These London Fog Shortbread Cookies are divine — they are light and crunchy yet still melt in your mouth! They taste a bit like a regular shortbread cookie with a hint of tea. They are really quite lovely. A London Fog is a strong Earl Grey tea with steamed milk, vanilla extract or syrup and…
12 Days of Cookies… Day 2 — Festive Christmas Macarons
Macarons can be quite tricky! I think it’s all in the whisking of the egg whites and folding of the almond flour. That’s why we make them completely by hand. It’s much easier to control what you’re doing when you can feel what’s happening. These macarons turned out beautifully. A total success!! They have nice…
Bean & Bacon Stew
I have been making this bean and bacon stew for over 20 years. It’s hearty and flavorful and a meal the whole family will enjoy. This meal is also cost effective. At just $14 to make the entire pot, that makes it only $2.34 per serving – a great meal for recession cooking! Let’s get…
12 Days of Cookies… Day 1 — Irish Soda Bread Cookies
This is our third annual 12 Days of Cookies — it’s so much fun to make a variety of cookies for the holidays and a nice family tradition. You can catch up on our 1st Annual 12 Days of Cookies here and 2nd Annual 12 Days of Cookies here. Ok, back to our soda bread…
Advent 2025
Welcome!! It’s the Advent Season and one my girls and I look forward to each year. We are preparing our hearts for the Nativity and for Jesus’ return. Over the years, we have done different things for Advent Sundays. We have made polymer clay candles, perler bead candles and real candles on a variety of…
Advent Week One – Hope
Happy Advent Sunday! Advent marks the start of the Countdown to Christmas Eve and the arrival of our Lord Jesus. To celebrate, each Advent Sunday we read scripture and Bible verses, bake something to go with it and do our Advent candles. Since it’s the first Advent, we will be making our Advent Wreath and…
Old Fashioned Fruitcake Loaf
This is not like traditional fruitcake! It’s more like a soft and tender pound cake filled with dried fruit – it’s so good and even better with cream cheese frosting, though it really does not need it. It has a lovely orange flavor from the fresh orange and a slight tang from the cream cheese….
Slow Cooker Soup Sunday – Zesty Leftover Chicken Soup
This is one of our favorite soups using leftover chicken or turkey. It’s hearty, a little zesty with loads of flavor from the bacon and bell peppers which are a must because it really boosts the taste! You could easily add mushrooms or potatoes too if you like. We like having this soup with rice….
