Clafoutis is a very easy to prepare French dessert made with cherries arranged in a buttered dish and covered with a thick flan-like batter. An elegant dessert that is sure to impress your dinner guests.Continue Reading
Haricots Verts Français
Haricots Verts or French String Beans is a lovely and healthy side to chicken, fish, beef or pork. Cooked just until bright green and tender they are a quick and simple addition to your favorite entree. They are also great to toss in to a salad.Continue Reading
Poulet a la Creme ~ Chicken with Cream Sauce
Poulet a la Creme or chicken in cream sauce looks & sounds complicated. It’s really a delicious French dish special enough for entertaining yet easy to prepare for a weeknight dinner.Continue Reading
Pecan Tassies
These sweet little tartlets called Pecan Tassies are like having a, scrumptious, bite-sized pecan pie. Sweet filling in a cream cheese pastry cup, they are also known as Nut Lassies.Continue Reading
Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for Teen Girls
Do you find it hard to choose just the right gift for your sweet teen girl? Me too. So I went to the authorities. Three lovely, fun-loving young ladies that have been friends since birth. These girls recently came for a sleepover. They were more than happy to create their wish list of the Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for Teen Girls.Continue Reading
Baking Ginger Crinkles Cookies
Remembering your childhood, what comes to mind when you think about autumn? Windy days and colorful trees? Raking and then jumping into piles of leaves? Hayrides to the pumpkin patch and apple picking?How about gingersnap cookies? Were you were lucky enough to have a mom or grandma that liked to bake and made these for you? Lightly spiced Ginger Crinkles are a favorite when baking cookies with kids. Their crunchy and crackled outside with a chewy center make them irresistible. Perfect for autumn snacking.
Spooky Halloween Food
read with a slow, deep, menacing accent…
Do come in my friend…
I have prepared for you fiendish and Spooky Halloween food that will send shivers down your spine…Continue Reading
Cute Summertime Flip-Flops with Crochet Flowers for Kids and Adults
The calendar says spring but one day it is cold and dreary and the next it feels like summer. We actually have our heater on today. By weeks end, the weather people tell us the temperatures will climb into the high 80’s. What’s a girl to do? Make some pretty Flip-Flops with Crochet Flowers!Continue Reading
Creamy Orange Fruit Dip
Springtime is actually happening and we are enjoying some warmer-weather outdoor activities. Meals on the patio is one of the first pleasures as the cold temps disappear and warm days invite us outside. Orange fruit dip is creamy and light with a hint of orange. It is just right with a plate of fresh fruit. Mix it up in just a few minutes. It can even be made a day ahead for convenience.Continue Reading
Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
Wanting to loose a few pounds? My husband is on the home stretch of a weight loss challenge happening at his place of employment. He requested lots of salads this week and I want to make them really satisfying for him. Buttermilk ranch dressing is a great way to make otherwise boring salads taste great.Continue Reading
End of Year Wrap-up
As the year draws to a close I’m trying to catch up by posting activities and memory-making moments with and for family. It’s been a busy and full couple of months. My heart overflows. Hard to imagine that less than five months ago I had a total hip replacement.Continue Reading
How-to Faux Fur Pom Pom on Knitted Toque
I wanted to make my granddaughter a basic knit hat in white and trim it with a faux fur pom pom. I asked a friend and talented crocheter (Hooked by Amy) about a place to purchase pom poms. She gave me a suggestion and told me they aren’t hard to make.Continue Reading
Classic Crab Cakes & Hip Replacement Recuperation
Making these yummy classic crab cakes was the first real cooking I’ve done since my hip replacement four weeks ago. Though I’m still hobbling without my cane and can’t bend to the floor yet, I’m pleased as I resume more and more regular activities.Continue Reading
summertime
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication
Leonardo da Vinci
Carefree and leisurely we walked around the lake and through paths at a nearby park, the girls snapping pics and Jared Pokemon hunting.
(Keri came for several days to keep Shaela company during her visit with MomMom and PopPop)
Much cooler and pleasant under the canopy of trees.
spying out ducks
looking to see if their initials were carved into a tree
investigating an up-rooted tree
challenging each other on strength and agility
three of our 13 grandchildren… Jared, Keri and Shaela
peanut butter and fluff sandwiches because, of course, grandmoms allow fluff 😉
a sweet summer day
Aquarium
Aren’t these Pacific Sea Nettles Jellyfish fascinating?
This was my favorite part of our visit to the Adventure Aquarium by the Camden NJ Waterfront.
Shake and Bake Coating Recipe and Family/Friend Times
Busy days and hungry kids call for easy meals. Do you remember the old Shake and Bake commercials with the little girl in her southern accent, enthusiastically exclaiming, “And, I helped!” I have always liked the product. Nice flavor, little mess and no frying. Now I make my own. It’s easy and economical. I use it for both pork and chicken and you can change up the spices to suit your taste. (Scroll to bottom of post for recipe)