Blackberry Oat Bars

  It’s been a bumper blackberry crop year in my part of Arkansas, and I am thoroughly enjoying the bounty.  If you’re a regular reader, you have probably already realized that!   I have put aside a number of quarts of fresh berries in the freezer and...

Lime, Lemon and Lavender Shortbread Cookies

    I’m a citrus fanatic, especially limes and lemons.  I often look for ways to incorporate those flavors into whatever I am cooking.  Both make super finishing drizzles to a multitude of entrees, add  a perk to beverages and smoothies, become essential flavors in...

Butter Sugar Cookies

We love making cookies at our house.  Perfect Daughter and I made dozens and dozens of a wide variety while she was growing up, but this Butter Sugar Cookie recipe was probably her favorite.  The Perfect Ones seem to enjoy it as well…they especially like the...