Edith Schaffer in “the Hidden Art of Homemaking” is a GEM— words to help me this past year in carving out a new place for *us* in this world. ⠀⠀⠀ “Here, wherever it is, is *your* spot. This place should be expressing something of yourself. It should be communicating something of you to your visitors,…
This recipe is the first Panna Cotta I ever made years ago and it continues to be my favorite! I didn’t know then that buttermilk isn’t typically found in Panna Cotta, but I love the flavor so much, and it makes the dish lighter than all heavy cream would do. In winter, can you beat…
My original post about these cookies some six years ago was titled, “You Won’t Find Me With Other Gingerbread Men” 😂 and for good reason. They are easy, soft/chewy, and moms and children everywhere love them~oh and so do daddies! I always say that as long as my children are young, these will be our…
The art of preserving and drying leaves is an old one, and I’m sure there are many ways to do it. I remember pressing, drying, and making bookmarks out of leaves and hand-printed Scripture with clear contact paper~remember that stuff? I was just a little girl then, sitting at the table and learning a handcraft…