The recipe for this cake was passed around years ago when the national news was abuzz with talk of the Watergate Scandal. I don't remember which of my friends gave me the recipe, but I remember … [Read more...]
My Gift From The Better Baker
I am ready for the Christmas season with the new Gooseberry Patch Christmas 2012 book! I was the lucky winner of this book in a giveaway conducted by Marsha at the blog The Better Baker. Marsha had no … [Read more...]
Mission Organization: Week 48 – Storing Those Plastic Shopping Bags
At my house a couple of shopping trips equals a huge pile of plastic shopping bags. I typically save the bags and reuse them, but they sure can multiply in a hurry! I have tried different methods of … [Read more...]
Christmas Brownies
This is the time of year that I sometimes meet myself coming and going. Because of all that I need to get done, I look for ways to keep things as simple as possible. One example of keeping things … [Read more...]
Mission Organization: Week 47 – Cleaning the Oven Door
We had a great Thanksgiving at our house this year with all the children and grandchildren and some family friends. I did my best to use mise en place in the preparations so that I could get it all … [Read more...]
Sweetened Condensed Milk Pound Cake
Pound Cake has always been a favorite of mine because it is such a versatile dessert. Some pudding and sliced fruit will turn an ordinary pound cake into a fancy Trifle, or some strawberries and … [Read more...]
Mission Organization: Week 46 – A DIY Jewelry Rack
Most of my jewelry stays neatly organized in its jewelry box or stashed away in dresser drawers, but some of my jewelry always seems to be tossed on the bathroom counter. I don't know why I have the … [Read more...]
Acorn Kisses
Although most people I know love and appreciate good food, not everyone I know likes to cook. In fact, one could even go so far as to say that the world is divided into two groups - those who truly … [Read more...]
Harvest Time Door Decor
As soon as Halloween was gone it was time to change out the door decor, so I did away with all my creepy spiders and moved on to something more appropriate for the fall season. There's not much time … [Read more...]
Mission Organization: Week 45 – An Emergency Disaster Kit for the Home
Wow, after seeing the devastation that Superstorm Sandy caused recently for so many, I have been thinking about what would happen at our house in a similar emergency. I'm embarrassed to say that I … [Read more...]
