Chocolate Macadamia Goodness

YUMMY!!!

Years (GEEZ time flies!) Decades ago, our neighbor needed assistance 

caring for peonies that surrounded her back patio. 

Her name was Tave and she always kept some of these decadent cookies 

in her freezer----white chocolate macadamia. Mmmm.

She liked to take a few out of a pretty little tin before 

we watered, weeded and chatted. 

By the time we were done, the cookies were ready to devour. 

I truly think she looked forward to cookies more than I did!

Not  long ago, I happened to pick up some macadamia nuts 

at Costco and still had half of a bag left when I remembered 

Tave's favorite treats. How hard could it be to whip some of her cookies up?

It turns out they're very easy to make. 

The recipe I used made nearly 3 dozen. 

2 dozen were immediately popped into the deep freezer for another time.

I found a recipe (and the gorgeous blog, the Noble Pig) thanks to Pinterest 

and whipped some up tonight. I tend to make larger cookies than average, 

so I did bake ours for 15 minutes at 325, 

but that was the only change required for my oven 

and they were still soft & moist.

You can find the fabulous Noble Pig Blog & this amazing recipe here. 

If you're on Pinterest and would like to see what I've been up to, 

feel free to check my pins out here.

Best Wishes,

Heather

Happy Holidays

 I've been dreaming of a white Hawaiian Christmas. It's been too long since I've kept up with the blog. There just doesn't seem to be enough time for everything in our lives right now. Happy Belated Hanukkah, Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to you all.

Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

(Samantha's fave!!)

7-9 minutes per pan. One batch makes about 36 cookies. Bake at 400 degrees.

Preheat oven. Combine & whisk the following ingredients in bowl #1:
2.5 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

Bowl #2:
1 cup room temp margarine (or 1/2 c margarine & 1/2 cup Crisco)
1 1/2 cup firm packed brown sugar
Cream by mixer, add bowl #1 ingredients, combine.

Add:
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1 pkg chocolate chips
1/2 cup nuts (optional)

Drop by melon baller on a lightly greased pan. Silpat or freezer paper would also work.
Enjoy! This recipe has been in my family for years, it's not something I developed & would certainly give credit if I knew where it originated from.

RSVP B&W Block Request

It's that time of year again...

RSVP is in search of black and white 12.5 inch (12" finished) blocks in your choice of patterns. This first block is one of the free patterns I recently featured on FREE {quilt} BLOCK FRIDAY on Twitter. It's a Craftsy free project & it's a fun one! Check it out here: Craftsy.com. If you'd like to catch the free patterns of the week, be sure to follow retrogirl02 on twitter.

RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) is in need of blocks for charity quilts and the annual quilt raffle. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to contact me for more info at heatherL 02 (zero two) at yahoo dot com or check out some of the previous RSVP posts on this blog here. You'll find links to free patterns, information about the organization and see previous reader donations, too. 

Happy Piecing,

Heather =)

Summer Sweets

A new stack of 30s prints for the stash "Aunt Grace in a Pickle" has inspired me 

to do some sewing room re-arranging.

One of these days I might even be able to use them in a quilt...but not until I dig my current projects out and get sewing!

The strawberries have just about finished blooming. We had about 10 pounds of fruit just from the side garden so far. DH has been enjoying his nutritious strawberries in pie form. Personally, I think they're best straight from the garden.

Best Wishes,

Heather