Grandma Schultz’s Best Butter Cookies

Over the new year’s holiday, we traveled to Missouri to spend time with our nephew, Richard.   We were invited to spend New Year’s Eve with friends Robert and Susan.  Robert’s parents Bob and Sue joined the party as well as my sous-chef dish-washing mom and Robert’s son Nathan.  We had lots of fun, food, and … Read more

Sugar Cookie Flowers and Cyberspace Gremlins

Yesterday I wrote about these lovely sugar cookie flowers.  For those of you who have signed up to receive notice of a new blog post via email you may or may not have seen a picture of the cookies. But for some reason Feedburner sent out this picture of a momma and her baby! I … Read more

A Sweet Christmas Surprise

Did you receive any sweet surprises this Christmas?  I did! Rewind to a month ago at the beginning of the holiday baking season.  My cousin Laura sent me an email asking if I had ever made my Grandma Paulsen’s anise cookies.  Both Laura and I remember the hundreds of anise cookies our Grandma would make … Read more

Weekend RoundUP March 9

    Walking Through the Bible in One Year — Bringing the Story to Life Week 6 reading plan per day: Click on the colored link to read each day’s scripture. Monday (Leviticus 14-15) Tuesday (Leviticus 16-17) Wednesday (Leviticus 18-19) Thursday (Leviticus 20-21) Friday (Leviticus22-23) Saturday (Leviticus 24-25) Sunday (Leviticus 26-27) Since this was my … Read more

Stop The Cookie Presses for Marshmallow Peppermint Patties!

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Our second cookbook giveaway winner is: Paula Schoenemann!!  Paula  will be receiving vegetarian recipes and memories! — along with a copy of my Walnut … Read more

Carol’s Apple Cookies

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.  1 You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.  2 I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power … Read more