Month: May 2010

An Italian Easter cookie, we used to call them “rosettes”, simply b/c they looked like roses, but they are not

the fried things – You make a dough, roll it like little snakes, roll them on your finger like a spring, then bake. I remember using orange zest and almond extract. Looking through Gram’s recipes, I can’t make heads nor tails of it, can anyone help? I’d like to surprise my Dad for Easter. Thanks!

Since when did silence become a religion?

A Texas family is suing Gov. Rick Perry and a school district over a state-mandated moment of silence in schools.

David Wallace Croft and his wife, Shannon, of Carrollton, Texas, have three children at Rosemeade Elementary and argue that the moment of silence is unconstitutional and amounts to state-sanctioned school prayer.

The couple has a history of complaints against religious-affiliated words and images in schools, having previously complained about Boy Scout rallies held during school, fliers sent home about Good News Bible Club meetings and the inclusion of "Silent Night" and a Hanukkah song in holiday concerts, according to report.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,292619,00.html

After school activities, such as the Boy Scouts, are offensive too?

If such mundane things offend you, why not home school your children so you can churn out little cookie cutter robots in lock step like you want, instead of infringing on other’s rights?

How do you keep frosted sugar cookies from looking sloppy?

I am making easter sugar cookies and whenever I frost sugar cookies they never look like I imagine. They look all sloppy with messy edges and are spread unevenly. I would like them to be able to look like this:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/40/122247396_b970abed79.jpg

Any tips?