I love peaches. I love to cook with peaches. I love them in my cereal, on pancakes, rolled up in a crepe or all alone. I love them so much I will be posting several recipes with peaches in the next few days. This recipe is from my father-in-law who lives in Brigham City, Utah. They literally have PEACH DAYS with a parade and everything. When he gave me this recipe I was a little nervous to make it because he didn't know the exact quantities of anything he used to make the batter. For example he said, "about 1/2 cup sugar, maybe a little more". So, after trial and error...and trial and error, I came up with this recipe and I think it is delicious!
Try it. You'll like it.

Bob's Peach Cobbler

1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/3 cup butter
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup milk
Mix together (batter should resemble consistency of pancake batter)

In buttered 9X13 pan or 6 buttered ramekins slice peaches until 2/3 full (6-8 large peaches)
sprinkle with a mixture of 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tbsp. cinnamon. Then pour batter over peaches. If there is any cinnamon sugar left, sprinkle on top.

Bake at 350 for 45 min -55 min. Or until golden brown and bubbly. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream. Printable recipe

This is my go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe. I ALWAYS flash freeze a double batch so I can throw them in the oven anytime. This cookie recipe is one of the first recipes I tried as a married woman so many years ago. It has been one of my trusted recipes in my recipe box. In fact if I had to choose one cookie to eat for the rest of my life, this is the one I'd choose. I'm happy to share it with you because I know it will bring you great joy as well. I originally found the recipe here.

Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies
*My all time favorite

3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup butter
1 egg
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts (optional)
1 pkg 12 oz. chocolate chips (2 cups)

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix sugars, butter and egg in large bowl.
Stir in flour, baking soda and salt (dough will be stiff.) Stir in nuts and
chocolate chips.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased
cookie sheet.

Bake 8-10 minutes or until light brown. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet.
Printable recipe

I just read that Princess Diana took a stack of royal Thank You notes wherever she went. She wrote thank you letters to everyone from waiters and servers to security guards and drivers to CEOs and presidents. She was perhaps one of the most punctual thank you note writers ever. She was known for sending thank you notes for the smallest deed and doing it nearly immediately. I love getting letters of thanks in the mail. In fact my son just got a thank you note from my husband's boss for writing him a thank you note. He told my son that writing thank you notes was a great habit to get into and that he really appreciated it. I love writing notes and corresponding with people the old-fashioned way...by sending a note in the mail. I have a long way to go before I am as polished as Lady Di but I'm working on it. When you have fun stationary and return address stamps it makes writing notes a little more fun. Check these out.

I love these note cards. My friend gave them to my for my birthday. You can personalize them for a birthday, thank you, congratulations or with your initial.
My friends also gave me this self-inking stamp. This one has my name and a picture of a pineapple (which I love). I use it to stamp my books and DVDs when I loan them out or if I want to personalize anything. I loved this stamp so much I bought one for some friends who graciously invited me to stay a week with them in Hawaii (I ordered theirs with their address and palm trees). I also got one with my address to stamp my return address when I send correspondence...it makes it a little more personal don't you think?

It is that time of the year. While you are getting your Halloween supplies this year, pick up some extra witches cauldrons for a project later this year. The cauldrons can be used as the "pot" at the end of the rainbow for St. Patrick's Day. You can package them for your guests on their plate, teachers gifts, neighbor gifts etc. Happy haunting.