Well our February Florida weather is cool in the mornings, warm during the day and cool at night. Which to be honest, suits me! But, we can't have perfect weather that suits us all can we? This weather has had me in the baking mode though. I saved a few apples from our mountain trip and baked an apple bundt cake to freeze for a Sunday dinner sweet. Decided to whip up a batch of Kitty's shortbread spritz cookies. They weren't as pretty as hers but oh they would melt in your mouth. Be sure to pop over to see her recipe. https://www.kittyskozykitchen.com/2025/01/impossibly-easy-ham-and-swiss-pie-and.html#more I had some left over deer venison and decided to make a Venison and Penne Casserole. Was a hit with Marty and his dad. But, we love all things venison around her neck of the woods. One day I had some broccoli that was going to go bad if not used so whipped up a little comfort soup. Broccoli and shedder cheese soup. My oldest granddaughter Raygen bought h...
A couple of years ago I decided to get myself a stash of what I call “my take off & giveaway dishes”. I can’t recall the times I have baked a cake or a batch of cookies and carried it to a gathering at church, or for someone sick, or etc., only to never get my plate back. Sometimes that was my fault and sometimes it wasn’t! So I decided to purchase a few plates for my “take off stash”. When I would thrift store shop I would look for plates. I cannot tell you how many pretty plates along with just simple ones I have purchased for a dime each. If they were really Pretty or Fancy plates I might have paid
25 – 50 cents for them. I also love it when I am giving a baked good as a gift and they get to keep the plate! Makes your gift even more special. I usually try and keep a small stash but got to looking the other day and it’s time to purchase a few more! The good thing is if you don’t get the dish back…at least it wasn’t an expensive piece…and it makes a wonderful gift with your baked good for someone else. Every year at Christmas I always have a few businesses that I like to bake goodies for and carry to them. Though my time was limited this past Christmas with my daughter’s wedding I still managed to have time to bake up some goodies. And from my stash from last year there I pulled out three Christmas plates…Snowmen with blue and red colors. Wrapped up my plate of goodies with plastic wrap and topped with a red bow I made. Yep, made nice gifts and my goodies looked so cute on them! Want to show you a picture of one of my favorite plates though. Several years ago I found these white pretty plates for 10 cents each and bought all they had which was about 12. Over the last few years I have used these as gifts with items such as muffins, cookies, a pound cake and etc. I also liked the fact that I could weave some pretty ribbon in and out of the slots around this plate. Well I am down to two of these plates! Don’t know if I can part with the last two…matter of fact I think I might make myself some chocolate chip cookies and put on them today! Ha!
Neat idea Miss Cindy.
ReplyDeleteGood idea! I always buy those plastic containers with the lids or alum. pans for take off dishes. I don't have the patience to shop for the plates like you do but it is a good idea especially to use for gifts. Trinity
ReplyDeleteI don't yard sale shop or thrift store shop but have some old dishes I never use! Great idea! Audrey
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