I just re-posted five dessert recipes from February 26, 2019. Why would I have posted these? I remembered doing something a few years ago, and thought that may have been the prompt. It wasn’t. But as the blog has picked up a few new followers, I thought I do a some explaining. In the mid-2000s,
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Recipe: Chocolate Pound Cake I Published on February 26, 2019 by Marica | Edit CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE I 2 sticks butter (softened) ½ C shortening 3 C sugar 5 eggs 3 C flour ½ tsp baking powder 5 Tbsp dry unsweetened cocoa ½ tsp salt 1 C milk 2 tsp vanilla Preheat oven to 300o. Cream together butter, shortening, and
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Recipe: Cottage Cheese Apple Pie Published on February 26, 2019 by Marica | Edit COTTAGE CHEESE APPLE PIE Makes 1 deep 9-inch pie ½ recipe Plain Pastry (lining a pie plate) 1 ½ C apples (sliced thin) 2 eggs ½ C cottage cheese ¾ C sugar (or less, to taste) ½ C cream 1/8 tsp salt 1 tsp grated lemon
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It would have had something to do with indexing Big Food. Recipe: Simply Sensational Cheesecake and Variation Published on February 26, 2019 by Marica | Edit SIMPLY SENSATIONAL CHEESECAKE AND VARIATION Makes a 9-inch diameter cheesecake 1 ¼ C graham cracker crumbs ½ C shortening (melted) ¼ C sugar 2 8 oz packages cream cheese (softened) 14 oz can sweetened
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I think I remember why I was posting these. May look into it. Recipe: New York Cheesecake Published on February 26, 2019 by Marica | Edit NEW YORK CHEESE CAKE 3 8 oz packages cream cheese (softened) 1 ½ C sugar 4 eggs 1 pint sour cream 2 Tbsp lemon juice 1 pint heavy whipping cream (not whipped) ½ tsp
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The year was 2019, the month, February, and for some unknown reason I was posting a lot of cake and pie recipes. Enjoy! Recipe: Apple Tart Published on February 26, 2019 APPLE TART Serves 8 1 stick butter (softened) ½ tsp vanilla 1/3 C sugar 1 C flour CREAM CHEESE FILLING 8 oz cream cheese (softened
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I had to go out of town early today. Hence only one The Week in Pictures. But I planned ahead and scheduled a “As Someone Once Said” post for 7:15 this morning. Will Rogers in the morning. Perfect. Except I just looked and it was scheduled for 7:15pm. Fixed it. Better late than never.
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This quote comes from “Chapter X: Zero-One-Two” in Miss Missy’s School Book I: A Pack of Farm Dogs Starts a School. This is a funny chapter! I don’t want to give it away, but the premise is that Bebe thinks she knows how to do something, and Jordan tells her she’s doing it wrong. But
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Powerline’s The Week in Pictures
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Mr. Big Food’s compilation of recipes is titled The Big Food Manual and Survivalist Flourishing Guide. It has tens of thousands of recipes he’s culled from his collection of old cookbooks. But in addition to the recipes, he’s also preserved a lot of information and history on food that those old cook books contained. Here’s
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The Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Ocean Springs, Mississippi
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I think we’ll end our stroll down Memories of the 2021 Snow with this, a return to normal late February activities. It’s that time of year. Flashlights & Batteries! Originally published on February 23, 2021 I was too busy during last week’s official Mississippi Spring Severe Weather Preparedness Week dealing with actual Mississippi Winter Severe Weather,
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I loved that truck. I’ve fallen behind in my reflections on last year. Will try to catch up today. Afternoon Outing Originally published on February 19, 2021 Thought I’d drive down the pristine driveway, to the road, and to the main road (stop laughing) to see what things look like. Paused to look at the lake.
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SAUSAGE GREENS SOUP Serves 6 1 egg, beaten2 Tbsp milk¼ C fine dry bread crumbs 1 lb bulk Italian sausage (preferably homemade)Non-stick cooking spray2 15 oz cans Great Northern beans, drained2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into ½ inch cubes2 medium tomatoes, chopped½ C onion, chopped2 cloves garlic, minced1 tsp dried Italian seasoning, crumbled½ tsp
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Ace of Spades Headquarters Sunday Morning Book Thread where you will also learn that
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I said, “Makes me feel as if I have the situation under control.” That made me chuckle. Pass-Through Originally published on February 19, 2021 Mr. Big Food will be teaching class from the Bunkhouse today. There is some worry that as it warms up out there– 23* already!– and ice on trees and lines starts to
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This weekend’s quotation is from “Chapter IX: Aubrey’s Story, Questions Answered” in Miss Missy’s School Book I: A Pack of Farm Dogs Starts a School. I don’t want to give away too much of the story in setting up this quotation. Suffice it to say that in “Chapter V: Aubrey’s Story,” Aubrey told Missy a
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I think tomorrow is the day I got the 4WD truck stuck. Which reminds me. I need to check on the rechargables. Let’s Laugh, Shall We? Published on February 18, 2021 by Marica | Edit Noticeably absent? Tire tracks. No mail since Monday. No trash pickup yesterday. Clearly no movement on the truck’s part. Our neighbors have been coming and
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There will be chain saws Published on February 18, 2021 by Marica | Edit I cannot quite tell if it took out the fence or not. And it is not possible for me to walk out there. I have never seen snow covered ice this hard. The surface is so solid you could probably bounce a baseball off it. Today’s
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