Beyond Grandma's Homemade Cookies
By: Anita Shubert
What's to Come...
Imagine the perfect grandmother that loves to bake warm cookies, soft cupcakes, and sweet pies. The most positive, loving grandmother in the world. She discovers she has cancer. Her world comes to a crashing halt. How will she overcome this deadly disease? This wonderful grandmother, Marie Virant, relives her tragic past through cancer. Being married for over fifty years, Marie Virant gives some tips and tricks to a successful marriage. From cookies, to cakes, to breads, she's done it all. Learning as a child, the grandmother remembers her baking experiences as an adolescent. Join Marie Virant on her voyage to the past.
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Topics covered in the interview include: my grandmother's baking experiences as a child, her loving marriage with my grandfather, and her experiences throughout and overcoming cancer.
Easter Egg Decorating
Here my grandmother is helping me color Easter eggs.
Glenbrook Hospital
This is the hospital in Glenview where my grandmother voluneers her time.
The Wedding
Here is my uncle (far left), grandmother (center left), mother (center right), and grandfather (far right). They are attending my mother's second wedding.
Over 50 Years Happily Married...
My grandmother and grandfather are pictured here cutting their wedding cake. They have now been married for 52 years.
A Trip to Switzerland
My grandparents took a trip to Switzerland. Behind them are the Swiss Apls. The breathtaking views blew my grandmother away.
Preparing for My Mother's Graduation
The night before my mother's graduation the family gathers for a nice dinner.
Large or Small Family?
One topic covered in the interview was the size of my grandmother's family as she was growing up. She had a very large family. I decided to dig deeper into the topic of small and large families and which will better prepare or benefit children in the end. This, in the end, was the topic of my research essay.
Here are my grandparents with my mother. She was their first child.
Superb Snickerdoodles
If you are looking for a recipe for some sweet snickerdoodles you have stuck gold! These luscious cookies will do just the trick at parties, meetings, or everyday life.
Set the oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
Combine the wet and dry ingredients together.
Add the cinnamon to the sugar and then prepare the cookies to be rolled in it.
Roll each cookie into the mixture.
Place the individual cookies onto the cookie sheet. Then put in the oven to bake.
The delectable result! Enjoy your gooey snickerdoodles!
All of us Have Untouchable Heroes...
What is an untouchable hero? An untouchable hero is a hero someone may have that they may never get to know. Most likely an untouchable hero is a celebrity, a deceased, or someone you simply will never meet.
Click here to learn about my untouchable hero, Buddy Valastro, and the qualities that make him a hero.
Congratulations Graduates!
Here is a photo of my uncle (far left), grandmother (center left), mother (center right), and grandfather (far right). My grandmother was so excited that her daughter had graduated from college.
Christmas Once Again...
My grandmother, grandfather, uncle, and mother are in this image. The wonderful family is sitting around the Christmas tree.
The Family Gathers in Celebration
Here is my grandparents and their children at my great-grandmother's house. They are gathered to celebrate my mother's first wedding shower.