A lot of you are baking or cooking up a storm inside while it storms outside. Send in your favorite recipes - Katherine@patch.com and we'll put them up. In the meantime, here are two to try out:  Vicki Duddlesten's Recipe for "Neiman Marcus Cookies" Ingredients 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened 1 cup light brown sugar 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 1 large egg 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1-3/4 cups all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1-1/2 teaspoons instant espresso coffee powder 1-1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips Directions    1. …

Many people are snowed in today, either because their school or work are closed. In addition, authorities have asked that people stay home and off the roads. This can be a recipe for cabin fever and extreme boredom, but there are lots of things to do at home in a blizzard. 1. Build a snowman. Enter the Patch snowman contest and show us your best stuff. There's plenty of sticky, wet snow to make as many snowmen as you want. You can use food coloring and old clothing to spruce up your snow people, too. 2. Make snow angels. Snow angels are a timeless classic in winter. Just make sure you're …

Forecasters are calling for close to a foot of snow tonight through Wednesday. And what better way to spend a snow day then getting outside and building a snowman? Marblehead Patch is getting in the spirit, too. We want to see photos of the best snowman you can build. Send us your pictures, and we’ll publish them in an image gallery later this week. All submissions will be entered into a drawing for a prize. And if the weather doesn’t cooperate and give us good snowman-building snow, we still want your pictures. Snow angels, forts and other creations are all welcome.