Cherry Rolls Breakfast Recipe

Nothing beats the delicious warm smell of something scrumptious in the oven on a cold rainy day.
This wonderful breakfast treat is basically a biscuit dough, rolled around a fruit filling.  This recipe is modified from the Apple Roll recipe in my grandmother's old cookbook.

CHERRY ROLLS

2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
4 Tbl butter
3/4 cup half & half

1 pkg cream cheese, softened
24 oz jar of dark morello cherries
1/2 jar cherry preserves
1 tsp vanilla



Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt together.  Rub in flour with a pastry cutter or fork. Stir in half & half.

Drain the cherries well, and mix with the preserves and vanilla.

Roll the dough out into a big rectangle. Spread the soft cream cheese on top.  Then evenly spread the fruit.  Roll up as best you can, and cut into 5 or 6 equal slices.  Place in a greased pie plate or deep cake pan.
Bake at 375* for 40 min. or until cooked in the middle and golden brown on the edges.

I used the morello cherries and cherry preserves from Trader Joe's, but you could substitute canned or frozen cherries, or cherry pie filling.





This recipe works equally well with chopped peaches and peach preserves, or apples with apple jelly.  I haven't tried it with blueberries yet, but I am guessing that would be yummy too.

I hope you try this recipe, and leave me a comment to say how it turned out! You won't need to worry about leftovers, but if you are cooking for one, these freeze well in individual plastic containers.  They make a great addition to your lunchbox. And the best part is that it's made with all natural ingredients.

Spring Giveaway! Pink Floral Shabby Necklace

The giveaway is now closed.  And the winner is~

MarieAnge!  Congrats Marie, we will be contacting you for your address :-)

Spring has really sprung!  My garden is abloom and full of baby flower shoots.  The kittens frolic in the sunshine  nearly every day.  And the days are getting longer.... I am preoccupied with thoughts of  Mother's Day gifting.

So I thought, what a perfect time for a giveaway.  Here we go! I'm sure your Mom would love this. Enter to win this charming shabby chic necklace.  The pendant is a vintage Japanese Cherry Brand floral glass cab, with the cutest little lampwork glass dangle.

ABOUT THE GIVEAWAY

Giveaway ends April 21, at noon pacific time. 

The winner will be chosen by random.org  and will be announced immediately and contacted via email.
If the winner cannot be contacted within 48 hours, another winner will be chosen by random.org.

Open worldwide, shipping inclusive. 

Necklace valued at $24.

RULES

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5. Visit our Etsy shop and tell us which is your favorite item

That's it!  So good luck to everyone, and Happy Spring!

A romantic St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day is fast approaching!  How do you celebrate?  Forget the green beer and all that pinching.  Let's add a little Victorian romance to the day. 

 

Retro Kittens

As if I needed another way to waste time~ but this site is so cool! I've been playing around with the vintage photo effects at pixlr-o-matic.  It's fun and free, so go ahead and try it for yourself.

I've given up on having a bird bath.  The Strange Birds have taken over.

Millie

Bear

Rusty Lee

Tessie

Just White

For the love of all things White!  Ruffle rosette wedding dress by Th3rdPalac3, Natural History Moth Print by dsbrennan , Tea light holder by tokyocraftstudios , Vintage crystal earrings by shadowjewels ,  Vintage silver plate cream and sugar by SCAVENGENIUS , Shabby dictionary wrapped candles by RhettDidntGiveADamn ,  Little white flower cluster by PrettyPetalStudio .
  



Join us for White Wednesday!  http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/

Pink Mint and a Treasury contest!

bunnycup . . . teacup critte... staceywinters $6.00	Love Spell - glamor romantic... GoldenSection $26.00	Antique Ramekins by Villeroy... PattiBlume $25.00	Vintage Rhinestone Bracelet,... RewElliott $28.00
Amy Butler Cotton Fabric Key... BoutiqueVintag... $6.00	Pink Rotary Phone Western El... SummerHolidayV... $110.00	Hair pins, Flower, teal, gre... JPwithLove $16.00	Sweetheart dress- made to or... Th3rdPalac3 $85.00
Botanical Flower Photograph ... dsbrennan $35.00	Pink and Mint Bohemian Boho ... RhettDidntGive... $34.00	Adorable Vintage Kitten Plan... TickleBugTreas... $22.00	Larimar Necklace Green Ocean... AbacusBeadCrea... $120.00
Valentines Rose pink cathedr... MayaHoney $2.35	25% Off Cottage Chic Decor ... Maddenphotogra... $18.75	Pink and Aqua Vintage Drinki... ShorelyChic $42.00	Ocean, 8x10 Fine Art Nature ... TriciaMcKellar... $30.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

My PinkMint treasury won a contest!  I'm so excited, really, I never win anything.  First the beautiful drawing of Bear and now this :-)

Hop on over to the Indie Style Guide and enter to win the next treasury contest! the winner will be the next featured artist.  

Shabby Winter Wedding

I'm so much in love with the shades of winter~ white of course, with mauve and gray and a generous helping of silvery blue.  What a lovely palette for a shabby winter wedding.

Featuring: 60's aqua silk dress jacket by modchicvintage,  antique spoon markers by Hammermann,  Marie Antoinette by RoyalCoutureShoes, Shabby flower earrings by Shadow, mason jar wall sconce by OldNewAgain,  Vintage Rhinestone Bracelet by RewElliot,  Little White Flower Cluster by PrettyPetalStudio, and Pale Paris Morning by EyePoetryPhotography.

'Twas here my summer paused
What ripeness after then
To other scene or other soul
My sentence had begun.

To winter to remove
With winter to abide
Go manacle your icicle
Against your Tropic Bride.

~Emily Dickinson

Are you ready for Valentine's Day?

Here's a non-traditional Valentines gift guide.

Bedroom Eyes

You're thinkin' up your white lies
Puttin' on your bedroom eyes
You say you're coming home
But you won't say when...

It's a Dark Night this morning!

My Dark Night treasury was on the Etsy front page at 5am today!  Well, I was sleeping, but happy nevertheless.  Congrats to everyone who was featured and especially to Niftic and GoGoVintage, their items sold. Yay!

Dark Night

Pause ~ take a moment

Everywhere I go, I see people frantically rushing, standing in long lines, trying to finish their tasks before the Holiday. Is this what it's all about? Take a moment, take a breath....pause.

Pause 

Why not shop from the comfort of your home? There are so many lovely handmade and vintage items available on Etsy. Perhaps a bit too late for them to arrive by Christmas Day, but it beats braving the parking lot at the mall.  Stop that frantic rushing to and fro~ just Pause.

Great Streets of silence led away
To Neighborhoods of Pause --
Here was no Notice -- no Dissent
No Universe -- no laws --

By Clocks, 'twas Morning, and for Night
The Bells at Distance called --
But Epoch had no basis here
For Period exhaled.

~Emily Dickinson

Holiday Sale! 15% off all jewelry

Sale at Shadow Jewels

Holiday Sale! Everything in my Etsy shop is 15% off.  Many of my items are made in the shabby chic style, using vintage beads, rhinestones, and components. The best way to upcycle and be eco friendly!
Just use the coupon code when you check out, and get that list finished up!

Shabby Cranberry Earrings, Shiny Brites, and a vintage Candy Dish

I've always loved vintage glass.  Love the colors, the endless varieties of items, the memories of forgotten times.  Working with vintage glass beads is just a natural extension of that obsession.  These Cranberry Peach earrings are made with vintage two-toned German glass beads. I love the way the color shades from light to dark pink, and the tiny bubbles in the glass.

Cranberry Peach Earrings


Now take a look at this delicious vintage candy dish from Rebecca at MeadowView Vintage.  Isn't the fruit punch color just divine?  What a lovely addition to your holiday decor, or a wonderful gift for someone special (Oh Santa! Been a good girl all year!)

Ruby Depression Glass Candy Dish 


Stop by Rebecca's blog and say hi! You'll find lots of vintage goodies there, so you can work on that Christmas list.

Shiny Brites 



And let's not forget the vintage glass ornaments.  These Shiny Brite ornaments from Martha at OpenDoor Studio are just the ticket to make the season bright!

Jam Cake Recipe

Jam Cake

I found this recipe in a falling apart old cookbook that belonged to my Grandma Haas.  What a wonderful book! Tattered and stained, missing it's cover...I don't know how old it is, but it comes from a simpler time.  No flashy, trendy recipes in here, these are the tried and true staples from a lost generation of frugal housewives.

 There are three recipes for Jam Cake, so it must have been quite popular in old timey Ohio.  I picked the simplest one.  The recipe calls for strawberry jam, but I used blackberry since that is what I had. I substituted butter for the shortening, and used raw sugar.

This cake is rich and scrumptious, spicy and fruity, and it makes your house smell like autumn is here to stay.
The other two recipes call for the addition of 1/2 cup each raisins and walnuts.  This cake definitely has enough character to support that, so I think I'll try it next time.
Cream cheese frosting is a must for this one!

Here is where I party:
At the Picket Fence

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