With a song in my heart, I behold your adorable face; Just a song at the start, But it soon is a hymn to your grace. When the music swells, I'm touching your hand. It tells that you're standing near-- And at the sound of your voice, Heaven opens its portals to me; Can I help but rejoice That a song such as ours came to be? But I always knew I would live … [Read more...]
Memorial Day Salute
Written for Mr. Buck, and read at his funeral--Prattville, AL (A Memorial Day Salute) JUST A COMMON SOLDIER … [Read more...]
Fireball Pumpkin Honey Cookies
Fireball Pumpkin Honey Cookies, exclusively Skirt in the Kitchen I've been doing a lot of baking with Fireball Cinnamon Whisky since Thanksgiving. I like including it as an extract for baking. … [Read more...]
Brown Butter Fig Oatmeal Cookies with Fireball
Brown Butter Fig Oatmeal Cookies with Fireball, exclusively Skirt in the Kitchen … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter Cookies
This is Hudson Cream Short Patent Flour, a good quality flour--not because my folks cooked and baked with it all my growing up years--but because it truly is a good flour to keep in your pantry, and it's exceptional for peanut butter cookies. It's made from the wheat berry of the Kansas wheat fields. It's headquarters are located in Hudson, Kansas. It is my home state as a … [Read more...]
Japanese Sweet Potato Chocolate Chip Cookies with Coconut
exclusively Skirt in the Kitchen, [Operation Skirt, serving the men and women of the United States Armed Forces] This is what I like about baking and cooking-- trying different kinds of whole foods to blend together in making something really awesome. I like experimenting with techniques, too, and changing things around to find a variety in the way I want to eat these … [Read more...]
Snickerdoodle Cookies
These are puffy, soft and tender cookies. They're good, but better the second day. These are adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction. It is thought or believed that Snickerdoodle derives from the German language, its name formerly known as, "Schnedkennudeln" which means, "snail noodles", a type of pastry. I prefer grinding my own cinnamon sticks for a more robust flavor … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter Pecan Praline Cookies
exclusively Skirt in the Kitchen This is another version of my mother's peanut butter cookie recipe. We change it up from time to time, she mainly does, along with my spin on the cookie. I love the Spelt Peanut Butter Cookies we did; now we've got a new one. She decided to put pecans in this one, oatmeal, too. I chose to grind the nuts into a dry pecan paste, then add … [Read more...]
Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Cookies
(OPI nail polish, A ROLL IN THE HAGUE) Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Cookies, adapted from Ghirardelli Preheat oven temp to 350˚. I used a double broiler to melt the chocolate. May be melted in the microwave 50% power 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, covered; stir, return to microwave if not melted, checking it every 30 seconds. I cut the recipe in half, but here is the "whole" … [Read more...]
Oatmeal-Peanut Butter Pistachio Cookies with Dried Fruit and Coconut
Skirt in the Kitchen [Operation Skirt] It's a good autumn cookie to put in a lunch bag, to snack on when taking a break from raking leaves, and it's a good cookie to have with coffee. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Beat 1 stick softened unsalted butter, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar, and 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter. Add 1 egg and 1 … [Read more...]