Dirt Road Dossier

Occasional writing from Jeanne Scott on weddings, baking, and life at Mill Stream Farm BakeStudio in Denton, Maryland.

Ring Around the Rosy

Ring Around the Rosy

Join me today to celebrate the FIFTH wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Blaney. Strolling memory lane of my wedding cake gallery recently, THAT cake stopped me in my tracks, as it always does.  The one with the radiant colorful flowers. In my opinion, nothing,...

Love’s Promise

Love’s Promise

"Wherever you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay.  Your people will be my people, and your God my God." [abbreviated verse from the Book of Ruth]. The only One who is perfection is our Lord.  We strive, oh how we strive, but alas we will never reach...

Peanut Butter Chocolate No-Bake Cookies

Peanut Butter Chocolate No-Bake Cookies

Ssshhh . . . sometimes we take a shortcut and don't bake at all!  This is an old recipe to break out when there's simply just not enough time to bake but you gotta have something sweet. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:6]

To Everything There Is A Season

To Everything There Is A Season

ONE OF MY FAVORITE SCRIPTURES is from Ecclesiastes, 3:1-8 "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time...

Something Borrowed, Something Sweet

Something Borrowed, Something Sweet

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Roasted Cauliflower Soup

Roasted Cauliflower Soup

This has become one of my favorite soups to make, and the recipe comes straight from Elana's Pantry (https://elanaspantry.com/) [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:5]

Market Season

Market Season

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Pumpkin Cake

Pumpkin Cake

Here's one of my favorite tastes of fall!  This warm pumpkin cake is moist and almost pudding-like, and is best served warm with a generous dollop of homemade whipped cream. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:4]    

Midshipman Jeffrey Sonberg

Midshipman Jeffrey Sonberg

Another Eastern Shore Boy, Jeff knew at age 4 he wanted to join the United States Naval Academy and was involved with the Navy Sea Cadets at age 13. During his senior year in high school he applied to the Naval Academy; he didn’t receive a nomination nor was he accepted. The following fall he applied again and again wasn’t accepted. Read More >

Veteran Claude M. Turnell

Veteran Claude M. Turnell

[fusion_text]United States Navy 1951-1954 A Navy veteran of The Korean War, Claude sailed aboard the Santa Maria. After serving in the Navy, Claude married a Frenchwoman, Simone, and they spent their early years in his hometown in Nebraska and later Alabama....