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Ginger Cookies, Quick and Easy

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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

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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

 

A Simple Plan For A Clean Home

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This is a post I didn’t expect to be writing tonight. For several years we’ve  had a wonderful woman come in every other week to clean our house. She does a fabulous job, and even though I thought it an extravagance when she first started coming, soon after I never wanted to lose her. Today, we found out that she has decided to no longer clean houses. Continue reading →