Mom Lemon Bars

 

This is one of my Mom's most requested dessert. Lemon is always a hit around here. And perfect any time of the year,but delicious for National Lemon bar day which is today.

3 cups all-purpose flour  divided 2 1/2 cups for crust and 1/2 cup for filling ▢2/3 cups powdered sugar  for the shortbread, plus more for dusting ▢1/2 tsp salt ▢12 tbsp unsalted butter melted ▢3 tbsp lemon zest zest of three lemons ▢3 cups sugar  ▢8 eggs large, room temperature ▢1 cup lemon juice fresh,  Instructions Heat oven to 350F and line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper. Whisk together 2 1/2 cups of flour (300g) with the powdered sugar and salt, then pour in the melted butter and mix until combined. You can also do this using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment. If you'd like a dash of vanilla can be added in with the butter at this step. Sprinkle the dough into your lined pan and press down into a flat layer. Bake at 350F for about 20 minutes or until a light golden color. While the crust is baking add the sugar to a food processor and add the zest of three lemons. Pulse until the zest is fully incorporated and sugar is a light yellow color. If you don't have a processor just mince the zest and mix with the sugar in a bag or bowl. Add the sugar and remaining half cup of flour to a large bowl and mix well. You can sift together however and zesty sugar bits will need to get dumped out of the sifter as they might clog things up and not go through. Pour in the lemon juice and add the eggs then mix very well until completely combined. Pour the filling onto the warm crust then transfer to oven and bake for about 25 minutes, turning halfway through the bake. Remove from oven and allow to cool for an hour before chilling in the refrigerator for two hours. Dust with powdered sugar and cut into bars using a clean, sharp, damp knife. Clean and re-wet the knife

October: Breast Cancer Awareness

 

Happy Thursday - 

The month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and I am joining the  fight with raising money  for research and more.

A glimpse of our town going pink. Race day with signs to mark the path. 

Making crafts to sell cards, rocks and pink ribbons.

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Sunday Women Club Tea for a Cause : 

High  Tea to raise money and awareness at our local Women's Club chapter. To raise money for our local center.  

Each table is dedicated to a survivor  and we each decorated it with our personnel china and crystal.  Each  table was sold to raise money . We served Tea ,tea sandwiches and tiny cakes. And had a busy speaker from the hospital.

Also we voted on the decorated bra contest.

My Table : Salmon and Cream cheese tea sandwich

• loaf of white bread
• 1/2 C  cream cheese ,softened
• 1/2 lb thinly sliced smoked Salmon
• lemon juice to taste
• salt and pepper to taste
• dried parsley

Make sandwich: by spreading cream cheese on the bread, layer Salmon, and add lemon,parsley and seasoning to taste. Stake and Cut into 4 sections. 

Thanks for stopping bye this Thursday ! See you soon.... Lisa 

Pink Ribbon

ATC cards 

In October we wear Pink 

My art journal page...

Wooden sign I painted for my yard

Diy Breast Cancer Awareness

October is Breast Cancer Awareness 🎀 month.   

And we have been making crafts to sell to raise money for the cause. 

Single crochet  pink ribbon 

With a pin on back. 

Ribbon key rings

Our beaded bracelet 

Our booth at the Fall festival to raise money for Breast cancer.....

 

Breast cancer awareness

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month 

And I am sharing cards I made celebrating this cause...As well as some craft ideas 

The cards are done in pink, green and white. 

With the breast cancer symbol made in pink pa0er. With butterfly and tags . 

At home with Dot

It's Fall decorating time at home. Dots is part of the fun. Today he's sharing tCat tips for staying safe and a cozy read 

Dot finds himself on my craft table quite often. He very comfy among my craft supplies. I took this picture last night. 

Hes the star in many of my blog post.  He's very photogenic don't you  think? 

Autumn tips and care with your cat..

Cat cozy mystery....

Librarian Charlie Harris and his cat Diesel must catalog a killer in this mystery in the New York Times bestselling Cat in the Stacks series.

Suspecting that someone is stealing from him, the aging and eccentric James Delacorte wants Charlie to do an inventory on his rare book collection. Soon after they begin, Delacorte is found dead at his desk, leaving Charlie with the bigger task of solving his murder.
 
Immediately Charlie is suspicious of Delacorte’s own family, and relies on the help of Diesel to paw around for clues. The cat and mouse game heats up after a highly valued copy of Edgar Allan Poe’s Tamerlane goes missing and a second murder occurs. Now Charlie and Diesel must solve the case before the killer strikes a third time—and hope curiosity doesn’t kill the cat...

Book Pick

I like cozy mysteries featuring cats and I especially like the way Miranda James writes. Very easy to read, with interesting side storylines apart from the main mystery. She engages you with the characters so that it’s hard to put down because you want to keep going and finding out what happens next.

Diy Boxs for October

Tuesday remake of two Boxs you would throw away, but today I remade them.

This breast cancer box is made from slice pizza box. I cleaned the box and lined with scrapbook paper.

I painted white and pink. With pink ribbon and tag. I'm filling it with tea cup ,teas and small packaged cookies.

A card to include...

Halloween box

This was a donuts box but I painted and added stickers for a cookie box. Add inside Halloween scrapbook paper and parchment to hold the cookie.