Cranberry Scones

Cranberry Scones

8 servings

2 cups flour
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter flavored shortening
1 egg, beaten
2/3 cup heavy whipping cream 

2/3 cup dried cranberries (craisins)
cinnamon and sugar for topping

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Combine egg and cream; stir into crumb mixture just until blended. Stir in cranberries. Turn onto a floured surface; knead gently four times. Shape dough into a ball.  Pat and flatten into an 8 inch circle. With a sharp knife, score the dough into eight wedges and separate.  Place wedges onto a parchment line baking sheet, sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar and bake at 425° for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm and enjoy!

These are melt in your mouth good.  Delicious with coffee or hot tea!

Hide it in your Heart Week of September 28

I'm starting something new at Heritage Schoolhouse!

~ "Hide it in your Heart"~

"Your word I have hidden in my heart" Psalm 119:11 NKJV

Each week I will be memorizing a different scripture. Many times I have scripture memorized, but I don't always have the book, chapter, and verse memorized along with it. To learn the scripture each week, I will post the verse on Monday at Heritage Schoolhouse, print the scripture to place on my kitchen windowsill and bathroom mirror, and have the scripture at the top of Heritage Schoolhouse for the week. Seeing it in all of these places will help me to have it memorized in seven days. Memorize along with me if you would like, and if you know me in person please be sure to ask me what my verse of the week is and keep me accountable! :-)

"So then faith comes by hearing,

and hearing by the word of God."

Romans 10:17 NKJV

"This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom

but in words taught by the Spirit,

expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words."

I Corinthians 2:13 NIV

Supper Menus
September 28th-October 3rd

Monday
spicy sausage lasagna, caesar salad, garlic bread sticks
Tuesday
cheese enchiladas, chara beans
Wednesday
chicken tenders, mashed potatoes and brown gravy, fried okra, baked beans, sweet dinner rolls
Thursday
southwest chicken corn chowder, country cornbread muffins, vermont maple oatmeal pie
Friday
cheese ravioli, caesar salad, garlic bread sticks
Saturday
hamburgers, hotdogs, sausage, coleslaw, baked beans, potato chips, chocolate chip cookies, apple dumplings

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.

Amen.

Matthew 6:9-13 KJV

some fall cheer

for a friend

"How far you go in life

depends on your being tender with the young,

compassionate with the aged,

sympathetic with the striving

and tolerant of the weak and strong.

Because someday in your life you will have been all of these."

~George Washington Carver

illustration courtesy of www.allposters.com

"Autumn Blaze" by Rusinko

What a treat!

A trip to Martha's Bloomers.

Featured in Southern Living magazine's list
of "Top 50 Shops" and list of "Top 10 Tea Rooms in Texas".
And home to the world's largest teapot!

Lovely blossoms

and blooms

everywhere you look.

And a cozy tea room

to enjoy lunch.
(I had the quiche and roasted red pepper soup!)

A pot of Martha's Bloomers famous

orange spice tea,

and lovely desserts

complete the visit. :-)

It's the first day of fall!

No matter how busy the day,

there are a few simple things that are

first day of fall traditions for me. :-)

using autumn paper plates at breakfast

drinking hazlenut coffee

eating honey crisp apples for snack

listening to my favorite
"autumn soundtrack"

making the house smell like
apples and cinnamon

and putting out a few more fall decorations

like this beautiful leaves and acorns plate
that my sister made for me last year

What do you like to do to celebrate the first day of fall?? :-)

Autumn Spice Muffins

Autumn Spice Muffins

12 servings

1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup milk

cinnamon and sugar

Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk until combined. Fill greased or lined muffin cups half full. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Serve warm and enjoy!

Supper Menus
September 21st-26th

Monday
cheese tortellini, caesar salad, sour dough bread
Tuesday
beef and chicken fajitas, spanish rice, pinto beans
Wednesday
leftovers
Thursday
autumn chowder, country white bread, apple dumplings
Friday
out for supper
Saturday
spiral pasta salad

A "made up" cake!

chocolate cake mix

butter

cream cheese

coconut

chocolate frosting

I just made it up as I went along...

Turned out pretty tasty! :-)

"The real things haven't changed.

It is still best to be honest and truthful;

to make the most of what we have;

to be happy with simple pleasures;

and have courage when things go wrong."

~ Laura Ingalls Wilder

Blueberry Morning

I've been tweaking a blueberry muffin recipe.

I added sour cream to the batter...

Wow! :-)

Supper Menus
September 14th-19th

Monday
jalapeno chicken enchiladas, refried beans, tortilla chips, picante sauce
Tuesday
fried chicken tenders, mashed potatoes, brown gravy, fried okra, baked beans, dinner rolls
Wednesday
spaghetti, tossed salad
Thursday
tortilla soup
Friday
grilled steaks, twice baked potatoes, lettuce and tomato salad, dinner rolls, chocolate coconut cake
Saturday
out for supper

The 9/12 Project

Mr. H. and one of his brothers took part in the

September 12th

March on Washington.

A few other people were there, too. ;-)


"No people will tamely surrender their Liberties,

nor can any be easily subdued,

when knowledge is diffused and Virtue is preserved.

On the Contrary, when People are universally ignorant,

and debauched in their Manners,

they will sink... under their own weight

without the Aid of foreign Invaders."

~Samuel Adams, letter to James Warren, 1775

"Qui tacet consentit"

Never Forget

September 11, 2001

Summer's End

Tonight's supper was

end of summer harvest soup
from

a year of slow cooking

It was rainy this evening

and it really hit the spot. :-)

Mr. H.'s ATV Adventures

Mr. H. has been 4wheeling again!

On the mountain ATV trails of beautiful New Mexico.

Just a bunch of guys doing guy things.

And having a great time at it! ;-)



Mr. H. never forgets to take a few scenery pictures for me. :-)

Welcome home! We missed you!