Jan 8, 2021 | Featured Articles
By Martha B Dear International Neighbor: This letter is “Everything I never told you”* about my life and all the reading I have done over the past twelve months. I started the year off with “Intimations”* that all signs showed that 2020 was going to be another great...
Jan 8, 2021 | Featured Articles
By Marja My interpretation of a bucket list differs from its common understanding as presented in typical internet sites even though their basic premises originate from the same motivational source. An article defines the term in the apt way I can also subscribe:...
Jan 8, 2021 | Featured Articles
By Marcy Bamboozled? With a silly sounding word like that, it couldn’t be too serious. English has a lot of silly words so let’s have some fun and look at a few of them. If you’ve been bamboozled, you’ve been snookered, hoodwinked, led by the nose, or had the wool...
Jan 8, 2021 | Featured Articles
By Shirley The New Year started with a sense of hope and relief to everyone. Amid good wishes for the New Year, I heard more than once the hope put on the vaccine which would soon let life return to its normal course. But after a while, the comments started to give me...
Dec 7, 2020 | Featured Articles
By Robyn And here is my time-honored recipe for Gingerbread men and women: Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit Blend until creamy: 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup brown sugar Beat in: 1/2 cup dark molasses Mix together: 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda...
Dec 7, 2020 | Featured Articles
By Melissa INGREDIENTS 2 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 cup flour 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted 1 1/4 cups Ocean Spray® Fresh or Frozen Cranberries 1/2 cup chopped walnuts DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch baking pan. Beat eggs in a medium mixing bowl until...
Dec 7, 2020 | Featured Articles
Martha B. Here is my recipe for Buche de Noel. It is always a favorite and good for a small group of 8 to 10. Separate 5 eggs with whites in one bowl and yolks in another. Beat the egg whites with mixer at high speed until soft peaks form; add 1t lemon juice and 1 t...
Dec 7, 2020 | Featured Articles
By Carole This is candy that looks like the nut from the buckeye tree, a common tree in Ohio (and the state tree). Ingredients: 3 pounds confectioner’s sugar 1 pound margarine (room temperature) 2 pounds creamy peanut butter 1 12-ounce bag chocolate chips 1 inch...
Dec 7, 2020 | Featured Articles
By Marja If you need a super easy, fast recipe that is mostly assembling bought ingredients, this is it! Make sure to check Asli’s food blog (from which this recipe comes from) for all her explanation and beautiful photos. The steps are transcribed here in case you...
Dec 7, 2020 | Featured Articles
By Helen Anna Klauenberg Peters 1 lb raisins 1/2 lb walnuts 2 eggs 2/3 cup butter 1 cup sugar 2 cups flour 1/2 tsp cloves 1 tsp cinnamon 2 tsp baking soda (in 1/3 cup hot water) 5 tbsp bourbon whiskey Grind raisins & walnuts together in food processor; save for...
