Mayberry's Orange Cookies a.k.a. Harvey's Little Big Orange Cookies

Yesterday, I was looking at a vintage recipe Facebook group and she had a link to a cookie recipe.  She called them "Aunt Bee's Little Big Orange Cookies".

Well, I have this cookbook and they are actually called "Harvey's Little Big Orange Cookies".  The recipe was submitted for the cookbook by the Andy Griffith Show's writer, Harvey Bullock.

I love this cookbook - it's so fun.  I originally bought it so I could make Aunt Bee's Nesselrode Pie (which actually turned out to be Clara's recipe)

So...when I saw the recipe posted on the Facebook group, I pulled out my copy of the cookbook and see it that is isn't Aunt Bee's recipe, but rather Harvey's

It is a super simple recipe, and I had everything on hand so I thought...let's give it a go.

 

 

Well...the first batch looked a bit over-baked and they really spread out and were super thin

The cookies,  however, were quite tasty and didn't taste over-baked.  They were a perfect crispy cookie.

But, I decided to chill the dough for a few hours and see what happened.  I baked the cookies 8 minutes instead of 10, for the 2nd batch and guess what?

They were exactly the same as the first batch. In fact, they may have spread even more.

I am not exactly sure why they spread out so thin, but my guess is that it has too much butter.  I mean 8 oz of butter (2 sticks) is a lot.  

They really are very good though - a nice orange flavor but not too much, crispy and yummy!  If I make these again, I'd cut the butter in half and maybe use only 3/4 cup of sugar, just to see.  

The judges on the "Spring Baking Championship" would tell me they are not lookers but I would probably win on taste!

White Pizza With Corn

 
I saw this recipe in a recent Food Network magazine and thought I would give it a try.  I actually marked SEVERAL recipes in this particular edition, so you may see more.

 
Anyway, this one looked super simple to make, and it was so I tried it first.

Verdict:  DELICIOUS!!  This tasted even better than I expected.  I am so disappointed when I try a new recipe and it isn't all that great (or worse, it is bad), but luckily, this one was a keeper.

I revised it a bit to make it a bit easier for me.  Unfortunately, I didn't have any fresh basil, I wish I had because it would have been even better! 

WHITE PIZZA WITH CORN

SERVES: 4

1 Package of refrigerated Pillsbury Classic Pizza Dough

Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling

1 clove garlic, minced ounces fresh 

8 oz. fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced

1cup raw corn kernels (I used 1/2 package Bird's Eye Fire Roasted Corn Kernals)

¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Kosher salt

Fresh basil, for topping

 

1. Preheat oven to 400F degrees.  Place parchment paper on baking sheet.

2. Open pizza dough and unroll onto parchment paper.

3. Drizzle the dough with olive oil and rub into the dough.

4.Top with the garlic, mozzarella, corn kernels and Parmesan.

5. Drizzle with more olive oil and season with salt.

6. Bake the pizza for 10 minutes at 400F, until edges of crust are lightly brown

7. Top with fresh basil

 

Man, oh, man, it was good.  I saw another recipe on Food Network's website that included grape tomatoes - that would be a great topping and I found yet another one that included chopped smoked bacon.  I am sure that would be good too, but I rather like the fact that it is a vegetarian pizza so I probably wouldn't add bacon, but I can see how that would be good.

 

Prayer Shawl # 8

I finished another prayer shawl.  When I bought Lion Brand Scarfie yarn on clearance at Michael's, there were 2 different colors that were on clearance, and I got them both.  I enjoyed the pattern I used with this yarn on the last shawl, so decided to stick with what worked.

The pattern, called Shell Shawl, calls for 3 skeins, but I only use 2.  I can't imagine how huge it would be with 3 skeins!!  

The color of this yarn was Rose / Dusty Rose.  Like with the last one, it may not normally have been a color that would have "spoken" to me, but I'm glad it was on clearance, and I got it because it turned out to be so lovely.

I really like the detail you can see on the back of this shawl.

My kitty cat, Tarzan wanted to have his photo taken too, so I obliged. Isn't he a cutie? 💖

Project Life ~ March 2024

I can’t believe a fourth of the year is already over.  Time does fly, especially when you get to my age.

This month, I went to another premier of the Indigo Girls’ documentary “It’s Only Life After All” - it has finally been released in theaters!  We talked to the filmmaker and she interviewed us on video for possible DVD extras when it is released.  Amy and Emily were also there to answer some questions and perform a couple of songs.

My friend, Don, asked me to see Post Modern Jukebox with him at Symphony Hall.  It was fun, people dressed for the show (I had no idea), they sing modern day songs but in a different genre. For instance, they might sing a Spice Girls Song, but in the style of the Lennon Sisters.  We both really enjoyed it.

My friend Susan came for a week long visit and we went to see Beetlejuice, which was so good and so funny! Also, my little kitty turned 4 this month - which is so, so hard to believe!

A church member, who is well known in Georgia for building homes, John Weiland, has an incredible art collection and has set up an art gallery.  All the art is related to homes.  He has decided to  open his art gallery to the public and luckily, as someone he knows, I got was able to go with some other church members for a sneak preview.

A couple of less than happy things.  My poor little kitty niece, Bonnie Faye, was one sick little baby.  She had to spend time in the ER with overnight hospital stays.  She still isn’t 100% back to her pre-sickness self but she is doing much better, praise GOD!

Also, my friends Brian and Woody have officially moved to Beaufort, NC.  I am so happy for them, but boy am I going to miss my fellas!  I just can’t imagine what is is going to be like without them around.

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Feeling Saucy!

Americans love their sauces…I mean LOVE them! You only have to stop by a local Walmart to see that. There are so many fast food and restaurant chains that are getting in on the retail market.  I guess people steal their sauces from the store so they figure, hey, we should sell them so the people can get what they want and it will help our profits instead of hurting them.

Even some famous chefs/cooks, such as Guy Fieri and Ree Drummond have gotten into the game.

I love sauces too, but oddly enough don’t really buy fast food/restaurant sauces as it would take me too long to eat them.  The only exception is that I do love Whataburger Spicy Ketchup and I have bought that a couple of times.

Are you a saucy person?  Have you bought any of these?

Project Life ~ February 2024

I am a bit late posting February pages, but here they are.  There were some not great things (death of a cousin, bad leg infection that was resistant to antibiotics), but there were also good things (healthy kitties, friends get together, trip to see Marie Osmond with my bestie)

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52 Ancestors - Week 11 - Achievement

 My 3rd Great-Grandmother was Georgia America Segars was born in July 1848 in Georgia, USA. Her father, Southward, was 38 and her mother, Clarkey was 33.  During the Civil War, her future husband, Jerimiah Trusdell was fighting for the North, and he was in Georgia and somehow met Georgia, how I wish I knew.  But he fell in love with her and after the war, moved down to Georgia, married her and they settled in Alabama, where he was the town doctor.

Georgia's achievement was that she was blind.  This was, no doubt, a big challenge in the 1800s.  It is not known how she lost her sight...some research indicates she was born blind and other research says her blindness developed when she was a little older, but at any rate, it does appear she was most likely blind at least by the time she married.

She managed to have a good marriage, to a Yankee, which I am sure was an achievement in itself during that time, but she had 5 children and raised them, while working on a farm.  

I wish I could sit down and talk to her and find out all the achievements she made during her life, those that she probably just accepted as normal life.  She truly seemed to be an outstanding individual.