A "Vintage" Cookie Recipe

Scary

that

my

little collection of

recipes

that I started

in

1972

can be considered

"vintage"

but

it

can

(It appears

that

many

of

our

idiosyncrocies

begin

when

we are little

.....some are positive

and some not so)

Recipe collecting,

baking,

cooking

FOOD

began

early

...

in my

vintage

years

I remember

delivering

quick breads,

yeast breads

cakes

and

cookies

wrapped

in cellophane

and

tied up

in

pretty

ribbons

to

friends

and

neighbors

at

Christmastime

(my bike

was

my mode of

transportation)

carrot bread

pumpkin bread

apple cake

gingerbread

whole wheat bread

oatmeal bars

molasses crinkles

.............and so on

I still use

my silly little

Holly Hobby

book

with my

hand- written recipes

today

...

R E A L L Y!

a happy

cookie

recipe

for

YOU

today!

Molasses Crinkles

1 c. sugar

1/2 c. vegetable oil

1 egg

1/4 c. molasses

mix

...

2 c. flour

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 1/2 tsp. ground ginger

1/2 tsp ground cloves

1/2 tsp. fresh ground nutmeg

1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

sift together

..

add the sugar mix to the flour mix

and

mix together

Roll about a TBS. of dough

into balls

roll

in sugar

Bake at 375 degrees

for 10-12 minutes

eat

a couple

or wrap

a few up,

hop

on your

bike

and

deliver

them

to

your favorite

peeps

When

you

own

a

bed and breakfast

you get

pretty

darn

good

at

b r e a k f a s t

...

making breakfast,

serving breakfast

eating breakfast

and

you

know

breakfast

doesn't

have

to really

be

in

the

morning

Brunch

Brupper

Brinner

it's

all

good

We

thought

Sunday Brunch

would be

the

perfect

grand

finale

to

the

long weekend

of

gratitude

and

eating.

Andrew

went

to

Petit

and

served

breakfast

and then he

came

over

to

EAT

breakfast

And

Annie's

BFF,

Toshi,

was

visiting

from

San Francisco

(she's a

first year law student - yikes!)

Toshi

is

vegan

vegan

is

a

challenge!

no

dairy,

no

meat,

no

butter

no

lox

(on the bagels)

hmmmmmm

Sweet Potato Hash

Sweet potatoes,

microwaved for 6 minutes,

peeled and cubed.

I sauteed them

in olive oil,

with

onions,

red peppers

green peppers,

garlic

and the secret ingredient

Smoked Spanish paprika

Annie

and Toshi

squeeeeezed

oranges

for

mimosas

not much

better

than

fresh orange juice

John

whipped

up

some scrambles

with fresh herbs

and chevre

(not for Toshi, though)

We had

bagels

with

Tofutti

(cream cheese, NOT!)

and

real cream cheese,

lox

and capers.

no guilt!

REALLY,

no guilt,

because

you can

spend

the

rest of the day

exercising,

hiking,

biking

or

not.

happy tummies had by all

.......

Thanksgiving Weekend

IMG_0071, originally uploaded by TTT with Toulouse.

I don't know if this little ditty fits the beginning of the thanksgiving holiday weekend, or the end.......
so much food, so many smiles and giggles, crazy dogs and SO MANY DISHES
it was a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!

You bet I'm grateful....

Gratitude.

Isn't

that

a

perfect

word?

for me,

it

expresses

humility

and

awe

of

all the

good

around us

that

we are

blessed with

and

we

are

THANKFUL

for.

Thanksgiving

started

out

with

a

most

amazing

sunrise

It was a

chilly

morning

...

love it!

I

made

a

few dishes

the day before

the potatoes,

the butternut squash gratin,

bourbon pecan pie

and the

cranberry chutney

Thanksgiving day

was

all about

the

turkey,

dressing

killer pumpkin dessert

and the

Thanksgiving Day parade

(I don't really watch it,

or like it

but it was on the

TV

just because....)

Annie

decided

that

Huck and Phinn

needed

mohawks

We

had

Molly and Jenny and Maggie over

and Mary's brother

Peter

needed a

Turkey fix, too

We played

maybe

three

hours

of

CATCH-PHRASE

..way fun!

we ate

and ate

and

ate

...

I

am

grateful