May 12th, 2008
So, how was Mother’s Day? Mine was extremely quiet and uneventful which sounds boring but was really nice! My oldest son called and we ended up chatting for over two hours. That usually does not happen but I guess we were both rather lonely for each other. He comes home the […]
By Marye -- 13 comments
May 1st, 2008
These cookies are a fantastic addition to tea, or coffee in the afternoon. In fact, they are great for an after school snack. They are light, buttery, crumbly and everything I think shortbread should be. I like them better than Lorna Doones and trust me, that is BIG.
Tags: Cookies, cooky, easy shortbread, maple, shortbread cookie […]
By Marye -- 7 comments
December 6th, 2007
Shiloh is nearly 12 and she can cook pretty well on her own. She raised over a hundred dollars in one month last year for missions, by making and selling whole wheat bread that she had made. She would carry the loaves in before church and they would be snapped up.
She is a confident […]
By Marye -- 3 comments
October 23rd, 2007
These are a vintage recipe. I am not sure when they started showing up in cookbooks but they sure are cool. I like them with the spicy gumdrops the best..but don’t use the licorice ones.
Gumdrop Bars
3 eggs
2 c packed brown sugar
1/4 c evaporated milk
2 c flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 c chopped gumdrops
1/2 c chopped pecans, walnuts, […]
By Marye -- 3 comments
October 8th, 2007
I hate being unprepared.
I notice that the more kids I have had, the bigger house I have had, the more projects I have going, the more I am unorganized. My family, as you know, has a combined sweet tooth the size of Vermont. Maybe bigger. Therefore, if I want there to be peace […]
By Marye -- 2 comments
October 3rd, 2007
O.k..it is week 5 of the Christmas Cookie (and baking) Countdown! I know alot of people have commented on their blogs about how weird I am to be doing Christmas now. Yeah, I DO check my links. :)
That’s o.k…I have alot of Christmas to do, and my life is busy. Really busy. […]
By Marye -- 1 comment
September 28th, 2007
I had some lavender left form the various cooking and baking competitions and roundups that included it last week and I wanted to use it. Needing a quick dessert today I decided to make alight snack cake with lavender..but which basic recipe to use? Lavender is a citrus-floral flavor that is distinct enough to […]
By Marye -- 0 comments
September 26th, 2007
Well, it is almost October. Most people are just now starting to think about the giant candy holiday coming up and it won’t occur to them that Christmas and Thanksgiving are just around the corner until Nov 5th or 6th. By then they will have to scramble to get done and we will […]
By Marye -- 2 comments
September 19th, 2007
I had an exhausting day of shopping yesterday and ended up getting home late, stressed and ready to tell everyone that if grazing was good enough for the horses it was good enough for them. I hate being rushed, and i hate running late, and I really wanted to make a good meal since we […]
By Marye -- 3 comments
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