Life is often funny. Sometimes in the literal sense and sometimes in the ironic. Ironic is what I have going on. And more of the tragic irony. You see when we got the Daring Baker challenge(which I actually finished early again) I knew that I would have to alter the shape in some way. For we were making braided breads. I have a thing(not really a rule but a thing) in which I only bake braided bread when I lose someone to death. Having not lost anyone to death in awhile I did not want to “jinx” it so to speak(I am superstitious) and so I made bear claws instead. Really big ones....I call them bears on steroids claws, because I gave then like twelve claws each. I guess I was in the go big or go home mood that day(or the if I make them smaller it will take less time mood. :P ) This last Wednesday morning my father received a phone call letting him know that his best friend and a man we called my uncle Red had passed the night before from a heart attack. Now my uncle Red was … [Read more...]
Intertwined….
I've been lucky enough in my life that loss has been at a minimal. I have no remaining grandparents(though at my age that is to be expected) and I have lost only 2 friends, and now 3. Last week an email appeared from a friend of mine in Phoenix. I was all happy until I opened it up to see that a very funny and wonderful person had passed. He was a referee and hockey buddy of mine. Part of a group of rouge referees that liked to sit around and drink beer, eat fried food and tell lies after each night of reffing. He was part of the pack that went each year to Vegas to participate in the Zebra Cup, a hockey tournament for just referees(Lord help you the years the NHL refs showed up...you basically were playing for second place). I would trek along on these trips...me and 13 guys. I will avoid reminiscing as it will no doubt get many a person in trouble. :P My grieving process is fairly simple.1. I cry, a lot for about 2 days. 2. I eat a lot of bad things for me and usually have a little … [Read more...]
Recipe Index
* Indicates that more than 10 readers have made that item and gave positive feedback about them. Cookies White Chocolate Dried Cherry Cookies* Lemon Snickerdoodles Circus Cookies-Basic Sugar Cookie Recipe Nutella Ravioli Cookies* Cleaning Out The Pantry Cookies Linzer Cookies(non-traditional) Nutella Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies Funfetti Butter Thins Chocolate Chip Cookies with Caramelized Sugar Triple Threat Chocolate Chip Cookies* Dalmations Coconut Thumbprint Cookies Frangelico Shortbread Butter Cookies Faux-Reos Gingerbread Madeleines Jam Thumbprints Chocolate Glazed Marshmallow Mounds Molassess Crinkles Candy Cane Meringues Chocolate Biscotti Cinnamon-Hazelnut Biscotti Candy Cane Meltaways Sugar Cookie Dough #2 Peppermint Bark Shortbread Coconut Pecan Cookies Creamsicle Whoopie Pies Pecan-Peanut Butter Chip Cookies* Apricot Galette Key Lime Sandwich Coolers Cranberry Orange … [Read more...]
