A Sane Approach to Sustainability
PECAN MAPLE SANDIESI received free product for writing this post. As always the opinions are entirely my own.
Yes, I realize Cookie Month ’14 has come and gone; unfortunately my last week’s post met a few setbacks. First there was the intensive last minute work schedule that took up so much of my time. Add to that a minor disaster in the kitchen where I’m temporarily staying that saw my baking schedule as well as everything else go completely topsy turvy….
Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o’clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap. ~ Barbara Jordan.
I received free products for writing this post. As always the opinions are entirely my own.
Who made the rule that gingerbread had to play nice? Today’s White Chocolate Gingerbread Bars break all the rules. Fresh Gingerbread flavor brightened up with freshly ground cardamom, candied ginger and white chocolate will take your breath away, or at the very least have you sneaking out in the middle of the night for one more taste. …
October is National Cookie Month and I’m teaming up with a great group of Bloggers to celebrate cookies! Each blogger is unique in the style they bring to the table so this should be fun.
Each week we will present fabulous cookie recipes along with tips, tricks and great ideas to make amazing cookies. The holidays are just around the corner so follow along this month and get ahead of the game. Organize, plan and put a few cookies in the freezer. Then sit back and relax when everyone else is stressed out and a bit crazy. Wouldn’t that be nice!
FAMILY FAVORITES: HOMEMADE FIG NEWTONS BAKE-OFF…
Two years ago I decided I had to have a lemon tree. Not a big decision if one lives in Florida, California, or maybe Hawaii, but I live in Boise, Idaho. Not exactly a mecca for citrus! I knew it to be an impossible dream since I had no green house and winters in my area drop to the teens.
Growing up in Southern California I remembered the smell of those lovely blossoms; the delicate fragrance floating on the wind and perfuming the air. So I threw caution to the wind and went to the most logical place I could think of to buy lemon trees in Boise; ordering one on Amazon, with an orange tree as well for good measure!
It has been two years now and my poor Tim has paid the price. During the winter the trees remain indoors under the grow lights, but once the weather begins to change, off go the lights and the trees go outside during the day and inside at night. I baby those trees like they were finest gold. Tim does all the heavy lifting. In and out, in and out, all summer long. I am glad Tim is such a great sport, though secretly (sometimes not so secretly), I think he wishes they would wither up and die!
Monetarily those citrus trees are certainly not worth it, but the pleasure and joy they bring with the smell of those blossoms far exceeds anything money can buy.
Lemon Blackberry Tea Cookies are sure to please. The lemon infused cookie is soft on the inside with a crispy outside. A pool of blackberry preserves adorning its center. White Chocolate adds the final decadent touch. Great for summer, lemonade and outdoor picnics. The best part is how easy they all come together.
Lemon Blackberry Tea Cookies shared with:
Yesterfood: Treasure Box Tuesday
3GLOL: Teach Me Tuesday
Creative K Kids: Tasty Tuesdays
Oh My Heartsie Girl: What I Made Wordless Wednesday
The 21st Century Housewife: Hearth and Soul Tuesday Blog Hop
Lou Lou Girls: Lou Lou Girls
Foody Schmoody: The Wednesday Roundup
The Shady Porch: Party on the Porch
Easy Life Meal and Party Planning: Four Seasons Blog Hop
Lambert’s Lately: Create it Thursday
Sweet Haute: La Dolce Vita: Thursday Sweet Haute Share Link Party
Momma Lew: Pin it Party
Put a Bird on It: Link’n Blogs
Living Well Spending Less: Thrifty Thursday
Jordan’s Onion: Thank Goodness It’s Thursday
Coffee with us 3: Pretty Pintastic
Create with Joy: Friendship Friday
Oh My Heartsie Girl: Weekends are Fun Blog Hop
The Kitchen Chopper: The Weekend Social
Wine Ladie Cooks: Foodie Friends Friday
Juggling Real Food and Real Life: Let’s Get Real
My Pinterventures: Merry Monday Linky Party
Create with Joy: Inspire me Monday’s
Creative K Kids: Bloggers Brag
My Paper Craze: Creative Spark
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