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Christmas Cookies

Christmas Cookies

my favorite tradition to start off the holiday is getting together and decorating sugar cookies with family and friends. this year is sugar cookie – holiday mittens.

Travel eats ~ Capitol Grill Hamburger

Travel eats ~ Capitol Grill Hamburger

Best Burger in Lodo is with my parents and eating at the Capitol Grill. Truffle Fries and to die for.

The Market Place “Quaker Caramel Rice Crisps”

The Market Place “Quaker Caramel Rice Crisps”

the #freesample from Kroger is a Quaker caramel bag of rice crisps.

They are lovely sweet, buttery and low fat. brought to school to share. Snack time with gluten-free #QuakerRiceCrisps. there are three flavors, cheddar, sweet & spicy chili. What’s my favorite flavor – Caramel.

Let’s see what my friend’s “3 words” are for these caramel rice cakes… See you tmrw!

 

Book review ~ “They Way to Cook” by Julia Child

Book review ~ “They Way to Cook” by Julia Child

The Way to Cook by Julia Child. The forward and acknowledgements speak to the title coming from six one-hour videocassettes of the same name. I watched these on You-tube and they are good. I had my Papa explain what videocassette technology. The introduction stated  a […]

Kitchen Article ~ Architectural Record 9/13/18

Kitchen Article ~ Architectural Record 9/13/18

    There is a movement  to get kids to cook and eat healthily to stay healthy. From a Kids Perspective ….  London school curriculum has kitchens to teach cooking to middle schoolers. Architectural Record continues the article that kid cooks ages 8 to 11, at […]

Trivets

Trivets

September trivet

Trivets is a simple tool for the home kitchen. It helps keep the kitchen clean and organized.

The Trivet for the month of September is a tea pot to follow the blog post Mad Hatter Tea Recipe.

 

How to make hot tea by the Mad Hatter.

How to make hot tea by the Mad Hatter.

I enjoy a good cup of tea. When the subject of  a conversation needs to change I will ask, “How is the color of the tea today?”It usually perplexes for we will say this even if we don’t have a cup of tea. Then everyone […]

Book Review          A GrandFather’s Lessons in the Kitchen with Shorey         by Jaques Pe’pin

Book Review A GrandFather’s Lessons in the Kitchen with Shorey by Jaques Pe’pin

In the kitchen with Shorey has recipes that I am familiar with. I like Deviled eggs – however with out fish eggs. The book starts with setting the table. It is similar to at home, a basic setting and simply explained. Mama folds great cloth […]

Pizza Friday ~ Coaches’ House. Best Ever Double Stuffed Cheese Crust

Pizza Friday ~ Coaches’ House. Best Ever Double Stuffed Cheese Crust

Coach made up the pizza oven. Coach made the pizza dough. We ended up cooking 25 pizza dough crusts this night. The best was my double stuffed cheese crust with a bit of char. Coach said the cheese was still molten when he bit in. Yikes!

Best ever.

Pizza in the back yard, made from scratch with family and friends.

 

 

Tea Towel of the Month “October” Scotty Dogs

Tea Towel of the Month “October” Scotty Dogs

The Scottish festival in Estes kicks off the parade with the “Dogs of the British Isle”. Inspiration from the festival comes this tea towel as the October tea towel of the month. 100% Cotton and no recipes on the tea towel (dog gone).