For those of you who don't know me personally, I need to reveal that I live in central New Jersey about twenty minutes from the beach. Fortunately, my house did not sustain damage from Hurricane Sandy. However the devastation has been unbelievable. While we only lost power and cable, for about a week, many have lost everything. I am currently in Aurora, Colorado visiting my daughter and four wonderful grandchildren, but before I left, I did what I could to help the relief effort. I gathered clothing, blankets, water, and toiletries and donated them to several local shelters. When I get home, I plan to start making quilts to donate. This is what we quilters do. It is my intention to get back to as normal a life as I can when I return on Saturday while continuing to help with the relief efforts in any way I can.
Since this is a cooking blog, I won't leave you without some mention of food. Yesterday, I went through my daughter's recipe collection for a recipe for high altitude snicker doodles. I came across many family recipes that I have given her over the years, and guess what? They had measurements! I have copied several and will pass them on to you during the week.
I know many of you in New Jersey are now buried in snow and are without power again, so I wish you all the best. Keep safe and warm. And keep cooking!
Carol
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