This is a recipe DH and I tried this week. It is delicious. Tastes great fresh, makes wonderful toast and very tasty hamburger buns. The loaf slices perfectly for sandwiches. DH baked the bread in a cloche. We used the recipe at this link as the basis for our own recipe. Harvest Grain Bread Harvest […]
Middle Daughter and I made three kinds of truffles for wedding favors at her friend’s wedding. The bride requested Butter Creams, Chocolate Truffles and Strawberry Truffles. This is the first time I’ve made strawberry flavored truffles. Youngest Daughter tasted one of the truffle centers and had a flashback to childhood. When she was three or […]
I started this blog post to tell you about a few more ways I store embellishments near my craft desk. I got a little off track talking about the room itself and how it’s set up. Bear with me and I’ll get to the point eventually… You may want to read the top of my […]
Yesterday, I gave you a tour of my craft desk. Just the top because the post got so long. Today you get to see inside the drawers. This was a good exercise for me because I had to clean them out and straighten them a bit before I could take any pictures. Believe me, they […]
In yesterday’s post, I mentioned how I use plastic drawer stacks to store some of the floral embellishments I use on the Christmas shadow boxes. Today I thought I would write the first of a couple of posts to show you how I’m storing all the embellishments I’m currently using. First of all, I’m not […]
I seem to lag a bit when Christmas is over. All that work and excitement, though fun, is tiring. Ever more so as I get older. During January and February I tend to take things easy. I am looking forward to having Older Son and his wife stay over for a few days later this […]
Another wonderful evening with Nathan George, Mark Stoffel, and Henry Haffner. We had about 60 guests. Thank you to all for attending! My sister Margaret and her husband John and three of their grandchildren came about three hours early and provided those extra helping hands that are needed at the last minute! Our grateful thanks […]
The weather is odd for this time of year. The warm temps seem so wrong. It is Christmas, after all! According to our weather forecaster, we have snow on Christmas Day about 33% of the time. Not this year! It has been a busy few weeks. I am just getting to posting the week’s menu. […]
Simple to make. Delicious to eat. Candied pecans are a great gift for teachers, service providers, hosts, etc. I found the recipe I use at this link. Cinnamon Pecans Candied Pecans Ingredients: 1/2 c. granulated sugar 2 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp. salt 1 egg white 4 c. pecan halves Directions: Preheat oven to 325*. […]