beastiful (beast-i-ful) /ˈbēstēfəl/ adj.

  • the unpredictable spark between the beastly and the beautiful.

  • a lovably ugly creature.

  • a captivating alchemy of the attractive and repulsive.

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    'Tis the Season for Totos! Sicilian chocolate spice cookies.

    'Tis the Season for Totos! Sicilian chocolate spice cookies.

    This is my Christmas gift to you... When I was a kid my dad and I waited all year for these soft and chocolatey fruit, nut and spice cookies. Growing up in an Italian American neighborhood on the East Coast, there were a few on every holiday Italian cookie platter. But even better, our neighbor, Mille Apice, would bake lots of them and bring a whole plate of just these. She is gone now, but I have her recipe and make them myself every year. The recipe is pretty simple, makes
    Gift Idea: Kids Art Mugs

    Gift Idea: Kids Art Mugs

    This has become something of a holiday tradition around here. Yes, grandparents and other close loved ones may be eager to stare at your kid's cute face when they are drinking their morning coffee, but face it, you gotta really love that kid to want to see him first thing every day. It's a gift with limited appeal and I think it's a little tired. Here's a fresh idea. Scan a drawing, painting or cute note from your kid and have that printed on a ceramic mug, water bottle or tr
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