Soft Buttermilk Dinner Rolls

Last week, I baked 10 dozens of these delicious buns for the Roast Beef Dinner at Wooler United Church.  They received such rave reviews that I thought I would post the recipe here: Soft Buttermilk Dinner Rolls TOTAL TIME: Prep: 40 min. + rising Bake: 20 min. + cooling YIELD: 20/24 servings. Ingredients     1 [...]

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Table setting at Garden Court August 2009

An Unexpected Gift… September 2009   Long ago, my mother impressed on me the importance, value, and fun related to setting the table for dinner. Over the years, this particular activity has been a conduit for a fair amount of my creative energy.  In fact, I see the dining table as a form of blank [...]

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Zion National Monument Utah to Barrie Ontario

There’s no place like home . . . June 15, 2003 Following the Easter weekend and the celebration of my 50th birthday, I figured I had about 6 weeks to make the journey from Page, Arizona to Barrie, Ontario for my new job. Before heading north, I consulted my two guide books, Courtney Milne’s Spirit [...]

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Chaco Canyon New Mexico to Canyon de Chelly Arizona

Holy Week 2003 . . . April 20, 2003 When I began my Journey way back in the summer of last year, I wondered where I might be for significant dates in the upcoming year. One of the dates I was curious about was my 50th birthday. When I consulted a 2003 calendar, I was [...]

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South Padre Island Texas to Bandelier National Monument New Mexico

Turning northward . . . April 12, 2003 Before beginning with my latest adventures, I must submit a correction from my last travelogue. I mistakenly indicated that Brownsville was the most southerly point in the USA. Thankfully, my friend Matt, who is retired from the Coast Guard, was happy to inform me of the error. [...]

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