It's been cold and windy all week and baking seemed like a good way to warm up the kitchen.
I baked cheese bread, nice small two-person sized cheese bread.
It's daughter Sheila's birthday today. She came by after work which is so handy since she works at the hospital 5 minutes away. I knew she'd appreciate scones fresh from the oven.
Jam was made from fruit we froze in summer. The jars with the red-and-white lids are cherry and the others are cherry/strawberry.
This was last night's supper....Barley vegetable soup with spinach.
Last of all are these cookies which I made after watching them being made on a cooking show. They looked easy to make, and they were. However, the recipe for the caramel topping also seemed pretty straight forward. I don't know what happened but it didn't turn out quite like on TV.
The cookies are odd because you make them in small muffin pans then when they're done and cooled you pour the warm caramel on top. It was supposed to be thick and cover the cookie entirely. Oh well, DH and middle son have already pronounced them good so I won't complain. Neither will I bother making them again.
One last picture. It's my very old, tattered copy of The Mennonite Treasury of Recipes.
This originated in Manitoba, in the town my parents lived in. It has many of my mom's recipes as well as her friends' recipes. I sure have used this cookbook many times through the years.
Thanks for visiting,
Granny Marigold
oh what a neat cookbook!!! that soup looks delicious! and those scones yum!!! how lovely. it's a blessing to have family near by and to be able to cook and bake!
ReplyDeleteI also consider baking *every day* now that the cold weather has hit. I can't have a fire because the woodstove is hidden behind vanity cabinets etc. that are waiting to be installed... I know a lot of heat from the furnace is going right out the holes in the ceiling upstairs that are waiting to be re-done next week.
ReplyDeleteYour breads and cookies look good!! And the house sounds cozy :-) I did bake a casserole yesterday - maybe tomorrow I'll bake a rye honey cake I've been eyeing. It feels like time to hibernate!
Your cheese bread looks delicious, and how nice to have small portions. It is definitely the season for warming cookery.
ReplyDeleteThat cheese breadpoks absolutely wonderful! Our family all loves bread....my granddaughter especially.
ReplyDeleteOh my, that bread and the scones look soooo mouthwatering!! Your house must smell wonderful! I have a very old cookbook that belonged to my Mother, which makes me smile every time I use it ..her handwriting and cooking spills fill me with sweet memories....
ReplyDeleteBet your house smells wonderful. Everything looks yummy.
ReplyDeleteThat cookbook looks very well used!
So nice to visit your kitchen too! It is really good to warm up with some baking on a cold day. And it also warm up the heart for those who can get a taste of what we make :) The old cookbook looks great!
ReplyDeleteYum! This all looks so good! I did make apple crisp, using your crisp recipe and it was pronounced as DELICIOUS. Well done! This is Mrs. Pear, by the way. I made some changes to my blog and did not want to confuse you. :)
ReplyDeleteI am always amazed at your baking...how pretty everything comes out. Your old cookbook reminds me of mama's old Watkins cookbook from the 1940's.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right about how baking warms up the kitchen (and the tummy, I think!) I am sure your daughter loves stopping my Mom's kitchen after work!
ReplyDeleteYou certainly have been busy, and what a wonderful fragrant way to warm your house! I love old old cookbooks and own several of them, but having one that your mother used is very special, a real treasure.
ReplyDeleteFun post. Now I have to get out of my chair and go fix something to eat for supper.
ReplyDeleteThose scones look delicious. Did you add the fresh cranberries? Chris
ReplyDeleteYes, I did. I added an equal amount of dried and fresh ones.
DeleteYour cheese bread and scones look especially delicious! I'm sure the cookies were too. How nice that your daughter could stop by on her birthday. Don't you just love those old cookbooks? I have a couple like that....so treasured!
ReplyDeleteI use my parents' old cookbooks still. Even the ones that say "bake in a hot oven until done", or "a piece of butter the size of a walnut".
ReplyDeleteMm... Everything looks so good. And the soup is downright picturesque! Yes, that is a really cool cookbook! :)
ReplyDeleteThose scones look delicious. I haven't made scones in a while, maybe this week. I love old cookbooks.
ReplyDeleteAll you baking looks great! That old cookbook is a treasure! :)
ReplyDeleteYour old family cookbook is just beautiful! What a treasure. All that yummy baking makes me feel warm - it does keep the kitchen and house toasty and happy. Those scones are gorgeous!
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