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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Fall seems to be a perfect time for reflection. Maybe it’s the subdued weather or the changing leaves that startle us into silence with their brilliance.
What a delightful recipe, I could just eat a few of those
wondrously prepared cookies… Yes I am definitely feeling
hungry as I leave your Space… Have a nice rest of day 
Androgoth
Autumn always reminds me of school too..
I have always wondered how teachers manage to renew their enthusiasm year after year..how they manage to give so much, love so much and do so much..
Hats off to you for that
I love the cookies and love the fact that there isn’t a ton on butter in them
I have been craving cookies for some time..I think I need to bake these soon
I didn’t realise you were a teacher Smidge, so was I.. love these cookies and your shots! c
Well, there you go… all good, no Great! teachers become bloggers:) Where and when, what grades did you teach??
Smidge (btw like the nickname, never had one)
Wonderful cookies, beautiful cookies and I love your blog….RaeDi
These look super yummy; I especially love the craisins inside!
It’s been a while since I’ve made cookies… I’m feeling inspired to make some now!
So funny, I just noticed the low butter content. I had to double check, but yes, this is the correct recipe:) I know I loved teaching but I don’t know how some teachers can keep going after so many years. I get tired just thinking about it:)
Thanks Colleen:)
Glad to have found your website too RaeDi!
You’ve gotta love Google. Have you ever wanted to learn how to take better food photos… Or wondered who’s teaching the next bike class at your gym? Perhaps you needed driving directions to a nearby town, Or lost the phone number for a favorite restaurant?
Don’t you just love the way computers think! My other source of similar entertainment is the auto-correct feature offering so many wild and woolly alternative words (especially for proper names), phrases and forms of punctuation to “improve” my writing. Oh, and Google Voice transcriptions of voice messages. Sometimes incredibly hilarious, but almost always tough to decipher without actually listening to the recorded version.
Your sandwich brings back VERY fond memories of my first time in England, where the first stop was with a dear family whose de rigeur evening treat was cheese-and-chutney sandwiches (also homemade apple chutney, and my introduction to un-dyed aged white cheddar. Ahhhhhh!
Thank you.
“old fashioned smacking”?? I’m tempted just to google that to see if I can then get back to your blog. It is funny looking at search terms. This looks delicious, love the ‘grown up grilled cheese’.
You would not believe some of my search terms. There is one I get almost every day that totally cracks me up, but not suitable to print here. They must use the term to get to my blog daily. This recipe looks so good and yes, I use google a lot, too.
Remember voice recognition on the phone for the directory… something was always wrong with my voice and it couldn’t understand me. I guess thank goodness for google now:)
It took me a while, but finally figured out it was a blog for Old Fashioned cake and I referred to flip-flops “smacking”… go figure! The person who wanted to an excuse to spank their kid went to the wrong blog! Hahaha!
Hilarious… now I’m curious to know what it is! Have an awesome day!
Some of those words are so funny. I like looking at mine but I have to say none are quite as impressive as yours!
I’ve got a garden full of tomatoes that would be more than happy to be made into this soup.
I’ve presented you with the Versatile Blogger’s Award for your work here. Your thoughtfulness and creativity and wit are deserving of recognition! Thank you for sharing your wisdom with the rest of us!
Visit my 09-28-2011 post to see more about your award.
–Kathryn
Wow, thanks so much! I have to say your own writing and drawing have been a joy to read!
What a classic!
Where do all good recipes come from? Well, Virginia, maybe there is a recipe fairy. I can always rely on the tried-and-true cards from Gran’s recipe box or my mom’s meals that I remember from childhood. As you can imagine, (stationery hoarder) I also have scads of cookbooks and food magazines that are well-thumbed through…
I have no idea what a tailgate party is but these look amazing! What a great idea to make these mini versions…delicious!
Wow that was quick:) A tailgate party is the party before a football game. Thanks!
I can’t wait to try these, I love thanksgiving sandwiches. (If you ever find yourself on Nantucket in MA, you HAVE to go to Provisions and get their thanksgiving sandwich. It’s AMAZING)
Sigh… in a few years I’ll be travelling more:) I will add this to my bucket list!
“You should see Nate’s pantry,” I said over coffee and cereal one morning. “Who’s Nate?” my daughter asked. “Oh, Nate Berkus… you know, on the television show,” I replied. “Hahaha, oh, mom, you sound like he’s one of your best friends!” It was clearly time to turn off the television…but just thinking about two months…
Impressive!
Thank you! Glad you liked it! I’ll take photos in a month to see if it lasts, lol!
Wow….wanna do mine
Actually… sure:)
This looks great! I save all of my glass jars from food and mason jars for the same purpose. I also use some of them for organizing things in the bathroom cabinets. You should look in to Krylon’s looking glass spray, it can give your glass a mirror like look or the old mercury glass look, depending on how generously you apply.
Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll have a look at this. It would be a cool finish!
That looks awesome! You’ve inspired me! Of course…I have had a glass of wine. Inspiration will likely be gone by tomorrow when I remember I have 4 kids and too much to do already!
Hahaha, yes wine can be inspiring all on its’ own! 4 kids and a pantry…it would be almost impossible for it to organized anyway:)
This is very enviable – more than anything I envy how big your pantry is! I have real storage issues and am going to take another bloggers suggestion soon of stacking all my cans up against a wall. I do love having an organised pantry though.
Great now you’ve given me this idea too and I’ll have to go organize my pantry so I can compete with yours. How beautifully organized and labeled. I love that. Great blog too! I can’t wait to read more from you.
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those look quite decadent, interesting adding the vinegar, i must try that, thank you for the nomination too!! c
They look delicious, the pictures are beautiful. Congratulation’s on your award, I know you deserve it! I am so lucky you stopped by my site…. RaeDi
These look wonderful. I wish I could just reach into your blog and drag them out right now. I was hungry as soon as I saw them. Thank you for the award! Your blog is one of my favorites as well. Have a good weekend.
I just woke up and just looking at your pictures make me want to start making these delicious pancakes
thank you so much for the award! 
You’re very welcome!
Congratulations, this is so nice. And another beautiful part of this, I know some of the blog names that you nominated. But sure some of them are very new for me and I will visit them soon.
Thank you for visiting my blog and for your nice comment. This is so beautiful to meet such a nice bloggers. I have just visited your blog, how exciting and enjoyable. There are so many things to see and to read and yes to take a note for the recipes. So, why I said it is so exciting. Once again nice to meet you, Blessing and Happiness, with my love, nia
You’re welcome, it was easy to choose you, I love your blog:)and the wonderful way you tell stories!
I feel lucky too… such a beautiful blog you have!
I wish you were here to share them with! Have a wonderful day, I hope the sun is shining on you down there!
It truly is so neat to see other blogger friends visiting and commenting on different sites. That is how I found yours, I’m so glad I did because I have a passion for photography and loved yours… Bless you too and have a wonderful day today!
Be still my heart!! Bacon and blueberries in the same pancake….sigh
What a perfect pancake!
Hahaha.. thanks:) Yah, I think bacon is really a guy’s thing for sure. My son loved them! Glad you stopped by!
What a lovely surprise! Thanks for the awards, you’ve absolutely made my day. I’ve been a bit of out the loop with my lovely wordpress bloggers lately – still recovering from my international move – but I am very glad I found you all. I have to say as well, I love all the different posts about thanksgiving and other various holidays, because we have a pretty different set of public holidays in Australia. I feel get a much better food education because of it. So keep it coming! The pancakes looks amazing, I just asked my boyfriend if we should have them tomorrow for our day off and got a very loud: YES!
You are so welcome… I love your blog so it was an easy choice:) I hope you get settled and used to your new home. I’ve never done that… yup, lived here my entire life. So I have a little envy going on:) Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
First off.. Bacon-Banana-Blueberry Pancakes.. DELICIOUS. I love it and I will most definitely be trying it. I also would like to say CONGRATS on the award. You really do deserve it. even though your blog is a food related one, it’s definitely different from others and I always enjoy visiting. And to my surprise you enjoy visiting my blog as well
. Thank you for honoring me with this award. I’m truly humbled to be considered and I have to say thank you so much. Congrats again 
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I think I could eat blueberries everyday…yep, I could! Those pancakes look just the thing for a lazy sunday morning, coffee, paper….then maybe a sneaky snooze.
Thanks for the award too
What a beautiful blog you have – stunning recipes and everything so gorgeous! Thanks for subscribing…am going to be back very soon…
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