I participate in a flickr group called Macro Mondays. I haven’t posted many pictures the last month or so, because I’ve been adjusting to a new-to-me camera. My old camera, which finally died, let me get *real* close to a subject. I’ve had to get used to the new one, which DD gave me when […]
The Christmas open house invitations are done! Yeah! ~~Rhonda ::happy::
Because I changed this recipe so much from the one I found online, I am putting up my own version here, as a complete recipe. Delicious and easy to make. Give it a try! Mexican Chopped Salad 8 cups shredded romaine lettuce and/or spinach 2 tomatoes, chopped (I didn’t peel mine, but peel away if […]
I have to say, my husband makes GREAT fudge. Yes, that’s a fudge smudge on his lip. And, yes, I did hug him. Several times. 🙂 Here’s his recipe for homemade, from scratch fudge. Ingredients: 2/3 cup cocoa 3 cups sugar 3/4 cup milk 6 T butter 1 tsp. vanilla extract In a sauce pan […]
We traveled to my sister’s house to celebrate our mother’s birthday. I made a white cake with chocolate ganache frosting and a pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting. Several people asked for the pumpkin cake recipe, so I’m posting it here. Pumpkin Cake Mix together: 2 c. all purpose flour 2 c. sugar 1 tsp. […]
I’ve been working on our Christmas open house invitations. I like to finish them in August when it’s usually too hot to be in the garden and before we begin decorating for Christmas in October. Once the decorating starts, I don’t have time to sit in the scrapbook room doing detail work. And when November […]
The weather has turned cooler, so we decided to grill last night. Grilling had been on the menu for Wednesday, but it didn’t work out for that evening, so I had everything we needed on hand. DH was running late with work, so I decided to stick the pork steaks under the broiler to give […]