Recipes of a Lifetime for the Trip of a Lifetime

If you know Yvonne then you know that she LOVES to cook.  If she's happy, she cooks.  If she's sad, she cooks.  If she's depressed, she cooks.  Yvonne just loves to cook.  It's her "thing."  That's why she's amassed a few recipes through the years.  And by a few, I mean a LOT.

In thinking of ways to raise funds for Yvonne's Trip of a Lifetime to see her mother, we thought one of the most fitting ways is to use her love of cooking.  That's why we're putting together a cookbook of some of her favorite dishes.  It's a wonderful way for her to share her love, and it's a fitting way for her to be remembered for years to come.  

Please visit the "Recipes of a Lifetime" page and let us know if you'd like to order a book when they're available, hopefully within the next 2-3 weeks.  It will contain at least 50 recipes, and all proceeds will go toward Yvonne's Trip of a Lifetime.  

So, that's where we stand.  If you would like to see what's been donated, that's all on the Thank You page.  Then there's the Amazon list, and we have several ways to donate.  

• CashApp: $thespiritlady or $mysticlady54

• Paypal: @marmeesfriends or @musiccitywhowho

• Zelle: circleofspirit@gmail.com

• Venmo: @mysticlady54

• Amazon Wish List: Yvonne’s Trip by Donna Marsh

• By Mail: Contact me for our mailing address

• Gift Cards: Kroger Co., Walmart, Target, Walgreens, CVS, Texas Roadhouse, McDonald’s, etc.

The Drink of the South: Sweet Tea

If you know anything at all about Southerners then you know they love their iced tea, and they take it one way -- sweet.  Well, except for me.  I like my iced tea strong, unsweetened and loaded with fresh lemon, but as my doctor likes to say, I'm not average.

Southern Iced Tea

Ingredients:

• 3 c. water
• 2 family-size tea bags
• 1 c. sugar
• 7 c. cold water
• ice

Directions:

Bring 3 cups of water to boil in a saucepan; add the tea bags.  Boil for one minute, cover, and remove from heat.  Steep for 10 minutes.

Remove and discard the tea bags.  Add the sugar and stir until dissolved.

Pour into a large container.  Add 7 cups of cold water.  Serve over lots of ice.

Yield: About 2 1/2 quarts

Note: Adjust the amount of sugar to your taste.  This may not be sweet enough even for you.  For me, it's like syrup, but as I've told you, my doctor says I'm not average.