Ginger Cookies, Quick and Easy

 

Ginger Cookies

Ginger cookies, with a glass of milk or a cup of tea, are a wonderful treat, especially as winter approaches and the days grow colder. I’ve been invited to a pre-holiday luncheon that includes a cookie exchange, so it seems like the perfect time to try another recipe I spotted in The Cruising Cook by Shirley Herd. I previously posted a recipe for cherry cobbler from this same cookbook. Please see that post if you would like a great dessert recipe:  Cherry Cobbler, Quick and Easy. As you can see, I love quick and easy recipes, especially for desserts. This one, like the cherry cobbler, calls for only three ingredients, or four if you count the water.Ginger cookie ingredients

Ingredients

  • 14 oz Gingerbread or Spice Cake mix
  • 1/2 cup chunky Peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup seedless Raisins
  • 2/3 cup water
  • Blend gingerbread mix with water and peanut butter. Mix well. The batter will thicken as you stir.
  • Add raisins.
  • Drop by teaspoons full onto greased baking sheet.
  • Bake 10-12 minutes in a 350°F oven.
  • When ready, cool and enjoy.
  • Makes approximately three dozen.

Cherry Cobbler, Easy and Delicious

cherry cobbler

Warm cherry cobbler is the best, and if it’s easy to prepare, that’s even better. This is a recipe I found in Shirley Herd’s The Cruising Cook, a cook book designed for people preparing meals while living on board a boat. We owned a sailboat for many years, but ours didn’t come with an oven, so when I prepared this recipe I made it at home. It really is easy and delicious, with only three ingredients. Recently, while organizing our book shelves, I spotted the old cook book and was reminded of this dessert. I’m sure you will enjoy this slightly different version of the standard cherry cobbler.  100_3595

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups of cherry pie filling                                1-package loaf size yellow cake mix
1/3 cup butter melted

Spread pie filling in buttered loaf pan

Sprinkle cake mix evenly over top of the filling, then drizzle with melted butter

Bake 40 to 45 minutes in 350°F oven or until top is golden. Serve warm

Great with ice cream  Makes 9 servings

 

Election Day Walk

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Today is election day in the United States. Yesterday I posted that my doctor has encouraged me to take a half-hour walk at least five days a week, so I decided to walk to my voting location instead of driving the car, as I usually do. As I headed to our nearby high school to cast my ballot, I felt like Meg Ryan in the movie “You’ve Got Mail.” I love that movie and envy the way she and Tom Hanks go most places on foot, because they live in Manhattan and it is much easier to walk than drive. We also have just about everything we need within close walking distance. After voting, I continued on to the grocery store to do a little shopping. I had to remember that I would be carrying my purchases home, so did not want to buy too much.  By the time I arrived home, I had done something wonderful for my health, and had also saved on the cost of fuel. It was such a positive experience that I plan to leave my car at home more often. I wonder where my walk will take me tomorrow! Tonight, election results.

A Walk Under Blue Sky

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This photo and the one below were taken at the Sir Speedy corporate headquarters that sits across the road from my doctor’s office. I’ve always admired its clean architectural lines, and after our recent rain the blue sky and green grass accentuated the building more than ever.

Today I  went for my yearly physical, and my doctor encouraged me to get in a 30-minute walk at least five days a week. This has been my goal since last year’s physical, but it rarely fit into my schedule.  I’d often noticed the paths on the Sir Speedy grounds, so today I decided to walk up those paths. I say up, because the building sits on a hill and the paths are rather steep in places. I circled the building and enjoyed the grass and flowers for almost half an hour, and the walk back to my car completed the 30 minutes. I couldn’t help but wonder if employees inside the building could see me and wondered who it was walking on their company grounds. I followed doctor’s orders to do my half-hour walk, and also satisfied my curiosity about the paths surrounding Sir Speedy. I wonder where my walk tomorrow will take me.100_3536