Silly Girl.

Jo was crackin' me up the other day as she was eating her mac & cheese.  

Apparently the spoon wasn't getting the job done fast enough.

Gingerbread

I was so happy when my 11 year old son Max begged me to make him gingerbread. You don't have to ask me twice, because it is one of my favorite treats. It definitely carries some nostolgic qualities, reminding me of going to my Grandma Edie's house. She always seemed to have special cakes, cookies and candies around her house. Her counters and cupboards seem to have an endless supply of canisters and jars of every kind, each housing a unique and tasty treat. You know, like the sesame sticks, or chocolate mints, ginger snaps or sugar cookies, zucchini bread or gingerbread. Most of the fun while at her house is going through, one by one, to see what she has hiding. Gingerbread has since become one of my favorite things to enjoy at her house. It is never quite the same when I make it, but nonetheless, I think of my Grandma Edie every time I sit down to enjoy a piece.  Below is the recipe in case you feel like indulging!  Enjoy! 

Gingerbread
Edith Steele Huff

Mix together:
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup boiling water
1 cup molasses

Sift:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cloves

Combine and bake in 9x13 pan at 350.
(no time was listed on recipe, i probably baked it for 35-45 minutes)
You could also bake in mini loaf pans.
At Christmas time we bake this in a train cake mold 

and decorate them instead of gingerbread houses.  

"Whitney"

Jo LOVES to go to her Aunt Whitney's house. It only took one visit before she came home saying "Whitney."