I hope you had a good Christmas! We had a lot of fun here. Traditions and family, both make the day a good one! We had our older son and his family over. We did miss our oldest grand-daughter. She is out east visiting family there. And we missed our oldest daughter who is also […]
Our son called last night and asked if I could watch the twins today while he does some Christmas shopping. This morning I woke to the phone…we’re here! Oops! I scurried around and finally let them in. The girls were excited because they had been allowed to sit in the FRONT seat of the car […]
This fall, I have been making cookie treats for the high school band when they travel for competitions. Our youngest daughter is a member of the band and I have enjoyed helping them in this small way. If there is one thing I can do, it’s bake cookies! Friday, I made these very delicious cookies […]
I wish I had my mom’s own recipe for ham and beans, but I think this comes close. Ham and Beans 1 pound dry beans, soaked overnight (I use Great Northern beans. My mom always used navy beans.) 1 T dry onion (or as much fresh onion as you care to add) 3 bay leaves […]
Corn Bread Grease a 9×13 pan. Preheat oven to 400*. Stir together: 2 c. flour 1 c. sugar (less is fine, if it’s too sweet for you) 1 c. yellow corn meal 2 T. baking powder 1 tsp. salt Stir together with a fork until egg is beaten: 2 c. milk 1/4 c. vegetable oil […]