I’m re-posting this poem, a prayer, from last Memorial Day with an added line.
In this year,
an historic year
of a global pandemic,
economic and educational disparities,
racial and religious hatred,
ideological and political divides,
innocence and freedom terrorized,
and our beautiful, irreplaceable earth
in deep trouble,
remember those who have served our country
and those who still do,
sons and daughters
whose families long to embrace them
and welcome them home.
Amen.
Flower Box Flag, Hudson River ParkFlags fly at Liberty State Park.Flags in front of the American Legion post.Liberty State Park, NJLiberation Monument by Natan Rappaport
DIY Hostess gift idea: Bring dessert on a dish the hostess can keep. Wrap them in cellophane for a pretty presentation.
Hon, you know what I like about a holiday besides spending time with family and friends?
The built-in theme!
One of my daughters and I had fun taking the American flag colors to the extreme. We baked red, white and blue sugar cookies and cupcakes. Click herefor sugar cookie and Royal Icing recipes. My daughter decorated with flags while I tried my hand at tie dye effects. I used a toothpick to “drag” two or three icing colors from the center out, then swirled with the toothpick to create a tie dye look.
Baking Day continued with red, white and blue cupcakes.
We were inspired by Ziploc Bag’s Patriotic Piped Tri-Colored Cupcakes, but they turned out to be more challenging than they looked. So, we abandoned our pastry bags and spooned the colored batter into baking cups. The result? Still patriotic, fun and delicious.
*Tip: Wear plastic gloves because colored batter is messy and stains.
1. Start with boxed cake mix. Separate batter into three bowls.
2. Add red food coloring to one bowl of batter and blue to another, leaving the third bowl plain.
DIY Hostess gift idea: Bring dessert on a dish the hostess can keep. These funky melamine dishes are from SEED387. Wrap cookies in cellophane for a pretty presentation.
Need a patriotic-themed kid activity? Or are you in the mood to bake? Either way, enjoy this re-post.
Hon, you know what I like about a holiday besides spending time with family and friends?
The built-in theme!
One of my daughters and I had fun taking the American flag colors to the extreme. We baked red, white and blue sugar cookies and cupcakes. Click herefor sugar cookie and Royal Icing recipes. My daughter decorated with flags while I tried my hand at tie dye effects. I used a toothpick to “drag” two or three icing colors from the center out, then swirled with the toothpick to create a tie dye look.
Baking Day continued with red, white and blue cupcakes.
We were inspired by Ziploc Bag’s Patriotic Piped Tri-Colored Cupcakes, but they turned out to be more challenging than they looked. So, we abandoned our pastry bags and spooned the colored batter into baking cups. The result? Still patriotic, fun and delicious.
*Tip: Wear plastic gloves because colored batter is messy and stains.
1. Start with boxed cake mix. Separate batter into three bowls.
2. Add red food coloring to one bowl of batter and blue to another, leaving the third bowl plain.
DIY Hostess gift idea: Bring dessert on a dish the hostess can keep. I bought these funky melamine dishes from SEED387. Wrap them in cellophane for a pretty presentation.
Hon, you know what I like about a holiday besides spending time with family and friends?
The built-in theme!
One of my daughters and I had fun taking the American flag colors to the extreme. We baked red, white and blue sugar cookies and cupcakes. Click herefor sugar cookie and Royal Icing recipes. My daughter decorated with flags while I tried my hand at tie dye effects. I used a toothpick to “drag” two or three icing colors from the center out, then swirled with the toothpick to create a tie dye look.
Baking Day continued with red, white and blue cupcakes.
We were inspired by Ziploc Bag’s Patriotic Piped Tri-Colored Cupcakes, but they turned out to be more challenging than they looked. So, we abandoned our pastry bags and spooned the colored batter into baking cups. The result? Still patriotic, fun and delicious.
*Tip: Wear plastic gloves because colored batter is messy and stains.
1. Start with boxed cake mix. Separate batter into three bowls.
2. Add red food coloring to one bowl of batter and blue to another, leaving the third bowl plain.