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And Now…..The Croissant

And Now…..The Croissant

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…..and for my next feat….. …..I will attempt the flaky croissant….. …..it’s not just any dough….. …..it’s the flaky/wonderful/puffiness of that incredible European biscuit….. …..the Croissant….. ~~~The History Of The Croissant~~~ …..it comes in regular…..cheesy…..and herbal….. …..or my personal favorite….. …..THE CHOCOLATE CROISSANT….. …..you see….. …..I know this lady…..she’s a baker….. …..she bought one of our Irish Wolfhound puppies last year….. …..she owns her own bakery….. …..and she said she’d teach me how to make flaked pastries….. I’m going to…

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Pot Luck Woes

Pot Luck Woes

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      Today’s Tea is a Pot Luck. I prepared for it last night by making over six dozen peanut butter cookies (my grandmother’s recipe).   I dutifully placed them on the THIRD shelf of our pie safe, which is attached to the wall above one of our kitchen butcher blocks. The third shelf is the “safe” shelf. We know this from trial and error experience. Anything  below the third shelf, the cats can reach……………… We’ve caught them licking…

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Holiday Food & Festivities

Holiday Food & Festivities

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  We all survived another bonfire party….. Only those things that were intended to get burned got burned….. Phew………….That’s Always A Plus….. My older daughter had all of her friends over…It was a Christmas Cookie Decorating Extravaganza….. Young adults, lots of refined sugar and Fireball bourbon………….very entertaining to watch….. No fish-bowl-concoction this time…(That last one—–the morning after—–was really scary—–you needed a bull whip and a mace just to get near that drink)….. But this party was a good mix of…

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