Scrappin' without Scraps

Mom's Recipes

Many of you know that my mother died recently.  The whole family gathered for a memorial service last weekend - it was great to see everyone but too bad the occasion was sad. 

As always this occasions call for food and I found myself thinking ot the kinds of things my mom cooked.  A sort of What Would Mom Make? type of thing.  I have a number of her recipes scraped already so I thought I would share them with all of you.

Given the era and the fact that there were four of us kids in five years [yes, you read that right]  many of her recipes focused on speed and she was the master of shortcuts.  Also the master [or is that mistress] of making things ahead of time.  Oh and we had a huge freezer growing up which was always well stocked - my mom was the freezer queen and knew to freeze everything!  Anyway, a few of our favorites...

Hot Fudge Pudding Cake

Credits: Picnic in the Park by Kim Hill and Jeanne Papai; brush by Christine Bartholomew; fonts are Perpetua and Sandra

 

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Lemon Squares

Credit: Spring Feeling by L. Labare ; recipe brushes by Scrap Girls; font is Augie and Batik

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Mom's Yogurt Pie

This one you freeze and let in thaw out a bit before serving.  It works well with a store bought graham crust too. 

Credit: Thing Called Spring by Karah Fredericks; circle stitching by Christine Nash; fonts are j.d. and Juice

Enjoy!

Graduation

One down and one to go - Teen 1 graduated from high school.The weather was perfect, the ceremony short, sweet but not too mushy and she was so happy.  She'll be off to Brandeis University soon enough but for now she's enjoying the freedom and sense of accomplishment which she so deserves.

A few photos...

Another Sad Day

Sadly my mother has died.  She actually died last week but this week has been too crazy to post anything.  It's been a bad year for us - my mother in law died in February and now my mother.  Oddly enough they both died of the same disease, lung cancer.  I am hoping that the silver lining will be that my daughters will not smoke having lost both their grandmothers to the consquences of smoking. 

In the News

There is a nice article today  - Digital Scrapbooking: Look,Ma, No Scraps!   

I'm very excited since Gregg Ellman mentions FxFoto and he even quoted me - I feel famous! I don't know if it is in the print version of the Star-Telegram which is located in Fort Worth Texas but if any of you are in that area and see it, please let me know.  He has lots of great resources and examples so it definitely worth checking out.

Happy {Digital} Scrapping! 

Top Five Biggest Losers

Inspired by DH's weight loss and a biggest losers (friendly) competition at work, I decided to do the biggest losers here too.  These are the recipes with the fewest downloads which is not to say they aren't good recipes but maybe they weren't well timed or something.  A couple have 0 downloads which makes me think I just managed to goof up the link.  Rest assured, these are good - I've tried them all!

1.  Toll House Cookies   

        0 downloads but this is a classic recipe that probably everyone has already.  Still if you need a pretty one....

Credits: Coreen Silke wooden spoons from her My Kitchen; Scrap Girls stamps; Wishful Thinkin' DST kit by Misty Mareda Designs; Fonts are Handage and Offshore Banking Business

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2. Beach Pop Umbrellas

       0 downloads but I posted this in February - probably the wrong time of year - LOL

Credits:  It's 5 O'Clock by Tamara Dantes; recipe card template by Corina Neilsen; magnetic words by Kim HIll

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3. Apple Squares

        2 downloads.  A nice not too sweet recipe for dessert or brunch and it travels well for lunch or snack. For a long time this was DD#2's favorite treat.

Credits:  First Bell by Katie Mann

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4. Mexican Chicken

         5 downloads.  This one is from Weight Watchers - what can I say?  It's easy, fast and pretty darn good.

Credits: Fiesta Ole by Elizabeth Lane; stamped alpha by Christine Smith

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5. White Bean Soup

          1 download.  I found this recipe in a Martha Stewart's Living magazine.  Gee...I wonder if the one download was Martha herself?  Wouldn't that be cool?

Credits: Fiesta Ole by Elizabeth Lane; Font- Offshore Banking Business

Edited to add - I redid the Beach Pop Umbrellas link so hopefully that should now work! 

Mother's Day

A few quotes for Mother's Day

The one thing children wear out faster than shoes is parents.         

~John J. Plomp

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The moment a child is born, the mother is also born.  She never existed before.  The woman existed, but the mother, never.  A mother is something absolutely new.            

~Rajneesh

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Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own.

~ Aristole

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Happy Mother's Day! 

I'm Back...

I know it has been a bit quiet on my blog.  Not so in real life I'm afraid.

Between my mother being ill, some new challenges at work, one DD's up and coming bat mitzvah and the other DD's college/graduation stuff, it has been positively crazy around here.  First some  photos from tonight's prom.  I can't believe this is the last one for her and that she will be in college soon.  It looks like she will be going to Brandeis next year unless either Barnard or Univ of Michigan moves her off their waiting lists.  She has her fingers crossed for one of those since Brandeis is just a too little close to home.

I just got home yesterday from an emergency trip to Florida to move my mom up here.  She was planning on making the move this summer but suddenly developed severe pulmonary fibrosis in the process of being treated for lung cancer.  So she is now on oxygen and in hospice but we did manage to get her up here to a facility which was quite the trick.  One of my sisters came down to help pack up her and to start packing up her house.  One of the cool things is we found all sorts of wonderful old photos and piles of recipes so you know I will being doing something with those later.

Next weekend is DD#2's big day.  I heard her running through the service yesterday and she did a wonderful job. One good thing about my unexpected trip was that it gave all of us a chance to stop and assess what is really important for the bat mitzvah.  It turns out it was good to let some of this stuff go and I thank my dear friends for helping us out in a pinch.

So hopefully things will calm down a bit here and I can find some time to post recipes and do some scrapping!  Probably not until after next week though....

Toots X 2!

Exciting news times two!  I have two layouts that are getting published in the next issue of Digital Scrapbooking Magazine!  So cool because this is such a wonderful digital resource.

AND the article was written by Angie Pedersen which is doubly wonderful.  She even picked out the LOs she wanted for her article. I haven't read it yet but I can't wait to and I am sure it will be fabulous!

If you haven't heard of Digital Scrapbooking Magazine, take a look at the web site.  It has loads of inspirational ideas and information about digital scrapbooking.  Plus when you subscribe you can get the full version digitally in your email box way before it arrives by snail mail.  And you can access archived editions on line.  What a wonderful idea!

Being Someone

This one is from the fashion world - from Coco Chanel of all people....

How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone. 

Mozart

People err who think my art come easily to me.  I assure you, dear friend; nobody has devoted so much time and thought to composition as I. There is no a famous master whose music I have not industriously studied many times .   

~ Mozart (in a letter to a friend)