Author: Margaret

  • Thanksgiving Centerpiece

    Thanksgiving Centerpiece

    I love Thanksgiving.  It gives me that warm feeling inside to start the holiday season.  I love to gather with family and think about great memories and the things that I’m grateful for.  I also love to quilt and make something beautiful out of fabric scraps.  I learned this love from my mother who at…

  • Clipboard Stocking Stuffer

    Clipboard Stocking Stuffer

    My Grandchildren love to write on things, not always paper.  While shopping in Staples a couple of months ago, I came across their clearance bin and found these 6″ X 9″ plastic clipboards.  They came 2 to a package and were marked $.50.  The creative wheels started racing, “What can I do with these?”  I thought something…

  • White Beans and Ham Soup

    White Beans and Ham Soup

    My husband is a great one to use up everything in the cupboard and the refrigerator.  Waste nothing, so whenever we have a spiral ham the bone gets boiled for soup.   We just happen to love white beans and ham.   We both grew up eating them.  Our recipe is better than our mother’s but don’t…

  • Doubles–Channa & Roti

    Doubles–Channa & Roti

    Every once in a while my children will surprise me. This recipe was one of those surprises. My son Robert has always been a picky eater. He spent some time living on the island of Trinidad.  When he came home he told us about his favorite food while living there.  When I found a recipe…

  • Soft Sugar Cookies

    Soft Sugar Cookies

    Certain treats are tradition at our house, one being soft sugar cookies.  If I don’t make them for Valentines Day, Halloween, and Christmas I am in big trouble.  We love soft cookies and these are always soft unless you over cook them. Soft Sugar Cookies 2 cups sugar 1 cup butter, room temperature 3 eggs…