Sugar Cookies!

Teresa has been wanting to find Aunt Joyce's sugar cookie recipe.  It's her father's favorite, and she likes to make them every Christmas. 

I had searched what I had on my computer, but didn't have it there.  I was surprised that the relatives we asked did not have it...  Finally, today, I searched my old emails -- and FOUND IT!   (Oddly enough, I found the email where I had thanked her for the recipe, luckily with the original included in the reply, because I did NOT find the original email! Good thing I'd thanked her!)  And in that weird quirky way that things happen -- Aunt Joyce had emailed it to me, EXACTLY 11 years ago today!

That's one down...  a bunch more to go!  When we were in Houlton for Thanksgiving, I snapped a photo of a couple of the recipes I need - Caramel Popcorn, for one!!!  My mother has shared her computer file of recipes, so that helps, too. 

My favorite cookbook is the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook, the one with the red checked cover and looseleaf pages.  I got that cookbook as a high school graduation present, and I'm happy to say that a friend of similar age has given me hers - the earlier or later versions have slightly different recipes, so I really wanted the same edition! 

It's one of those things that I'm looking forward to doing once we're in the new house.  That's a phrase that's a little scary - since there are a LOT of things on that list!!!   I am looking forward to making a recipe book.  It's a project that I've been thinking of for several years, but it's never been a very high priority.  I want to include recipes and stories, and it will be a meaningful book for my kids, as well as a cookbook!

I hesitate to ask for ANYTHING, since whenever I mention something, I get such an abundance of responses ... but this, I can ask for - if you have a recipe that you think I would like, please send it along.  I'd love to have the story of the recipe, as well.  Who usually makes it?  Is it one that we've made together?  Is it something that's a special tradition in your family?  Is it just delicious?  And if I'm overwhelmed with recipes, I'll just print them and put them into a binder. 

I'm looking forward to cooking in my new kitchen!