You may or may not have heard of this cookie. When I started making it over 30 years ago I had never heard of it, but I have now seen several recipes on the Web. This is one for cherry lovers!
Monthly Archives: December 2008
Up and down the valley
I guess I hadn’t mentioned we hospitalized my oldest son two days ago for some kidney-related reconstructive surgery. The hospital he’s at is not that far geographically – just a few miles from Quito, down a windy road to the valley of Cumbayá.
Posted in Life in Ecuador
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Just where have I been?
Someone sent me this website where you can track what countries in the world you have visited. I thought it was cool. Considering all the traveling I did in my former life as an interpreter, I thought my map would be pretty red.
Posted in This and that
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Banana Cookies and Flour Sacks
A wonderful thing happens when I start my Christmas baking: as soon as the smell of cookies begins to invade the house, the number of visitors to my kitchen begins to grow. The only problem with this is that the freshly baked cookies quickly begin to dwindle, and more often than not I find myself […]
Posted in In the kitchen, Yummy fabrics
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Christmas baking: Spritz
I had never heard of Spritz cookies until I married into a Swedish family, way over 30 years ago. My mother-in-law – a phenomenal cook and baker – introduced me to these cookies and handed down her recipe.
Posted in In the kitchen
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Christmas baking: Lebkuchen
Admittedly, I’m not fond of cooking. Which is probably why my kids are so good at it: they had to learn to survive. However, come around Christmas it is here where you will most often find me. At least here, I am the queen of cookies.
Posted in In the kitchen
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Oh, so delicate, christmassy candle mats!
2008 certainly turned out to be a year of English Paper Piecing addiction for me! Several hexagon table runners, placemats and tons of coasters have been part of the projects accomplished (and actually finished!) this year.
Posted in Christmas, Small quilted projects
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Far from the noise of the city
We have a small country property in Guayllabamba, a beautiful, and very green valley 29 km north of Quito. It’s claim to fame is that it houses the Quito ecological zoo, and on weekends the town overflows with visitors to the zoo and to the many restaurants offering typical highland food.
Posted in Inspiration, Life in Ecuador
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Gift wrapping ideas
Even though I will not be teaching throughout the month of December, for some strange reason things seem to continue hectic this week. Hmmm. In any case, I am making some progress on gift wrapping ideas. Now I only need to finish the gifts that will go inside!
Posted in Bags/Purses, Small quilted projects
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I am a self-learner. I taught myself to sew and to quilt. And I taught myself how to draw. I am learning how to dye my own fabrics and am dabbling with mixed media. I am a quilt designer and teacher, and design and publish my own line of quilt patterns. With this blog I would like to share the bits and pieces of my life.