Cooking Thursday

I've got a cookie recipe for you today.  It's an old one that I got from my SIL about 35 years ago. This is a crispy cookie that people tell me is perfect with coffee.  I don't drink coffee, so I can't vouch for that, but they are very good! These cookies have to be mixed and then refrigerated overnight, so you do have to plan ahead.  However, they mix up quickly and since they are a roll and slice cookie, they are very easy to bake the next day.  They freeze very well so they can be made ahead of time.

Old Dutch Sand Cookies

3 sticks butter (1 1/2 cups)
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Stir flour and baking soda together and mix with butter/sugar mix, add vanilla and beat until smooth.
Shape dough into rolls and wrap with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.

The next day preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Slice dough rolls into cookies, about 1/4 inch thick for 12 minutes until golden.

Wordless Wednesday

(Oak Leaf Hydrangea)

 

A little show and tell

We were doing some rearranging of our pictures on the wall in our downstairs family room recently. I have a special piece of art in that grouping and thought I should share it with you.

Here's a grouping of photos I took of different lighthouses and some of their interiors, in the middle is the artwork I'm talking about.

When I worked as a nurse in the hospital, I worked on the ortho/neuro floor.  We had patients with fractures, total hips and knees, back surgeries and patients with neuro injuries like paraplegic and quadriplegics.
One of the patients that was on our floor several times was a quadriplegic. He was unable to move anything from his upper shoulders down. He was hurt in a diving accident and had a wife and young daughter. Sometimes people with injuries like this are not easy to care for, probably because they've been through so much and can't control anything, so they act out. This man was kind and a joy to work with. He was a Christian and shared his faith openly.
After his injury, he worked hard to learn how to draw using a pencil in his mouth. The picture you see above is one he did for me, from a photo I had taken of the Little Au Sable Lighthouse in Pentwater Michigan.
I find it amazing to think this was all done with using his mouth.

 

Do you see the signature? It's signed "in CHRIST, Will".  I've had it for close to 40 years and treasure it.

I don't know if Will is still living, but in searching online, I found this Youtube video where he was interviewed 8 years ago. If you have 10 minutes to watch it, I think you'll find it very interesting.