Recipe – Living Our Days

Create the Right Conditions for Spiritual Growth: Trust the Recipe

February 12, 2023February 7, 2023 Michele Morin13 Comments

Bread dough the color of molasses yielded to the pressure of my working fist. Fold, press, turn, repeat, and soon I lost count of how many times I had kneaded the fragrant lump. With the recipe calling for three hundred repetitions, I began to wonder... Three hundred? Really? Switching to the heel of my hand,… Continue reading Create the Right Conditions for Spiritual Growth: Trust the Recipe

Recipes for Starting Your Day with Fresh-Baked Love

October 31, 2019October 30, 2019 Michele Morin63 Comments

My recipe for over-night rising cinnamon rolls

Here on the hill, we are a breakfast-loving family. Back in the days of six Morins around the table on a school day, I scrambled 22 eggs and piled strawberry jam high on the toast. We took our oatmeal with brown sugar, and any leftover blueberry muffins were fair game for mid-morning snacks. Weekend mornings… Continue reading Recipes for Starting Your Day with Fresh-Baked Love

Recipe for a Whoopee Pie Day

July 17, 2015July 16, 2015 Michele Morin31 Comments

Wait until the sun is summer high, On an orange day after someone has said, "Tomorrow, Let's go to the beach!" Then, whir the mixer And scrape the bowl. Alternate wet and dry. Breathe cocoa dust and fire up the oven. Grease every pan you own -- Every one, because you will need them. When… Continue reading Recipe for a Whoopee Pie Day