I know I keep coming back to this idea but I’m amazed at how quickly time passes when you become a mama. Sofia and Emma turn 1 September 3rd. We decided to celebrate earlier to avoid the long weekend rush. Most of our friends plan to be away for Labour Day weekend. The birthday party will take place in our backyard August 30th.

I spent the afternoon baking with my mother-in-law in preparation for the big day. She has a wonderful array of recipes and we baked two loafs of zucchini bread and some Collins’ famous cheese cookies. Here is the recipe for the cheese cookie. They’re savoury and delicious.

Preheat oven to 350 F

1/2 cup butter

1/2 lb imperial cheese

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup flour

2 cups Rice Krispies

Preparation-

Cream butter and cheese. Add the rest. Mix well. Drop by the teaspoon on a greased cookie sheet.

Bake for 10 minutes at 350 F.

Serve warm or cold. Freezes well.

This recipe made about six dozen cookies.

We are headed back to the city tomorrow to prepare some more for the festivities. I’m really excited about the cake. It’s going to be big, Emma and Sofia will each have their own part and it will be colourful. Are you intrigued? Well, my in-laws are creating somewhat of a master piece. My mother-in-law has taken cake decorating courses and my father-in-law designed and sketched the cake.  I will reveal the end result by posting lots of birthday party pics later this month.

I need your help. Any wonderfully creative ideas for the loot bags? If your wondering what my theme is I guess it would be “fun in the sun.”

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