The branches we are forcing are beginning to blossom. They are like a breath of fresh air, especially after a week of snow, sleet, ice, and cold weather. Forsythia Lilac The lilacs probably won’t do anything more than make pretty green buds. But the forsythia should be a burst of yellow in a day or […]
Supper last night was salmon, accordion potatoes, corn and coleslaw. I added peanuts and apples to the coleslaw, which was tasty. The salmon was baked with honey and dijon mustard brushed on it. Very good! I had planned to make corn pudding, but decided against it, as I was already using the oven to bake […]
I’ve been hankering for some homemade Oatmeal Raisin Cookies for some time. Today I made a batch using this recipe. I halved the recipe and added 2 T. of honey. Here’s the recipe, as I tweaked it. Cream together: * 1 cup brown sugar * 1 cup sugar * 1 cup butter [I used one […]
Last Saturday, DH cut some branches from the yard for forcing. The forsythia will take 10-14 days to bud out. It’s beginning to show signs of life. See that green peeking out? The purple lilac buds are plump and dark… …while the white lilac are bright green and slender. We like to force branches every […]
With all that snow on the ground, we had to make snow ice cream, didn’t we?? Yes! I perused several recipes and decided to give this one a try ~ Snow Ice Cream. DD measured one cup of heavy whipping cream. We whipped it until it held soft peaks, adding two teaspoons of vanilla and […]
Supper was yummy. Tilapia, baby baked potatoes, corn, stir-fried sugar snap peas with tomatoes, and cornbread. DH loves these baby baked potatoes. To make them, you need: small red potatoes olive oil fresh rosemary salt and pepper to taste Wash the potatoes. Slice the top off each one. Place in a saucepan and add enough […]
We had four or five inches of snow over three or four inches of sleet. I don’t plan to go out and measure it myself, I’ll have you know. Inside is the place for me. But DD is having lots of fun out there. This AM she went sledding with her dad. Then he pulled […]
I made Smokey Potato Cheese Soup for supper tonight and it was a hit. Just thought I’d let you know. 🙂 Wish I’d taken some pictures! I guess the lazy, laid-back, no-school, DD-went-to-play-with-friends kind of day made me forget all about my camera. My, my…can’t imagine how that happened! ~~Rhonda