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Olivia’s Scrumptious Ginger Cookies | Printable Recipe

March 24, 2017 By Laura 2 Comments

I never considered myself to be a fan of the ginger spice. But somehow when my daughter Olivia (14 – the girl of the triplets) makes her ginger cookies . . . . I take one bite, and there’s a party in my mouth! I think it must be just the right amount of ginger, combined with the butter. Whatever it is, it can be hard to stop from having another. And if no one is looking, another. We don’t have treats like these around the house often. But when we do, they are homemade, and it’s a treat indeed! In fact, anytime Olivia bakes or cooks for us, which is frequently, it’s a treat! As I type up this post, she is actually packing up to head out for a cooking competition for the weekend! She’s got some real skills, and you can taste them in these cookies. (Like everything else she whips up for us!)

We’re giving you Olivia’s Ginger Cookies recipe today. There’s a printable version at the end of this post.
So, you can make some for yourself, and thank us later.
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Olivia’s Ginger Cookies

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Let Us Eat Dessert!

December 2, 2015 By Laura 115 Comments

Do you have dessert very often in your family?
There is no time that I have been more reminded that our time as one family under this roof is dissipating fast than when the six of us have been gathered around our table, having a meal together. As a mother, I just don’t want to ever let these days go. So meals together have been something we have always done, and it has always been important to my husband and I, and I believe to our children too. Though the meals have felt rather usual in our day-to-day routines as a family for years, I knew they were memories in the making. Instant treasured memories….the day one or more of those seats were empty, because life moved on.
Well, life moved on this year, when [Read more…]

Hearty Homemade Corn Chowder – Recipe

April 24, 2015 By Laura Leave a Comment

Every once in awhile, an urge comes along, and I have no idea where it came from. And really, it doesn’t usually matter from where! I just know I want to roll with it. As of late, that urge was to make a big pot of hearty homemade Corn Chowder for my family! When I spoke these thoughts aloud, I got lots of encouragement to go ahead and do it, from everyone in the house. So, I got looking for a good recipe.

However, I never managed to find a recipe quite to my liking. I didn’t want to use heavy cream (for our heart health), I did want to use certain kind of potatoes, more or less of this or that, and a little of somethin’ else, etc. So….in the end, I just comprised my own recipe. And since it was quite a satisfying success, I thought to share it with all of you! (You can thank me after you have some for yourself. 😉 )

Does it look delicious to you, or what?

I’m going to give you the general step-by-step first, with some photos, and then [Read more…]

A Kinder Kind of Egg.

November 10, 2014 By Laura 170 Comments

Let’s talk about EGGS.

Eggs are a staple food item, in most anyone’s kitchen. They are quite popular for breakfast: as scrambled, over-easy, hard-boiled, poached, or omelet style! They make incredible egg salads for lunch, and are called for in most baking recipes. And let’s not forget most every mother’s favorite backup plan; Breakfast for Dinner!

We all know that eggs are good for your overall health! But did you know that [Read more…]

Simple & Savory Homemade Applesauce (Recipe)

October 13, 2014 By Laura Leave a Comment

With the Fall season, comes apple season! And we all know there are innumerable wonderful and delicious things, that can be made with apples!
They really are a fruit of so many gifts. But some recipes take a lot more ambition, than others!
If you just want to enjoy the simplicity and goodness of apples, while still having a great celebration happening in your mouth, than this applesauce recipe is for you!
Applesauce is also a versatile food, that can be used in so many different ways. We’ll talk about there here, too.

4-6 pounds Apples, Peeled, Cored, And Cut Into 8 Slices
1 cup Water
Juice Of 1 Lemon (or 6 shakes of Lemon Essential Oil)
1/2 cup Brown Sugar, Packed
1 teaspoon Cinnamon or Cassia, More Or Less To Taste

(*Optional Ingredients: Nutmeg, Maple Syrup, Allspice, Butter)

It’s This Simple:

1. First, we always recommend you begin with washed, organic apples, if possible.
What kind of apples? That’s up to you! But varieties of the sweet and soft kind, are best when making applesauce. In this recipe, we used all McIntosh apples, and so can attest to the goodness of an applesauce made with that variety! But [Read more…]

Olivia’s Ginger Cookies

Let’s talk about EGGS.

It’s This Simple:

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