If you're looking for a fun outing for your family this week or next, don't miss the opportunity to spend a Day Out with Thomas at the Heart of Dixie Museum in Calera, AL! My family was able to participate last year, and we all LOVED it! Riding the antique rail car was so exciting, and the activities were so much fun. You really don't want to miss it! Kids have the opportunity to ...
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Chai-Spiced Sugar Cookies with Chai Masala Glaze
Y'all, it's not often that I bother making cookies that contain no chocolate so, when I do, the cookies have to be good....really good. And, these are. In honor of my upcoming trip to Kenya, I hope you'll enjoy these Chai-Spiced Sugar Cookies. They are sweet, but not too sweet, with a little bit of zing from the spices. The glaze is made with tea, milk, sugar and spices. It's chai masala, ...
FMF: Joy.
I remember the pitch black of an early African morning, heading out to "hunt" with friends in Masai Mara, looking for leopards, rhinos and a lot of adventure. The chill of the morning kept my eyes open, and I saw it. The sun rose like I never imagined. Not with a streak of light on the horizon like I'd seen so many times, but one enormous red ball all at once, an orb of fire suspended in the ...
When the edges start to crumble…
I roll the pastry dough thinner, thinner. So soft and supple, elastic. It stretches into an ever widening circle until it can stretch no farther. The edge crack, break open and refuse to be made thinner. And, as I look at the lump of dough on my wooden board, I think: I am like the dough, stretched ever thinner till the edges start to crack and the world can see just how frayed ...