Nell’s Peanut Cabbage Salad
Nell’s Peanut Cabbage Salad It’s time for a picnic in Two Brides Too Many, and Nell is bringing the salad. 1 head of cabbage, chopped fine 3 tablespoons vinegar 2 tablespoons sugar 1 cup of chopped...
View ArticleMiss Hattie’s Lemon Scones
A signature treat at Miss Hattie’s Boarding House in Two Brides Too Many. Ingredients for scones: 2 cups Flour ½ cup cold butter, cut ½ cup heavy whipping cream ¼ cup sugar 2 teaspoons lemon juice 1 ½...
View ArticleMiss Hattie’s Shortbread Cookies
On the trail west in Prairie Song, Miss Hattie received her recipe from Rhoda Kamden, a Scottish woman in the Boone’s Lick Wagon Train Company. Ingredients 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ cups butter,...
View ArticleMiss Hattie’s Vanilla Pound Cake with Berry Sauce
In Twice a Bride, Miss Hattie drew her Cripple Creek friends into a celebration of new beginnings with her vanilla pound cake. Don’t forget her berry sauce. Ingredients for Pound Cake: 3 cups flour 2...
View ArticleDo You Need to Feel Sheltered Today?
Friend, if you need to feel cared for, protected, and sheltered today, I have a story and a word of encouragement for you. So far this summer, early mornings (as in 6 am) here in Arizona remain cool...
View Article10 Liberating Soul Care Practices
Hi, Friend! Maybe grab a cup of your favorite. Can we sit for a minute and chat about some resetting soul care practices? I’m not sure you and I can accurately count the various hats we wear on any...
View ArticleWhen Expectations Bite
Hi, Friend. Ever experience the pinch and bite expectations can deliver? Assuming you’re human, I’ll answer for you, yes! We all have. Some of us on a regular basis. Gathering with eight women for a...
View ArticleThree Wise Women, Advent Devotions
Hi, Friends! Autumn, my favorite season, is upon us, and the cooler temps and colors displayed on limb and leaf will soon usher in the holidays. Thanksgiving next month, and then on its heels,...
View Article9 Psalms to Boost Spiritual Stamina on a Sour Day
Raise your hand if you could use spiritual stamina as you face your day. Yep, me too. Sweet and sour sauce on our chicken or pork is one thing. Days drenched in a sour sauce is another. Bad days...
View ArticleAn Easter Two Books Giveaway
Here we stand–on February’s welcome mat. You may or may not know this but evergreens, various pine trees, populate Arizona. We do host myriad cactus too, however, we also see our share of deciduous...
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