I have never been a big bread eater but when I do want bread this is it. As a kid, my mom used to make lasagna once a week and she always made Butter Twists to serve with it. I make it and just eat them with nothing else. They are that good.
Mix together 2 cups self rising flour, 3/4 cup cottage cheese, 3/4 cup milk, 1 tablespoon sugar.
It should be thick.
Form a ball and place on a floured surface.
Roll out dough til it is about 1/2″ thick and cut into 1″ strips.
Dip each strip in butter. Yeah, I said butter. Now you see why I eat these with nothing else.
Cover them thoroughly with butter and twist as you lay onto a baking sheet.
Bake at 450 degrees until golden brown.
And this is the final result. Delicious bread to serve especially with Italian foods.
This is another one of those comfort foods that reminds me of Mama.
Hope you like them too!
Sometimes it is good to practice things that are most difficult to paint. And every painter has something that is a challenge. For me it is flowers. They are really difficult to paint without them appearing flat.
Next I add some color, using oil color and a glazing medium, I paint thin layers on top of the tonal study. 
I continue to adjust the colors until I get it to a place I like. Often, once it is at this point, I will set it aside and look at it for several days, deciding what else it needs to complete the painting. 
“View from the River Bridge” is an oil on canvas panel measuring 9″x12″. I started this painting several weeks ago as a lesson in the Wednesday night art class. We did the landscape work with the fields, mountain and river. Then when I brought it home and looked at it for awhile I decided that it needed something more. The photo I used was one I snapped while driving along. (See the photo by clicking this link. 
One of the hardest things to deal with as a pet owner is when one of the babies we love so much is frightened by thunderstorms. I’ve had a couple of dogs that have thunder fear. 
Berries is an oil on 5″x7″ canvas panel. It was a lesson in the Wednesday Night Art Class a few weeks ago. I just got around to putting some finishing touches on it. It is available for $65 (unframed) by contacting me at 
The Studio 