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Author: lizziejank

Biscotti Bidoddy

3 / 11 / 083 / 14 / 08
By lizziejank | Filed under Uncategorized | Tags: Recipes

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I was talking to my sister the other day before I posted the cinnamon roll recipe, and we were laughing about the desire we both have to develop our own “best” recipes. Basically, if I want to make cookies, I want to know exactly what they will be like when I start. I want to know what I am going to get if I start out to bake bread. Cinnamon rolls had long been in that group for me, but a number of other recipes have joined in as “these are the ones I make” favorites.

Biscotti is a relative new comer in our family, but it has made its way to the top of the charts! Anyway, I have launched a campaign to share all these favorites with you as I make them. Don’t worry, there aren’t too many – it won’t take long.

Upcoming favorites include sandwich bread, baguettes, bagels, sugar cookies, chocolate chip cookies, and pitas. Afterwards or during, or whenever I feel like it there will be some non-baking recipes, but we will see when that happens, the dinner time rush being what it is and all! Read More

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I’m just saying

3 / 6 / 084 / 5 / 08
By lizziejank | Filed under Uncategorized | Tags: Recipes

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There really isn’t much more to say about these. They really are as good as they look. I am a big cinnamon roll fan, and always have been, even after fainting in the bathroom in 5th grade because that was all I had eaten for breakfast. But, through the years I have had some trouble with executing what I thought was the perfect cinnamon roll. Sometimes I think they are too greasy (I don’t like dark and oily undersides), sometimes too much work for too little results (anything that involves a saucepan for the filling), and I generally disapprove of cream cheese frosting. Yes, I hear all of you gasping, but really, I think that the light icing is way better here. Just try these out at home, and I think you will agree!

Cinnamon Triumph Rolls

Combine 3 c. warm water, 2/3 c. sugar, and 1 1/2 t. salt in the bowl of a kitchenaid. Add 2 Tbs. yeast and stir until dissolved. Add two beaten eggs, 2/3 c. shortening, 1 t. vanilla and stir. Add enough flour to make a soft dough (7-8 c.). Mix until smooth dough forms, and the dough pulls together. If it interests you, I never use the dough hook as the beater bar does great. Knead it a couple of times on a floured surface, and pull together into a beautiful pile of smooth dough. Put a little oil in a large bowl, and drop the dough in, smooshing it to lightly coat the dough in the oil, and turn it over. Cover with a tea towel, and let rise until doubled (I don’t time it, but my guess is somewhere around 40 minutes). Punch it down, and divide into two pieces. Roll each piece out into a rectangle about 12×16 inches. Smear with a light coating of soft butter(about 1/4 c. per roll), sprinkle with sugar (somewhere in the neighborhood of 1/4 c. per roll), and then dust it up with cinnamon (not too thick, and not too thin). Do not even think about raisins. Roll up the rectangles, and pinch the seam shut. I use a bread knife, and cut each roll into twelve slices. Lay them on an ungreased jelly roll pan, and pat lightly to get a uniform height and spread them together a bit. Cover and let rise slightly while the oven pre-heats to 375 degrees. Pop them in the oven and bake for 20 -25 minutes, or until perfect. While they are still mildly warm, but not hot, drizzle with a thick mix of powdered sugar and milk. These freeze beautifully, making you everyone’s favorite mom on a Sunday morning.

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Enough to Go Around

1 / 30 / 081 / 30 / 08
By lizziejank | Filed under Uncategorized | Tags: From (Rachel) Lizzie

I thought I would post a couple things that have been on my mind lately, things that have helped me get that all important right perspective as I fumble (flit? stagger? dream-walk?) through days with a house full of small kids. I know I am not the only one here who is in that situation, so maybe what has been helping me would be of some use to you too.

The first thing, that really is a comfort is this: the only thing that absolutely MUST be organized in our home is my attitude. If that gets a little cluttered, or retains sticky rings from juice with a little dusting from the bottom of the toaster, then all the dry erase boards and fridge cleaning schedules in the world will not make this house fun to be in. On the other hand, if I can keep my attitude stacked in Rubbermaid bins, neatly lableled in the closet, then no matter what is going on in the house, we are doing fine. The kids may be falling apart and needing me all at once, but the only thing separating a clumsy moment Read More

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A not too little Announcement

1 / 29 / 081 / 30 / 08
By lizziejank | Filed under Uncategorized | Tags: From (Rachel) Lizzie

After four years in business, we have decided to close our downtown shop La Bella Vita. When we first opened, I was seven months pregnant with Lina, and we were well aware that having a business that was dependent on me (it is not my husband who loves to work with flowers after all) could get complicated.

We made a few resolutions at the beginning to guide our decision making. The main thing was that we wanted our shop to overflow from our home, and not take away from it. We wanted to make sure that I was not down arranging beautiful housewares while our own home or children were neglected.

Well, the good news is, that hasn’t happened! On the other hand (as our kind, cheerful, and downright heroic employees could attest), we are no longer able to keep juggling our very joyful responsibilities. In God’s good humor, he sent twins to our family this November. While we are seriously enjoying our newly doubled brood, we simply are not able to keep up with everything else we had going.

To break it down for you, we may have to bring in outside help to get my teeth brushed every day! The shop presents itself quite clearly as the place to pare down, and pare down we are going to do! Read More

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The Real Deal

12 / 29 / 072 / 8 / 10
By lizziejank | Filed under Uncategorized | Tags: From (Rachel) Lizzie

img_0297.JPGThe Christmas scene at our house was really something this year. My husband’s sweet family came into town on the 21st, and they were here partying at the hotel, and meeting the twins through their baptism on the 23rd. We had a great time eating together, pool partying together (not me – don’t worry!), and doing the first ever sibling grab bag gift exchange with the fifteen minute, fifteen dollar rule.  Three of my husband’s siblings (the ones without kids) pitched in together to get one big gift for each family. Before I tell, I should show you img_0208.JPGYes, that’s right. What you see in our windows from left to right: our Christmas tree, our retro bulb wreath hanging above the cooler full of pop and in front of a table full of groceries, and, in our third window, the static sparks flying off the heads of children in our new indoor bouncy castle. The result of so much partying? Well, for one thing a lot of our gifts are still in a garbage bag in our bedroom. img_0292.JPG

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Little shouters

11 / 30 / 072 / 8 / 10
By lizziejank | Filed under Uncategorized | Tags: From (Rachel) Lizzie

Hi all! Thanks so much for your many well wishes! I thought I would attach a few pictures from our first day with our new little friends. Lina and Daphne greeted their new siblings with enthusiasm, and Nana had to start practicing her two baby hold. Anyways, here they are, and ain’t they sweet? We might just up and pop with love. dscf0005.jpgdscf0019.jpgdscf0024.jpgdscf0011.jpgdscf0018.jpg 

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