Archive | December, 2013

Happy Birthday Merry Carol!

Happy Birthday Merry Carol!

We made you a cake!  And now we are eating it since you are far away today.  Happy birthday to my Aunt Merry Carol. I think everybody needs a little pink frosting on their special day!   This is a yellow cake with cream cheese frosting and a red velvet crumb filling.   I scanned […]

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Chocolate Pudding Cake and Wisdom Teeth

Chocolate Pudding Cake and Wisdom Teeth

Soft, warm, and gooey…the perfect food for Olivia yesterday after she had her wisdom teeth taken out. We started with jello and broth but by the evening she was able to eat a little bit of the chocolate pudding cake with us. She had a fabulous doctor and she is a real trouper so things […]

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Best Breakfast Duo

Best Breakfast Duo

  These are two of my favorite recipes for breakfast.  The biscuit recipe is not original to me but is a quick one to memorize and make anytime.  You don’t have to roll them out so they are a really easy way to serve homemade biscuits without the mess .   Sour Cream Drop Biscuits […]

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Jula Bars

Jula Bars

  If Lara can name her bars after herself, so can I.  Olivia originally made these energy bars so I probably should call them Ola bars, but…nah. Real Lara Bars are a little too thick and don’t taste all that good to me, but these bars are a nice texture and you can make them […]

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Christmas Music

Christmas Music

Davis had 3 opportunities to sing in Christmas programs this year.  Last night we went to The Bobbie Bailey Performing Arts Center in Kennesaw, GA to hear him sing with  Tara Winds  and his high school chorus, Chanticleer.  Can you find him?  Let me help with a zoom….   It was a great concert featuring […]

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Chewy Chocolate Cookies

Chewy Chocolate Cookies

  These are my second favorite cookies of all time.  My very favorite is frosted sugar cookies, however these are worthy challengers.  I first received this recipe at a Cookie Swap about 20 years ago.  My friend Lynn hosted the shindig, and Maryelizabeth brought these cookies.  I have made them ever since. Beware that the […]

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Christmas Cactus

Christmas Cactus

This schlumbergera (apparently the real but seldom used name of the Christmas cactus named for the French Botanist Frédéric Schlumberger) started out as a gift to me with about 3 scraggly strands 5 years ago.  It apparently loves this sunny spot between my two chairs and has been thriving there.   The flowers grow within flowers […]

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Perpetual Gingerbread

Perpetual Gingerbread

If you want an instant holiday smell, I have a great “recipe” to try.  Save your orange peels and add a few spices and you have the best smelling room scent ever.   Clockwise from left to right in the pan, I add vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves.  Finally, I add water […]

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Swan Coach House

Swan Coach House

Despite what the sign says, I didn’t personally host a holiday luncheon at the Swan Coach House.  It was an Eating Cardinal Affair, however I loved my sign on the table and took a picture of it anyway. The almost famous Eating Cardinals gathered at the Swan Coach House for our annual Christmas Brunch and […]

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Shrek the Musical

Shrek the Musical

Davis was recently in his high school production of Shrek the Musical.  He was Papa Bear, a Duloc citizen and a soldier.  Here is his headshot from the play.   Here is Olivia, Quint, and Davis. Baby Bear and Papa Bear join other cast members.  The students practiced 5 to 7 days a week fore […]

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