Hey ,This surprised me. I'm all about those Mennonite recipes - a huge chunk of my cookbook, after all, came from the handwritten cookbooks of elderly Old Order ladies.I did NOT realize that Butter Tart Squares were a Mennonite recipe, though. I got...
Hey , is it cold where you are?This time of year, I keep reminding myself that the days ARE getting longer, and spring IS coming, even if the worst of the winter is still ahead of us.Printing Isn't Working RightThis is something I've been nagging and...
We've come out of that foggy "what day of the week is it" period at the end of December, and here we are in January. My kids went back to school today so the house is quiet again.It's been a pretty rough month or so around here. We got hit with COVID...
December is a REALLY busy month around here. You too, right, ? My daughter's 15th birthday is on the 12th. She has requested a lemon cake with blueberry filling. I can do this! :)That got a discussion going when I was listing types of cake at dinner....
Hi there Are you ready for December?I have a couple of recipes to share with you today. The pork chops make a great family dinner - add rice or buttered noodles for a carb, if you want.Chicken broth could easily be called "any sort of poultry" broth...
Hey A reminder - you're on my list because you signed up on my website Just Plain Cooking. There's a handy unsubscribe button at the bottom if that isn't what you need right now. No hurt feelings, no questions. :)If you're new, fair warning: I try to...
Hey Oh. My. Goodness. We're almost finished with the upstairs repairs. All of the walls are nice and smooth and drywall-y. Priming and painting has to wait until it's warm enough to open windows. And that's not yet. We haven't even put away our winte...
Hi !First - for all of you who are waiting for the brain news. :) The neurologist said that the EEG was fine. Nothing abnormal showed up.She acknowledged that the symptoms I've been having are strange, and she wants me to start tracking them. Which s...
Hey !Brain StuffNeurosurgeon meeting - done. He says he's "happy" with what he saw on the scan and we'll check again next year. So he's the exception to "doctors only call with bad news".That does NOT address the weird things that have been happening...
Happy Friday, my lovely friend :) I hope you're having a good Friday. I'm sitting here, still in my bathrobe and slippers, drinking my coffee and waiting until the carpenters show up.If you're new - I don't just talk about food. I talk about *everyt...
