Retro Pyrex Mixing Bowls

I don't know if you are like me, but there are certain things that bring back memories from childhood.  These Pyrex mixing bowls do just that.  My mom had only the yellow and green ones left from her original set, but they were in constant use.  My sister and I learned to mix cookies and bread in these bowls.  They were just always in the kitchen.

This past year Husband and I found several sets of these at estate sales.  Well, not sets.  We picked up pieces over the past year to put together three complete sets, with an extra yellow bowl left over. All of them are in good to excellent condition.  I don't think any of these ever were washed in a dishwasher, unlike Mom's!

However, I do not have a retro kitchen, so these sets are for sale.

They are just so classic and fun to collect.  We can't help ourselves.

Hope you enjoyed this little walk down memory lane.

Blessings,

Jeannine

New Aprons For Fall

I spent a couple days last week sewing up these aprons.  They are a modified combination of store bought patterns.  I liked the flounce from one pattern, but it was too long.  I cut it down.  I used the pocket from a different pattern. The pocket is fully lined with the fabric peaking out.

This first apron has a little plastic leaf button.

This pattern is completely my own design.  I love the scooped sides and the ruffle.

This Fall apron has a cheery orange flounce and wooden leaf buttons.

This darker apron would be perfect for serving Thanksgiving dinner.  The buttons here are wood as well but round.

Make sure you check my etsy shop.  They are going up for sale right now.

Blessing,

Jeannine

Cute Little Cakes

I went to Joann Crafts the other day to buy some new cake pans as I was in a baking mood.  I wanted two  six inch diameter by three inch deep pans.  They didn't have two that weren't dented.

Instead, I bought a little box that had four mini cake pans in it.  They each have an impression in the center.

After you bake the cakes, you fill the center and then put them together so the filling is inside.

I used devil's food cake mix.  Then I cut the tops off so they'd be level and then removed from the pans. I filled the centers with chocolate mousse.

Then of course I frosted with chocolate frosting.

One cake mix fills the four pans twice, so I froze four and made two cakes.

I wanted to show how cute and small they are so I put them next to the Coke can.  I figured everyone knows the size of a Coke can.  However, my Facebook friends kidded me for drinking a diet Coke with triple chocolate cake.  Silly people.

We actually divided each cake into thirds.  Perfect!

Thanks for stopping by,

Jeannine

Lemon Scones

Lemon Scone Recipe

2 cups flour
3 tsps baking powder
2 tbsps sugar
1/2 tsp salt
zest of one lemon
4 tbsps butter or margarine

Sift together and then cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal, make a well in the center.

2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
juice of half lemon

Add one whole egg and yolk of second (reserve second egg white), milk, and lemon. Stir into flour mixture until dough cleans sides of the bowl. Turn out onto lightly floured board and knead with hands 10-12 times. Pat into a 10 inch round and then cut into 8 wedges. Place on parchment lined baking sheet.
Brush tops of each with reserved egg white and then sprinkle with sugar.
Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes.

I modified this recipe from Sunset's Easy Baking for Good Cooking, 1982. It was a wedding gift from my husband's boss when he was working at our college dining hall.

Hope you enjoy this recipe.
Jeannine

When You Have Bananas, Make Bread!

I love to bake, but hate to cook. Yesterday I noticed that the bananas had gotten extremely ripe. I have a great banana bread recipe but I had a can of pineapple in the fridge, so I looked on the internet for banana and pineapple bread. I decided to use this one.

Yes, that is a GIANT bottle of vanilla! It has gotten so expensive here in the states that my husband got me some from South America, hence the label. Thank you Susan, the friend who picked it up and sent this bottle along with two others. Thats a lot of baking!

The recipe made two loaves, but this was all that was left to photograph by the time I remembered the camera. There is nothing like hot banana bread!
Thanks for stopping by.
Jeannine