Stenciling...It's so 1985... or Could it be Timeless??

I'm not sure which came first, 

...the chicken or the egg??...

I don't know which band from the 1980's was the coolest...??

...it's certainly debatable...

But I do know one thing for sure... I was born to stencil... 

(You probably did not see that coming)

 not really... 

...but I have been stenciling things for a really long time.  I stenciled when it was 'cool and trendy'...all through the years when it wasn't and I am still here with my paint and paintbrush in hand...just ready to stencil...

Baked Ruben Dip with Rye Shamrocks

There is no denying that some foods just "go" with certain times of the year... 

at least for me that is...

I think potato salad tastes best around the Fourth of July...

I love a BLT made with home grown tomatoes in late summer...

...and Pumpkin Pie is perfect anytime during October and November ...

...but most especially at Thanksgiving.

That is perhaps the reason why I just naturally associate 

corned beef with St. Patrick's day...

It just works.

That, and an icy cold beer... 

....it just goes with St. Patrick's Day...

...And while I am not a huge fan of the usual 

corned beef and cabbage that is traditionally served...

I am a HUGE fan of this baked cheesy goodness...

Minty Ice Cream Sandwiches

I'm pretty sure this would fall under the category of "gilding the lily".... (as they say)

Or...in this case...

... gilding the sugar cookie.

Yesterday, I shared a recipe for these very scrumptious childhood favorites.

To read the post or to get the recipe click here: Sugar Cookie Post

In the spirit of March...
(Because usually it's much warmer by now and the grass is starting to green-up)

...while doing everything possible to usher in the feeling of springy-ness...

...to my otherwise wintry white surroundings... 

I made  homemade minty ice cream sandwiches...

 The perfectly green dessert thingy...for March.

... and really,...

Don't ice cream sandwiches seem so summery??    

We will just have to pretend about the warm summer afternoon part...
but we can still certainly enjoy the simple perfection of a homemade ice cream sandwich...
even on the third day of March...

Sugar Cookies {The really good kind}

There are a few things that I absolutely cannot be trusted with...

...And that's saying a lot...because  I am a very trustworthy kind of person.

Let's start with licorice all sorts 

...I know, I know, some people despise them..and others adore them...

I am in the 'adore-them' camp...and I cannot be left alone with them. 

 If for some reason you asked me to keep an eye on your open bag of all sorts...

well, that's probably a bad idea.  

I cannot guarantee their safety...

The same can be said of caramel popcorn, Swedish fish and these vintage sugar cookies.

I remember being eight years old...

and one spring afternoon, my mom made the most wonderful sugar cookies... 

...best sugar cookies ever... in the history of our family... (or the world)

They were crisp and chewy, sugary and also a tiny bit salty 

....and buttery...so, so buttery and also very addictive.

My mom put the beautifully stacked,...

 ...glistening with colored pastel sugar, sugar cookies

 into a tall, lidded glass container... 

I'm pretty sure the cookies may have been on display for a whopping 30 seconds 

before we all helped ourselves to them.  

They were magnificent... everything a sugar cookie should be...

Now... 

For the best part...

I'm going to share my recipe with you...I really am...

But I cannot be held responsible for how many cookies you might eat...

....because,

 ...it will be many.