Grace and peace on your Friday Dear Hearts I hope your Valentine's day was a delightful as mine. We enjoyed a quiet, rainy day at home, watched an amazing presentation on healing by Dr. Barry Bennett, and then Mr. L prepared a meal for us that can only be described as fit for royalty! There… Continue reading chocolate + chocolate
Rain! Wonderful, beautiful rain! what to doon a rainy day? The Lord will open to you his good treasury the heavens, to give the rain of your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hands,Deuteronomy 28:12 We've prayed for rain (and snow in the mountains) for months. California has been in a drought for… Continue reading what to do
Happy New Year 2017 Today is about doing absolutely nothing. Well...watching college football and serving up the traditional food of love that is all prepared and waiting in the freezer. For me that equates to "nothing." It's surprising how simple the preparations are, too. Our traditional New Year's Day breakfast has always been: One Hour Cinnamon… Continue reading traditional cinnamon rolls
A few days ago, as we were doing out weekly grocery shopping, I overheard a young homemaker say, "A half gallon of buttermilk! Are you kidding me? I'd never use that much buttermilk. I'll just make something else." Since my new motto is "Just be a good listener...your ears will never get you in trouble." I… Continue reading too much buttermilk
First I want to say, "I've been a really good girl for the past 90 days!" I've been eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies and proteins. No carbs to speak of, almost no fat [mayo, butter and the like] and very little sugar. It's paid off. Big time! My jeans bag along behind me like they belong to someone… Continue reading best ever burgers
Bar-B-Q Ribs and Corn on the Cob. Does that epitomize summer or what? Well...that's supper tonight and just because it's so.o.o delish, I'm gonna share the way we fix 'em with you. Our method has been perfected over a few decades, and even though it may sound a bit braggadocios, I gotta tell you, I've never… Continue reading baby back ribs
Lunch is ready. Can't believe it's that time already. Mr. Lebsock brought a shopping bag full of tomatoes in from the garden earlier, so I've been busy this morning. Plan on some time just sittin' and readin' this afternoon Three o'clock and all's well, even though my plan to sit and read this afternoon turned… Continue reading kitchen collage
Yesterday was a blustery, cold day here. And what better way to celebrate such a day than with cookies? Chocolate- chocolate chip cookies! What else? These are... Better 'n Brownies Preheat the oven to 355° F. Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter (room temperature) 1/2 cup Crisco 1 cup light brown sugar (packed) 1 cup white sugar… Continue reading better ‘n brownies
"In the childhood memories of every good cook there's a large kitchen, a warm stove, a simmering pot and a mom (or a grandmother)." _Barbara Costikyan (& me) In our kitchen there are memories aplenty. The crock Dick's Grandmother Lebsock used for pies, cakes, bread, Kraut Runza,and ever so many other wonderful treats is a daily… Continue reading kitchen memories
Tonight it's burgers for supper. And, that means homemade hamburger buns. Wonderful, and so easy 1 cup warm water 1 egg 2 Tablespoons butter 3 1/4 cups all purpose flour 1/4 cup sugar 2 teaspoons salt 3 teaspoons active dry yeast Dissolve the yeast & 1 Tablespoon of the sugar in 1/3 of the warm water.… Continue reading hamburger buns
If it ain't broke.... Well...you know the rest. Don't try to fix perfection. There are lots of recipes in my cookbook. A few of 'em are considered perfection by those who enjoy home made treats. Nana's famous Chocolate chip cookies head the list. But I've been watching The Food Network quite a bit lately and so… Continue reading dont’ mess with perfection
Thursday D's night to cook. Football and calzone. Crazy man! Love the man. Love football. And love his calzone. Super easy and Oh so yummy...yes both the cook and his creation. Here's how: Put the pizza stone in the oven and crank up the temp. to 520° F. Yes, it's hot, but to get pizzeria… Continue reading calzone – crazy man!
