Kay Sanborn's Birthday Cake

February is my birthday month. So I wanted to share a cake that one of my good friends made for me several years ago. Since the holidays I have been trying to eat healthier and have started Weight Watchers. What makes this cake so special? It has “0” Points!



What you need:

Fresh flowers
Floral foam, cut into desired shape



Soak floral foam until wet. Cut flower stems to 1 inch. Stick flowers into foam. The cake is ready to be served!

Grandma Liz's Dried Peppers

When I was a little girl growing up in Irondale, Ohio, my Grandpa always had a vegetable garden in the back yard. One of my favorite vegetables growing up was hot peppers.Mom would fry them, pickle them and used them to season most of her cooking. My job at an early age was to string them for drying. My Mom would get me a needle and thread and we would string them together and hang them to dry out.

After the peppers were dry she would use them for seasoning all kinds of dishes. My favorite was a whole dried pepper with a fried egg. All that on crispy toast! Heaven! Well, today Mom is still stringing peppers and they hang in both of our kitchens. You never know when your cooking will need that extra punch of hot.