What's In My Teapot?

I have a personal list in my head of things that I aspire to learn, improve upon, or try at least once. Things like making good pies and gravy, learning to knit, repainting small pieces of furniture, becoming a better writer and drying my own herbs, to name a few. Up until last week, making biscotti was on that list of things I admired from afar and wanted to put my hand to, but never quite got around to trying. The real incentive behind putting my hand to this particular task was that fact that I was to provide snack for Ladies Night- that special evening that comes about once- a- month when a group of about 8-12 of us in approximately the same age group get together at an appointed home for an activity, opportunity to chat, and, of course, a snack! This snack can be as simple as you want to make it, but sometimes it's fun, as time & inspiration allows, to make something special or try something new. Biscotti, according to one source , are oblong, thick, brittl...

I woke up early this morning with visions of yard sales dancing in my head. Not only would I go out and search  for buried treasures, but I would go alone (and therein lay the best part!) It wasn't until I had already showered & dressed that I thought to investigate the weather, at which point I peered out a window (my favorite weather forecaster!) and saw that it was raining. I considered going back to bed, but a new vision began dancing in my head... lemons !!! A couple days ago I saw a recipe for Lemon Curd Coffee Cake in one of my cookbooks and it stuck in my head as something I wanted to try sometime. The recipe calls for lemon curd and I happened to have some that I made awhile ago just sitting in my fridge. The recipe also calls for lemon juice and lemon peel and I actually had a bag of fresh lemons sitting in my fridge,too! Plus (and this is my favorite reason!) one of my friends sent me a lemon squeezer for my birthday and I couldn't wait to try it out!!!...