LAURIE ROCKENBECK
My personal and random blog
Tradition! Tradition!
A couple of weeks ago, I posted about my annual cookie baking spree that I usually go on before Christmas. My mom used to do it, and, well, it is a family tradition bordering on something sacred. And, you don't mess with sacred. Right? Right. So, here's the...
Lime-Quince Marmalade Cardamom Shortbread Cookies
The other day I was doing that clicking thing that happens when I look at blogs. I read a blog, click on the links to read another blog, and another. Pretty soon, I've read a couple of dozen blogs and find myself forgetting what it was I was doing in the first place....
Like Mother, Like Daughter (or son)
Until about three years ago, I wouldn't eat a fried or poached egg. It had to be scrambled or hardboiled, and the hardboiled yoke bit had to be mixed with something to make it less chalky. If I was served a fried egg, I would cut the white part carefully free of the...
Cookies, Cookies, and More Cookies
I sent an email to my aunts about our family gift exchange as I couldn't remember who I drew or, actually, if we drew names. I seem to recall something at our family reunion, but I'm not really clear on it. My mind turned toward Christmas and getting ready for the...
Shaker Lemon Pie
I mentioned in my last post that I was making two lemon pies this week. The one reserved for Thanksgiving day dinner is the Shaker Lemon Pie. I was disappointed in how mine ended up looking this year, though it still tasted terrific. While using a microplane to zest...
Pie, Pie, and More Pie
We celebrate Thanksgiving with my in-laws and one set of very close friends. We've been doing this same general family grouping for the last ten to fifteen years, and there are some slight modification depending on whose parents are visiting. My mom used to come up...
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