I have so many Friday Story Time by Lia topics that I might have to start writing two blogs a week to get them all in. I’m sure Ma will let me sneak in during the week because all my stories are so exciting! Today I’m sharing my orange with cloves decoration I made for my mommy’s Christmas present! These are so easy to make and when finished they smell so good! All you need is an orange, some cloves and ribbon. Ma helped me wrap the ribbon around the
Okay so today I’m asking for some ideas! What can I make with ricotta cheese? I’ve made delicious Italian drop cookies and my granddaughter has made awesome lasagna both using ricotta cheese. When I’m finished baking the cookies I still have cheese left over so I’m looking ideas to use what’s left over. I’m trading the Italian cookie recipe for ideas, I’d love more desserts made from Ricotta Cheese! The Italian cookie recipe is one from a dear Italian friend from over 50 years ago. Her handwritten recipe has faded
As the temperatures dip to freezing in some areas, our roses in South Carolina are still blooming. These are a few shots of Lia’s winter roses for Wordless Wednesday. As for the temperatures dipping, we are on a road trip today to Indiana where the temps will be quite different than here! I wonder if I can find roses or other flowers to photograph on our trip. That’s it short and sweet, hope you take time throughout your day to stop and smell the roses or other flowers in your
Lia and I made the most delicious cinnamon bread and the best way to eat it is warm from the oven! It takes ingredients that are usually in every kitchen and it’s quick and easy to make. The only ingredient you might not have is buttermilk but I have added a recipe to make buttermilk from regular milk and vinegar below. Ingredients 2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt 1 cup sugar ¼ cup butter softened 2 eggs 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 tablespoons brown sugar 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon Don’t have any buttermilk, no problem! Here is how
It seems to get harder and harder to pick out gifts for others, yes there are always gift cards and money but how can you make money gifts a bit more creative than just putting cash in an envelope? This has been a fun challenge to come up with different ways to surprise the recipient when giving money as a gift. First I want to show you some past money gift ideas I’ve made. It’s fun, creative and I love to see the expression on the receiver when they open