I had a taste for pizzelles and I haven’t made them in a long time. We’ve had the maker for years bought before we even got married. I somehow misplaced the recipe book when I took it out last week and never got around to making the cookies. Not to worry though, because I found a great recipe on-line here. I tried to find one similar to what I remembered of my original recipe and I knew that it had melted butter so this one was pretty close. The trick about making pizzelles is figuring out how long to cook them. If you lift the iron too soon, the pizzelles are soft and flexible and if you...

valentine's day lunch Sofia with her heart flower bouquets For lunch I made heart shaped grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup, and pizza rolls. Sofia’s friend came over and we did this great Valentine’s day craft, heart flower bouquets. They really had fun making them and we had all the materials to do...

French Toast and chocolates Home made valentines This morning I made French toast with Texas toast bread. I sprinkled powdered sugar in a heart shape in celebration of Valentine’s Day. Ralph got me a box of chocolates and little boxes of chocolates for the kids. I love home made valentines or vintage valentines. The valentines they offer in the stores today are too commercial and all character based. I will admit that I didn’t have the forethought to make valentines this year and settled on Sponge Bob and Tinker Bell but mainly because they included candy with them and Sofia and Dante...

Better Homes & Gardens Creative Collection Magazine felted sweater cupcakes Mine, Sofia’s and Bella’s home made cupcakes The girls and I like to make crafts. Isabella has been making her own plush for some time now and we wanted to do some crafty things for Christmas. I bought the Better Homes and Gardens Creative Collection Holiday Crafts magazine in December. They had many holiday crafts to make for gifts or ornaments or decorations, but we just never got around to it. One item they had that we really wanted to make were the cupcake treats made out of old sweater...