Crabby Cookies

When people come to visit Maryland we like to take them for steamed crabs or our favorite crab cakes (G&M in Linthicum).  That wouldn't work when the Messiah Falcons came to town, so I made crab cookies.

I was visiting the Inner Harbor in Baltimore last week with my Mom and Ms. Doris.  Found a crab cookie cutter in a souvenir shop.  I used the fabulous sugar cookie recipe and icing from a blog that I follow called Toad's Treasures .  She has wonderfully creative ideas for all things party, baking, crafting & sewing related.  COOKIE RECIPE & ICING RECIPE

So Meagan made the dough for me and then we refrigerated it.  When I cut out the cookies and baked them the claws and some legs got lost in the transfer from the pan.  I was a bit discouraged and left them out overnight to sit.  The next morning I made icing just to test them out and used black outline icing to trace some features.  My mom encouraged me to use them.  I made another batch of dough to make some more crabs that had both claws and set out to finish the project.

I took a few broken ones to a neighbor and she thought they were great with coffee.  : )  The sour cream in the cookie dough really makes a nice texture and taste.

I finished decorating and let them sit out overnight again to harden so that the plastic bags I had planned for them wouldn't stick to the icing.

I bagged them with a few red hots for added fun and added some printed labels with a "crabby" welcome and a scripture verse to share and took them to the game.

Kelsie texted me from the bus saying "Thanks and they loved the cookies."  I figured it was dark and they were college students appreciating any kind of home-baked gesture.  It was a fun project and I will attempt them again for holiday goodies.

The Game in the Big House

Recently we enjoyed attending a local game for Kelsie's basketball team.  Normal travel time for us is nearly 2 hours.  Twenty minutes in the car was a great gift.  We've known for nearly a year that her Division III team would get to play an exhibition game against the Maryland Terrapins.  They got a taste of what big school athletics are about in the Comcast Center.  Some students choose a small private school because it's just that, small and private.  Several at Messiah have transferred in from Division I schools.  Our girls are competitive and athletic and at the top of their conference.  They held their own and played well in this big "turtle" arena.  Afterwards, we were treated to a reception at Ledo's for families and friends to visit with the team before they returned to school.

Squash the turtle!!!

Silly Turtle -
Mason was heckling him so him came over to say "hi".

Though nervous, he did give a fist bump
after seeing the turtle cry a little.

Final score

At this moment, the final score doesn't matter.
Messiah team captains invite every opponent to pray with the team
at center-court at the end of the game.  Most accept.

Link to an online article about Kelsie's return to play against Maryland.

Link to  Patriot News article after the game.

Link to the cookies I made for the team.  : )