It's National Library Card Sign Up Month. I couldn't survive without my library card and at times my husband's and mother's. When the librarians see me coming, they grab the tallest stack of books on hold because they know it will be mine.
Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. 
It's time to celebrate Sukkot with reading, recipes,activities, and writing. Enjoy.
It's the Game 3 of the 1932 World Series. Babe Ruth is up to bat. Two strikes. He points to the center field. Is he calling the shot? Even he wasn't sure. To celebrate, make Home Run Potatoes from Recipe Wednesday.
by Pam Calvert to see how Princess Peepers deals with it. Ingredients:
Individually wrapped caramels
Food coloring
Powdered sugar, about one tablespoon
Edible glitter
Candy sprinkles
Miniature cupcakes
Supplies: clean paintbrushes, toothpicks, miniature (1/2-inch) cookie cutters or aspic cutters, cutting board
For each two pairs of glasses, unwrap one caramel. Squish it between your fingers until it is soft. On a cutting board or other dry, clean surface, roll the caramel out to a 10 inch snake. Cut it into three pieces: two pieces should be about 3 1/2 inches long. Smash the third piece flat and set aside.
Bend each end of the remaining "snakes" to make the ear pieces.
Using miniature (1/2-inch) cutters, cut out flowers, stars, hearts, etc. from the flatten piece of caramel. Or model as if the caramel was play dough. Put the shapes on the glasses frame as shown in the photo. Put in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes. Remove and then bend the eyepiece the rest of the way.
Paint with food coloring. Let dry an hour or even overnight, depending on the humidity and temperature. Be careful what you touch since the food coloring can stain your clothes.
Add water, a little at a time, to the powdered sugar to make a thin "glue". Using a toothpick, dab a bit of powdered sugar "glue" onto the glasses where you want to add sprinkles, glitter, or other edible decorations.
Use Princess Peepers glasses to decorate miniature cupcakes
© Mary Ann Dames, MS, RD 2009
