Mmm…the way to this female’s heart is through the stomach, and there’s nothing quite like delicious baked goods! Serve me up something yummy and I’m sure to melt. (I’m a sucker for the chocolate-chip classic and the macadamia-nut temptation!)

All it takes is one whiff and I’m instantly transported back to when I was a kid. I used to help my dad in the kitchen – he was a guru when it came to making lavish entrees. Unfortunately, baking was never his forte and cookies would wind up looking and tasting like dehydrated astronaut meals. (Still love you, Dad!)

If only we had known about David’s Cookies back then, it would’ve saved us a lot of money and frustration. You can order yummy treats right from your home!

Interesting tidbit incoming: Behind many great inventions, there’s a woman. I Googled the history of the chocolate-chip cookie. Did you know that if you’ve ever indulged in this cookie, you have Ruth Wakefield to thank?

One day while working on her beloved Butter Drop Do cookies at her tourist lodge, she ran out of baker’s chocolate. Thinking quick on her feet, she substituted semi-sweet chocolate and chopped it into tiny pieces. After baking, these pieces didn’t melt, but softened.

It turned out that the semi-sweet chocolate she used had been a present from Andrew Nestle (yes, of the Nestle Chocolate Company!). A partnership ensued and the rest is cookie history.

Okay, so maybe we don’t all have time to bake up a storm in the kitchen and if you’re like me, you dislike cleaning up afterwards. Get tantalizing fudge brownies, tarts, cakes, and other fantastic treats and gifts from David’s Cookies. You’ll save 12% with the coupons! And if you spend $29, you’ll get 15% off! Hurry, because these offers expire September 1st.

Today, pay homage to Ruth Wakefield, reminisce your childhood, or enjoy the best darn baked goodies around!

Yes, it’s summer time and what better way to enjoy it than going camping for the weekend? Before you head out you may want to ensure you’ve got the proper camping/hiking gear and if you need anything Dick’s Sporting Goods has got you covered. And yes they’ve got more than just sporting goods at Dick’s like tents, backpacks and even insect traps as you may be wondering.

While we’re on the subject of the outdoors, here’s an interesting story about insects I came across from the Discovery Channel. At the USDA labs they’re doing tests with these South American flies which prey on fire ants which are also native to South America and a problem in the United States. What this fly does is dive bomb on to a fire ant and then lays its larva into the thorax of the ant. Then the larva feeds on the ant’s juices until it grows to a certain point and releases a chemical that causes the ant’s head to fall off! From there the larva eats the ant’s head from the inside out and then uses the hollowed out head as a cocoon so it can grow up to become a full sized fly. Now that’s good eatin’ don’t you think?

So let that little tale get you moving to get some mosquito and other insect traps and repellent over at Dick’s and save 10% off your ENTIRE order there. No minimum order required, just SAVE!

Ok, I did a Google on these “Alien” like flies and the story was actually reported elsewhere some time ago last year. Interesting story if you haven’t heard of it though. The head falling off is just priceless .