What I'm Reading This Week #20
Howdy do punkin' poos? I hope you had a delightful week of blissful productivity at work (aka hanging on by the frays of your well bitten fingernails whilst saying you need to win the lottery but never actually playing.) A birthday shout out to my grandma. You know, even though she would've been 86, and I know the probability is she would be gone now, it still doesn't stop me wondering how long she would've made it if dementia hadn't reared up. I could really use one of her hugs or her hands cupping my face with that ornery little grin saying I was her first grandbaby. Happy birthday grandma. I hope you and mom have a big euchre game going on tonight. We've been slowly integrating back into walking this week as the Mr could handle. Last night he was able to do two laps without having to stop to stretch so that is good news. For more news, let's check out: Grip Strength Is A Sneaky Predictor Of Longevity—Here’s How To Improve Yours ...
When I was a kid I absolutely loved the sticky bun rolls my grandma made. Everybody fought over them because they were so good and I probably ate more than my fair share every Thanksgiving and Christmas with the extended family but she always made sure we had plenty. Then one year I asked my Mom for the recipe and she broke the news that my Grandma basically just doctored up some store bought ones. Well I guess that explained why they were so good and how she seemingly had an endless supply!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could've recreated them right when we were in VT the first year but the only recipe I got from your mom was "pinwheels covered with glaze." LOL
DeleteMy grandmother's cornbread dressing recipe. There's nothing earth shattering in it, it's just a really solid basic recipe. It took mom and I several years to get the amounts of the ingredients right - when Monie wrote the recipe down she was already experiencing the early stages of Alzheimer's, so the ingredients were correct but the amounts were vague. Like your noodles, it's the non negotiable at the holiday table.
ReplyDeleteYum! It wasn't until Grandma's was in the same stage that I recorded her making them. It was the last time she was able to do them. It helps keep them close to us. <3
DeleteWe make a sweet roll recipe with butterscotch pudding and walnuts. That rises overnight and gets baked up while we open presents. The kid really likes ham so we do that instead of turkey.
ReplyDeleteOoh that sounds yummy! I'm with the boy...after Thanksgiving, I've had enough of turkey for a little while! LOL
DeleteI would have to say my mom's beef roast, her stuffed mushrooms with pepperoni and a bunch of other bits of goodness, and her myriad of cookies. Although the standing joke is she's an amazing cook and her gingerbread cookies are phenomenal but they never form right on the cookie sheets! Every year they'd look all spread out and deformed no matter what she did, so it was always a crack up because then she'd start making funny faces on them instead. But man, the taste of those things... YUM!!
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