Throwback Thursday: FALLING LEAVES, WARM MEMORIES (A Snippet from a piece written in 2020)

By the time Patricia stepped outside into the brisk Virginia air, the leaves were already on fire. She smiled sheepishly at the memories swirling inside her mind and heart. She pulled the crocheted shawl, irregularly shaped from her first attempt at the craft, tighter around her shoulders.  Stepping off the wrap-around porch and following theContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: FALLING LEAVES, WARM MEMORIES (A Snippet from a piece written in 2020)”

Rae’s Bourbon Butterscotch with a Twist of Caramel Cookies

INGREDIENTS 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup salted butter, softened (at room temperature) 1 cup white sugar 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp cloves 2 eggs, room temperature 1 tblsp bourbon (I used Woodford Reserve) 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp caramel syrup (IContinue reading “Rae’s Bourbon Butterscotch with a Twist of Caramel Cookies”