ramblings from an arkansas farm girl
Man alive this is good. I’m making Gracie Lee’s favorite strawberry cupcakes for tomorrow’s THV11 food segment with Dining with Debbie. This was my Nana’s strawberry cake recipe but I decided to go with cupcakes for easier transport to Little Rock. I’ve blogged about it before. HERE’s the recipe. It’s worth talking about again.
This recipe is the best combination of everything. Sugar. Strawberries. Memories.Continue Reading
Oh my goodness, this chili lime sugar cookie is addictive. Sweet and citrus-y with heat on the back end. And easy! Easy because these “shortcut” cookies are made with pre-packaged sugar cookie dough. I’ve decided these are the perfect cookies to have on hand during the holidays. Or anytime.Continue Reading
Have you heard of a July Cobbler? Until last weekend I hadn’t, but I found this recipe in an old Ozarks Collection Cookbook someone left in our Little Free Library. I LOVE old cookbooks, and I’ve been reading it cover to cover. The cookbook is filled not only with old regional recipes but also snippets about traditions of a “storied region”. And there are sketches throughout, small pencil drawings of barns and farmers and crops growing in fields. This treasure is a great example of one of the many benefits of having a Little Free Library. I never know what will show up next.Continue Reading
