tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post6849857589840266122..comments2024-03-27T16:16:57.111-04:00Comments on SPINSTER STITCHER: SOMEWHERE MY MOTHER IS LAUGHING AND LAUGHINGConihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04019863597169674976noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-28581500699686232622015-12-26T07:30:31.065-05:002015-12-26T07:30:31.065-05:00My mother also made these cookies, by the hundreds...My mother also made these cookies, by the hundreds. At least you are following her tradition. I have not been brave enough to do so. However after your post I just may give them a shot next year. My ceiling could use a bit of flour and my mom could look down from heaven and have a good laugh! Have a blessed new year. TN LadybugUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04825500687162607688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-1835352106692705102015-12-22T08:35:42.305-05:002015-12-22T08:35:42.305-05:00I have a recipe like that, my Dad's favorite c...I have a recipe like that, my Dad's favorite cookie, aka the lpusy cookies, aka Great Aunt Ida's Sesame Biscotti. They require setting aside the entire morning to mix the rather stiff dough, shape the dough in small balls, roll the balls in sesame seeds, reshape the sesame coated dough and bake. My Great Aunt Ida didn't share the recipe but my branch of the family had a spy in her camp, her grand daughter, my second cousin, the aptly named Cookie D'Amico. rionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141923797221351378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-40653836811696989092015-12-21T17:11:05.080-05:002015-12-21T17:11:05.080-05:00I love baking....good for you keeping up your moth...I love baking....good for you keeping up your mother's tradition even with its challenges! Unfortunately neither my husband or I should be eating cookies but Christmas just isn't right unless you have some of the favorites. I make Polish kolaczki's for my husband since his mother always made them for her family. They're a lot of work but worth the effort. You and Stewey have a nice holiday Coni!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377306162699247372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-57588987277740473922015-12-21T06:19:37.589-05:002015-12-21T06:19:37.589-05:00I'm sorry your cookies are not exact, they sti...I'm sorry your cookies are not exact, they still look great. Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052334274494292848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-65159647162933574772015-12-20T21:03:10.072-05:002015-12-20T21:03:10.072-05:00I have that same problem with my grandmothers butt...I have that same problem with my grandmothers butterhorn rolls. It calls for a pat of yeast????...<br />Ladybug Dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01724427296125476932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-35015883024774283822015-12-20T18:15:02.050-05:002015-12-20T18:15:02.050-05:00Oh how I have missed reading your posts! This one ...Oh how I have missed reading your posts! This one was funny indeed. Thanks for the laugh and Merry Christmas!Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468809752882660075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-83603500215536835452015-12-20T14:25:28.406-05:002015-12-20T14:25:28.406-05:00They look wonderful! Merry Christmas to you and St...They look wonderful! Merry Christmas to you and Stewey and aunt Chrissy.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013741487850845405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-39460892768850296942015-12-20T12:31:54.244-05:002015-12-20T12:31:54.244-05:00Loved your post today! We love the recipe for for...Loved your post today! We love the recipe for for koulourakia in Vefa's Kitchen - the BEST cookbook. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321938712883850372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-85630380346010616472015-12-20T10:10:58.827-05:002015-12-20T10:10:58.827-05:00You really are a riot!!! Thank you for sharing w/...You really are a riot!!! Thank you for sharing w/ us . . . I really think you could write some good funny books about your spinster adventures w/ the Stewmeister. Merry Christmas to you!chickenchupacabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175298089339214076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-15024708848663379782015-12-20T10:08:45.943-05:002015-12-20T10:08:45.943-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.chickenchupacabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175298089339214076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-41759123066613538282015-12-20T10:02:16.706-05:002015-12-20T10:02:16.706-05:00Such a lovely post! Your baking looks yummy!! Such a lovely post! Your baking looks yummy!! Khristine Doironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615745279877761656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-31893979206233135352015-12-20T06:05:48.138-05:002015-12-20T06:05:48.138-05:00My Mom could not cook worth a darn. But she could...My Mom could not cook worth a darn. But she could always make perfect fudge in my Grandmother's kitchen. I realize now that Grandma was always in the kitchen with her... My Grandma could cook, boy that lady could cook. So, I believe my cooking skills came from my Grandma. My mother was a lovely lady and left me with some very fine qualities of her very own. But, cooking was not one of them. Love to you, Stewey and your wonderful memories of your mother.Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14234973423504115626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-67756232820178467352015-12-20T01:13:30.819-05:002015-12-20T01:13:30.819-05:00Coni, I see you have a little helper in the kitche...Coni, I see you have a little helper in the kitchen, too. My tabby, Mamita, is always underfoot waiting for me to drop something tasty. I remember your mom and you made me remember mine. Thank you. I'm making my mom's flan for Christmas dessert (I think I've got it right), but am still trying my Portuguese damndest to win the battle of the Christmas Eve codfish cakes. Be good.SecondhandTravelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08887515268548869740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-7691079380026984222015-12-19T23:09:26.542-05:002015-12-19T23:09:26.542-05:00It's so good to see Stewey up and about,photob...It's so good to see Stewey up and about,photobombing the middle pic and interested in snitching your beautiful cookies. Thank you for sharing your story with us :)Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02870875862963051503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-51356880157380275782015-12-19T21:20:36.893-05:002015-12-19T21:20:36.893-05:00They look delicious! Merry Christmas Coni!They look delicious! Merry Christmas Coni!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03221771619008454132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-47823322687508605122015-12-19T21:08:49.685-05:002015-12-19T21:08:49.685-05:00I love this post, you made me smile. Good luck wi...I love this post, you made me smile. Good luck with the cookies tomorrow.<br />MeredithMereknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596140300034854370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-23855020646736433902015-12-19T19:23:17.849-05:002015-12-19T19:23:17.849-05:00I'm a 66 year old fellow spinster. I've b...I'm a 66 year old fellow spinster. I've been trying to duplicate my mom's meatloaf since I was about 20. I just never seem to get it right. But I'll keep trying. I'm so glad you keep trying. Good for us! Merry Christmas to you Coni.pamelarichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204990303401510408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-87316662889706364502015-12-19T17:56:47.773-05:002015-12-19T17:56:47.773-05:00I think your cookies look great. I enjoyed readin...I think your cookies look great. I enjoyed reading your story about your Mom, the cookies and tradition. Hope you will share the Italian cookie saga with us!Robin in Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963664770288800348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-18529938220629579712015-12-19T17:27:04.211-05:002015-12-19T17:27:04.211-05:00I can tell you the order of the recipe we use for ...I can tell you the order of the recipe we use for koulourakia if you think that will help. (I wonder if my cousin is making those this year?) They look pretty good anyway.Anna van Schurmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545037218589039870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-48802263068334854112015-12-19T17:21:42.485-05:002015-12-19T17:21:42.485-05:00Hahahaha you made me smile, then chuckle, and then...Hahahaha you made me smile, then chuckle, and then laugh. I have never followed a blog before, but I am going to follow yours. You took my heavy heart and lightened my burden while I read about sending your mom out for dog food. <br />The cookies look good, I will have to get a hold of a recipe and try it. You are right, tradition makes the cookie taste better, I am still trying to master my Gram's christmas cake. <br /><br />Good luck with tomorrows baking adventure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721793400815397565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-59539316931466840732015-12-19T17:19:52.606-05:002015-12-19T17:19:52.606-05:00They look pretty. I'll bet they taste good to...They look pretty. I'll bet they taste good tooConniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07125486376961963538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-81291238008420075962015-12-19T17:03:11.104-05:002015-12-19T17:03:11.104-05:00What a wonderful tradition! They look delicious!
...What a wonderful tradition! They look delicious!<br /><br />I've tried and tried to make my Mom's potato pancakes and end up with a big mashed potato failure every time. She never used a recipe or wrote anything down so it's all trial and error. Mostly error.<br /><br />Good luck with the cuccidati!Paisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692802752271354563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007999093281954902.post-55770164970329434742015-12-19T16:53:06.798-05:002015-12-19T16:53:06.798-05:00You have a very nice home. :)
This is a fun and ...You have a very nice home. :) <br /><br />This is a fun and beautiful story; and may I have a cookie? <br /><br />Merry Christmas to you, and your little dog, too. :D Berithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270446862298837353noreply@blogger.com