A dishpan full of cookie dough? Allow me to explain. It may surprise you to know that baking is NOT my favorite activity. (I would much rather cook than bake.) So when I decide to make cookies I refuse to use a recipe that makes only a dozen or two. If I’m making a mess […]
Meemaw’s Refried Beans – Two Thumbs Up From A Picky Eater!
Refried beans and quesadillas came to mind for a quick dinner on our recent road trip to Indy. But when I announced the menu I was planning, our smallest grandson informed me in no uncertain terms that he does NOT like refried beans! I took that as a challenge. (And you know this old Meemaw LOVES […]
Treasured Memories – GrandCamp 2018
All good things must eventually come to an end. And so it was with GrandCamp 2018. Once again it was a treasured time filled with lots of Family, Food and FUN. From backyard baseball games with cousins galore… To “official” games where the cousin’s cheering section was loud and proud… To ballpark foods like this […]
Two Sisters Explore Sisters Garden – Johnson County, Iowa
Sometimes those Indy sisters can’t agree on an activity. And in this case Big Sis decided to stay in the car and peruse her smartphone while her younger sisters did a little more exploring with me. And that adventure took place only a few miles from the farm where I grew up. We made a […]
Back To My Childhood Farm – GrandCamp 2018
Some GrandCamp events are important enough to repeat year after year. Like heading back to the farm where I spent my childhood. I’ve shared stories about that special place before…like THIS POST . But this year we only stopped long enough to say hello and check out the pond and the “wildlife” that still inhabit the […]
Lolo’s First Ever Angel Food Cake – A Kitchen Success!
Imagine my surprise when grandgirl Lolo told me she had never tasted angel food cake! So of course that crime needed to be quickly remedied during GrandCamp 2018. Angel food cake requires some skills not usually associated with cake making, so I knew this would be another great kitchen lesson to be learned in Meemaw’s […]
Sushi 101 – California Rolls Here We Come!
Ahhh… Sushi. An old Japanese proverb says we will live 75 days longer if we are lucky enough to eat something we’ve never eaten before. So naturally I began to wonder how much longer I would live if I learned to MAKE something I’d never made before!? Hmm…. Shortly before our Indy grandgirls arrived for […]
Finally! All Seven Grands Together For GrandCamp 2018
As our grands get older it’s becoming more and more difficult to get all of them together. Between baseball, soccer, softball and more mini camps than you can shake a stick at…they are busy bees all summer. We had to squeeze in “Cousin Togetherness Time” wherever and whenever we could. So one overnight was all […]
Cinnamon Rolls From An Amish Mix – A BIG GrandCamp Baking Event
When Amish women bake cinnamon rolls they don’t mess around with small batches since they are always baking for a crowd. It’s never just one or two pans since many Amish women have eight or ten kids and a hungry husband to feed. to So when we stopped at the Amish run Stringtown Grocery during […]
Scalloped Potatoes and Ham – My Easiest Comfort Food Recipe Ever!
I know what you’re thinking. You’ve seen complicated French recipes for scalloped potatoes that take hours to prepare with sauces and layering and fussing…and enough pots and pans to choke a horse. But MY version is just as delicious and it takes about five minutes to prepare! Seriously! Five minutes! (Maybe ten minutes if you’re […]