil…or I should say lick the cookies for Uncle Phil!

Every Monday it is a three ring circus, the master cookie maker and her band of finger licking wonderment whip up cookies!

I cannot believe the magic she performs! How do these cookies turn out with so many little fingers in the dough?

May-May knows the trick to creating a chocolate mound; to kiss it!

Molly’s smile tempts me to eat it, though I have witness that smile licking off all the frosting just so she could add more!

Such entertainment, such giggling pleasure, such lickable-likable-love in every bite! How can I live in France on Mondays?

photos: My nieces and Godchild, last Monday licking cookies.

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33 responses to “Chocolate Kisses”

  1. cruststation

    Aww…more tempting food. How wonderful it is to get children involved in cooking, for them to join in the fun and how delicious those cookies look! This is making me hungry already 🙂

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  2. Vintage Wine

    Hi! I found your blog at Groggy Froggy & I love it 🙂 You really got a way of writing!

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  3. Britt-Arnhild

    You have rich memories to live on dear Corey.
    My husband and I have been in Prague for three days and our 10 year old Marta has been staying with my parents. Her best memories from the week-end was picking wild flowers with grandpa, they found 58 different ones on Sunday and managed to name most of them, and baking and cooking with grandma. Marta brough fresh pastries home yesterday and could serve us and big sister Ingrid who came home from a 10 day’s trip visiting her boyfriend’s family, a wonderful bread, jam and cheese supper.

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  4. Carol

    Ah what great photos again, your nieces are so beautiful and they all look so happy it’s just a pleasure to see that. Your mum must be a wonderful grandma!

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  5. Shannon L

    That chocolate shot hit me right in the kisser when I saw it!
    What fun times 🙂

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  6. berrie

    Oh I think for breakfast I shall have a bowl of melted chocolate! cute sticky gooey goodness photos* ;o)

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  7. susan@artstream

    oooh the memeres the omas the grandmas. no matter what you call them, they just KNOW what to do.
    this is a yummy post corey!

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  8. ally bean

    lol. too many cooks may spoil the broth, but too many bakers make the cookies! 😉

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  9. kit

    Wow what a brave mother you have and there were some left to photograph and give to Uncle Phil! How did they all stay so clean?

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  10. mikim

    Oh, how yummy!
    Thanks for visiting my blog, yours is absolutely delightful!

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  11. Paris Parfait

    These are gorgeous photos of a wonderful tradition! Really lovely, Corey. Those cookies look delicious, seeing as they’re made with such love and in a group effort!

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  12. diana

    I think I would lick that frosting off so that I could more on ..good yummy idea

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  13. naturegirl

    Oh yummy chocolate gooey cookies for breakfast!!I can feel the marshmallow tickle the roof of my mouth!! “Finger lickin good” The BIG brown eyes on Molly gorgeous!!:)P.S.
    How fortunate you are having such an extented vacation in California!!!

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  14. jennifer

    I ADORE these photos, perfectly captured moment. WOW, WOW, WOW!
    Gorgeous, wow!

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  15. isabel

    what fun! wonderful photographs. i can almost smell and taste those cookies.
    xox

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  16. susanna

    Aw…what a great place to be on Mondays! Those chocolate puffs look sooooo good!

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  17. simple me

    Your world is as rich and sweet as chocolate…
    bjs
    paula

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  18. Dawn

    Oh…but they will remember…and that is the most important part.

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  19. stephanie s

    such great photos corey – what a lovely tradition and family – so glad you are having a wonderful time at home.

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  20. jinxthegypsy

    Lovely pictures , Corey 🙂 And the cookies look yummy!!

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  21. Sarah Scott

    Oh, those look sooo good Corey! I am so glad you are enjoying your visit!

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  22. Sheba

    Ahh, how sweet! In innumerable ways! My sweet father, your sweet mother, all those delectably sweet beauteous babes. We drool over your enchanted summer, with or without cookie photos.

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  23. Corey Amaro

    Thank you for coming by and reading TONGUE IN CHEEK. Yesterday, typepad had a problem with allowing users to post, or readers to comment.
    I appreciate the efforts many of you made to tell me you enjoyed this post! See you tomorrow!
    Thank you again and again for your steadfast encouragement!

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  24. andrea edwards

    How can I live in WA on Mondays?! What a fantastic bunch of photos. I love those sticky fingers, and legs on the table.
    This post just made me smile from ear to ear!
    a.

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  25. Jeanne

    The greatest gift is people loving people and when we love we are but one step from Heaven!
    Blessings!
    Fabulous postings!

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  26. la vie en rose

    yummy tradition! pass the goodies please!

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  27. weirdbunny

    What amazing family fun!

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  28. Teresa

    Oh please share that yummy looking cookie recipe. I wish I were all goopy with that frosting! Yummo!

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  29. mary ann

    i’m drooling over here in cheeseland!!!
    as always, FOOD for the soul!
    🙂 mary ann xo

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  30. Franca Bollo

    Oh my God! It’s the marshmallow cookies! The ultimate kid confection. And they are synonymous with Aunt Dolores — Aunt Marshmallow Cookie, Dolores Cookie — it’s all the same. After seeing this post I’m nine years old again, standing in your mother’s kitchen, biting into one of those bits of heaven, feeling my front teeth sink through the different textures. I’ll have to make sure I’m in Willows the next time my father (aka Sweets to Aunt Marshmallow Cookie) makes a vegetable delivery.
    And I hope you’ve explained to all your faithful readers that those children are professional models hired specifically for that photo shoot.

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  31. Tiffini Elektra X

    Came by to tell you what a fabulous wonderful post this was! Such sweet, wonderful photos – typepad would not let me. . .but hopefully it will today! ♥

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  32. kali

    ahhh!!!
    I have been having such a weird and out of sorts day, and then I decided to visit my friend Corey.
    Of course I did, because everytime I do I come away with something more.
    Today it was Baby Cake and darling children baking with their precious granny…I have been soothed by your heart warming images and words…and for that my dear, I thank YOU xox

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  33. Hanne hanne

    Love your photos – you always seem to have a way of getting your shots just RIGHT; the closeness and point of view!

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