In America, New Year’s Eve and Day mean parties, food, family and football. Other lands add much more to celebrations that last for days. The Kid thinks the best is Scotland’s version of “ Hogmanay” (...

Gene’s Aqua Pro is sponsoring their annual “TenChiller” on Lake Tenkiller on New Year’s Day. On Jan. 1, 2024, Gene’s will open at 9 a.m. for waiver-signing, airfills, gear rental and story swapping. D...

This New Year’s Day, the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department (OTRD) is offering free guided hikes, admission and parking at participating parks as part of the national America’s State Parks Fir...

Dee Everett is thrilled to announce the opening of Dee’lightful Brew, a warm and inviting coffee shop nestled at 303 S. Thornton Street in Vian. Owned and operated by Everett, a proud Vian native and ...

Tis the season for giving and this time of year lots of people give cookies! Cookies were originally called “little cakes”. Cooks used to test their ovens for cakes they were baking. They would drop a...

1 cup all-purpose flour ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 8 tsps. espresso powder 2 tsps. baking powder ¼ tsp. salt ½ cup unsalted butter, softened 1⅓ cup packed brown sugar 2 large eggs 8oz dark or semi...

2¼ cups almond flour 1 cup granulated sugar Pinch salt 2 large eggs whites ¼ tsp. lemon juice ½ tsp. almond extract 1 cup powdered sugar for rolling, more or less as needed Preheat oven to 300°F. Line...

Whipped Shortbread Cookies 1½ cup unsalted butter, softened ¾ cup powdered sugar ¼ tsp. salt 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour ¾ cup cornstarch Sprinkles for decoration Preheat oven...

1½ cup unsalted butter, softened 2 cups granulated sugar, plus more for rolling 2 large eggs, at room temperature 3 tsps. pure vanilla extract 2½ cups allpurpose flour 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 4...

Deana Carter is putting on a free show at Lee Creek Tavern located in Cherokee Casino & Hotel Roland on Saturday, Dec. 16, at 9 p.m. Carter is the renowned artist behind her debut album, “Did I Shave ...

Twelve members were in attendance Monday. We had a chapter net loss of 2 pounds! Jerry had the best weight loss for the week, with a loss of 3.6 pounds. Jerry’s name was drawn for the Two Bit Bowl and...

We have officially moved into December and I am now in full on holiday baking mode. For the last several years, I have broken my holiday baking into 4 weeks instead of cramming it all into 4 days. I j...

½ cup sugar 1½ cups flour ½ cup hot cocoa mix (about 2.5 packets) 1 Tbsp. baking powder ¼ tsp. salt 2 eggs, room temperature 1 Tbsp. pure vanilla extract ¾ cup milk ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and c...

2¼ cups allpurpose flour 2 tsps. baking powder 1 tsp. cinnamon ¼ tsp. nutmeg ¼ tsp. salt ¾ cup granulated sugar ¼ cup brown sugar ¾ cup butter, room temperature 2 eggs ¼ cup canola oil 2 tsps. pure va...

½ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature ½ cup granulated sugar ¼ cup packed light brown sugar 2 large eggs, at room temperature ½ cup sour cream, room temperature 3 tsps. pure vanilla extr...

2½ cups all-purpose flour ½ cup brown sugar 2 tsps. baking powder ½ tsp. baking soda ¼ tsp. salt 2 tsps. cinnamon 1¼ tsps. ginger ½ tsp. cloves ½ cup molasses ½ cup milk, room temperature ½ cup vegeta...

We had 12 in attendance this morning. We had a chapter net loss of 4.6 pounds! As of last week, our chapter has lost 113.4 pounds for the year. I had the best weight loss for the week, with a loss of ...

December 1st is National Pie Day. Pie as in the round crusty dessert, not the irrational number which is spelled pi. Pie by definition is a baked dish at least topped with and sometimes also surrounde...

1 sheet refrigerated pie crust 1 cup sugar 3 large eggs ½ cup dark chocolate melting wafers 2 tsps. pure vanilla extract ⅔ cup butter, softened 1 cup heavy whipping cream 2 Tbsps. powdered sugar Optio...

1 8oz pkg. cream cheese, softened 1½ cup powdered sugar 1 cup peanut butter 1 cup milk 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract 1 16oz container whipped topping, thawed 2 9”graham cracker pie crusts Chocolate syru...