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What is black and white and red all over and comes in the middle of February? It isn’t a sunburned penguin, nor is it an embarrassed skunk. It’s also not a zebra running through a strawberry patch. Give up? It’s my annual column with recipes for Valentine’s Day. (Black-on-white print in the newspaper that is read all over…) Sometimes it is hard to write about themes that recur year after year. This is the thirteenth time I need to come…..
It’s cookie time! Christmas cookie baking has long been a tradition at the Ray household. I have recipes that are old favorites, but I frequently try new ones as well. In preparation for this particular column, I went through a stack of recipes I have clipped out of magazines, newspapers, and food packages. Of course there were several for cookies! I also checked out my computer file of “Untried Recipes,” category “Cookies.” Sunday afternoon was going to be my baking…..
I know it’s coming, and I dread it just as much as I have for a long time. When I was a child, I looked forward to it. However, as an adult, I see it from a whole different perspective. And it makes me cringe. Yes, Christmas is coming, but that is not what makes me want to run and hide. I love planning gifts for others, although sometimes I feel overwhelmed with all the shopping and creating. One present…..
There are days that I sit down to write my column knowing exactly what my subject is going to be. There are other days when I have a vague idea; it just needs to be fleshed out. Still other days I am praying for a story to put with the recipes I have gathered. My struggle writing this particular column goes back six years. My husband, Bob, was in the hospital on life support. I had contacted the then-editor on…..
Although National Ice Cream Day (July 15th) is over, the cool thing is that July is still National Ice Cream month. It was designated as such in 1984 by then-president Ronald Reagan. During the summer, many people enjoy making homemade ice cream. In this day and age, there are many electric-powered devices to aid in the process. However, I remember the old-fashioned hand-crank variety. People usually took turns rotating the handle that spun a metal container around and around in…..
There is a saying that goes like this: “Be careful what you pray for,” meaning that your request may be granted in an unexpected (and possibly undesired) way. Recently I had been looking at all the boxes of books and other stuff in my basement and praying for the “oomph” to go through them. However, other more important tasks took possession of my time. Then my basement flooded during the deluge of a couple of weeks ago. After the water was dealt with and…..
On my refrigerator is a magnet that declares, “My family tree is full of nuts.” As I recall, one of my sisters purchased it for me; maybe she wanted me to use it to remember her. On the other hand, she probably thought of me when she bought it. One of my favorite “nuts” was Uncle Carl. He was actually my great uncle, but he was only eight years older than my dad. Uncle Carl was a great storyteller, and…..
Christmas time is cookie time! One of my favorite things to do during the Christmas season is to bake cookies. It is a task that is more fun when shared, but I still enjoy baking them even by myself. During the previous eleven Christmas seasons that I have been writing Cooks’ Corner, there has always been a column about cookies. (One year, there were two; the first with newly-tried recipes and the second with old favorites.) I am keeping…..
Two things I enjoy in life are my grandchildren and a good story, especially if the story is humorous. These two things often go hand-in-hand. The day before Thanksgiving, I met my son, Adam, along with his two sons, for lunch. The main purpose of this trip was to bring grandson Liam (6-1/2) home with me to stay all night. Since much of the time would be spent cooking, I knew it would be too much to entertain 15-month-old Colton…..
When I looked up October on my list of monthly “celebrations,” I discovered that it wears a multitude of hats, National Cookie Month being among them. Since I love to bake cookies, that seemed like a good thing. It is also National Dessert, Popcorn Poppin’, and Caramel Month, plus several more. As I was looking for new cookie recipes, I found one that seemed to fit all the categories mentioned above – Caramel Corn Cookies. Technically, the corn flavor comes…..