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 I felt like baking today…  So late Saturday afternoon I made this list! Lemon bars- because I had 10 lemons that needed to be used.  I squeezed them and froze all the juice yesterday. Crispy ginger snaps- because I bought a bag on Thursday and we ate them ALL! Oatmeal cookies- because I got this recipe from a friend and I wasn’t happy with them the first time I made them. Chocolate chip cookies- because I found a recipe that declares these are better than Toll house so we shall see! Black bottom cupcakes - because I need to bake something for a family with teenagers.  Boterkoek- just because I have not made this for very long time, all the kids love it and I thought something with almond flavoring sounded good. I also need to use the almond paste in the fridge. These might become filled! Banana bread- because I have frozen bananas in the freezer and walnuts … Crispy sugar cookie- because I’m determined to conquer the really crispy cooks on my own. It is now 5:30 and...

Last week, after a few Wednesday lunches at "lower" end restaurants,  we decided to get a little more sophisticated. Today we went downtown to the Bistro Bella Vita a restaurant listed on Google as a place for a  high-end lunch.  As we entered we noticed many tables filled with 'sophisticated ' office groups out for lunch. Definitely a good sign, I thought. The menu offerings also seemed on the 'sophisticated ' side. I chose the meatball sub-sandwich with a side of fries and while that doesn't sound terribly sophisticated the description of the meatballs sounded pretty exciting.   Rose chose the gnocchi with squash, cranberry, kale and some lovely sauces. Our review?? ( I am much more critical than Rose.)  She enjoyed the dish of gnocchi but did mention that it was too mushy. From my one bite, I agreed but also thought it needed more salt. In a 'sophisticated ' place there never are salt and pepper shakers on the table. We didn'...

If March comes in like a lion and it will go out like a lamb.  I’ve heard that before. What about these? Some other March-related weather lore includes: A dry March and a wet May; Fill barns and bays with corn and hay. As it rains in March, so it rains in June. March winds and April showers, Bring forth May flowers. So many mists in March you see, so many frosts in May will be. I’m not sure what defines the lion as far as weather goes.  It’s March 2nd and it’s cold - the temperature was 16° when I got up and I have been cold all morning but the sky is blue and the sunshine is wonderful! Does that warrant a lion label?  Google says it should be cold, blustery and windy….  I guess it’s somewhere in between. On March 6 we got a rain event with lots of thunder! The lion roared.... I hope. I'm ready for warmer weather.