New Cookbook Request: We have about a dozen new recipes, but we need more as we put together the second cookbook that features the best family recipes from our guests here at the Carriage Way. The cookbook will have one recipe on a page and we would like you to provide a short story that complements the recipe. Send us only your best and if we print your recipe, we will send you a complimentary copy. For inspiration, David and Rosemary from Littleborough in the UK sent us their recipes for Parkin (ginger cake) and Irish Whisky Christmas Cake and we love the background information.
Diane's Favorite Chocolate Sheet Cake
2 sticks of butter
1/2 cup water
4 T. cocoa
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup buttermilk
Heat butter, water and cocoa, stirring until melted. Pour over flour and sugar, add eggs, soda, buttermilk and salt and stir. Bake in greased 11" x 15" jelly roll pan at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
Frosting
1 stick butter
4 T. cocoa
6 T. milk
1 (16-oz.) pkg. powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup nuts, chopped
Heat butter, cocoa and milk, stirring until melted. Pour over powdered sugar, vanilla and nuts and stir. Frost while cake is hot.
Cleaning tip: If Santa leaves behind carpet stained by chimney soot try this cleaning tip. Vacuum up as much of the loose particles as possible. Sprinkle the stain with salt and let stand for 1-2 hours and then vacuum. Repeat until you have removed as much as possible. Apply a carpet spotter according to their directions. For your trouble, ask Santa for additional gift!
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The St. Augustine Historic Inns will hold their Holiday Tour on Saturday, December 11th and Sunday, December 12th from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. each day. See 2 of the city's most beautiful inns decorated for the holidays. Leading local restaurants and shops will be selected and paired to the inns and providing a taste of their signature dishes.
The Columbia Restaurant will be sponsoring the Carriage Way on that Sunday. If you reserve a two or more nights including Sunday night you will receive a free ticket to the tour ($25 value).
We thoroughly enjoyed this year's Halloween Party and appreciate the creative talent of our guests for their costumes. We were honored to have Tony Fernandez here for his gift as a medium and his contribution to the event. Witch Sandy (third from the left) took the prize for "Funniest" and "Best of Show" in our costume contest and Bonnie's son Tyler (left), took the prize for both "Scariest" and "Most Original" for his split personality portrayal of "Jekyll and Hyde"
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