steamy 4th of july

hottest hot 4th of july! super fun family reunion in lyme, nh. thankful for a cool stream, a great family and a shady porch to sit on!

here is the recipe for my grandmother's "no bake cookies". i always make them for the family reunion(and lots of other times because i LOVE them!)

MIMI'S NO-BAKE COOKIES

2 c. sugar
1/4 c. cocoa
1/2 c. milk
1/4 c. (1/2 stick) butter

put together in a medium saucepan, and bring to a full boil over medium heat. (NOTE: boil just long enough so that there are bubbles over the entire surface of the mixture and then turn it right off . you boil it only a very short time!)

remove from heat and add:

1 t. vanilla
2/3 c. peanut butter
3 c. quick oats

mix all together and drop from a teaspoon onto cookie sheets. i line mine with wax paper to make it easy to get the cookies off. put into the refrigerator until they set up, then try not to eat all of them!!!

keep cool!!!!!

ghost hearts

gearing up for you-know-what at the bakery. these linzer hearts are deeeeeeee-licious!

two feet of snow predicted for the next couple of days! sounds like a knitting, crocheting, cooking and snow shoeing kind of weekend to me!

warm up #2

bake lots of cookies.

eat them.

bulk.

you need bulk.

full moon friday

the full moon tonight was called by the indians a "cold moon" or "long nights moon". no explanation needed there!

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my extremely talented friend, megan stelzer, made me the beautiful necklace in the second picture. please check her work out here. you will LOVE it!!!

gingerbread folks

it's cookie time at the bakery, and i think my favorites are the gingerbread folks-yuuuuuummy!!

no, that's not me in the second picture. that's mrs. claus, although i feel like if i wore a white wig i could maybe pass for her...(i've been eating a few too many gingerbreads i think!!)  i would totally wear that dress though!

what are your favorite christmas cookies?????