There are times when I am so unlike myself that I might be taken for someone else of an entirely opposite character. ~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau When I was pregnant with my first daughter, I seemed to receive an inordinate number of earnestly healthy recipes from friends. Quite a … [Read more...]
Spring is Really Here Lemon Bars
Every spring is the only spring - a perpetual astonishment! ~Ellis Peters The snow is melting so quickly it's a challenge to remember that only two weeks ago I couldn't imagine it ever retreating. The geese are back. The crows are nesting. Hibernating nocturnal predators are … [Read more...]
Uncle Vinnie’s Date Squares
It's a thing to see when a boy comes home. ~ John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath This is not actually my Uncle Vinnie's recipe. I don't know if he ever even made date squares. It's not my Grandma Gillespie's recipe, either, but I can't make these date squares without thinking … [Read more...]
Orange Marmalade Muffins
I got the blues thinking of the future, so I left off and made some marmalade. It's amazing how it cheers one up to shred oranges and scrub the floor. ~ D.H. Lawrence It's true that there is something therapeutic about slivering a pile of oranges and simmering it to a brilliant … [Read more...]
Caramel Magic Bars
Almost every man has some art by which he steals his thoughts away from his present state.~ Samuel Johnson Everyone needs diversion from time to time. Not all the time - then it is just distraction. But sometimes a pleasant diversion keeps an anxious mind from travelling the … [Read more...]
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