One of the best parts of living on the dairy is having my mother in law so close.  This was especially handy when the kids were little, but I have to say, my favorite part is the special food deliveries that are made periodically.  I’ll never forget one rainy night shortly after we moved here in the early spring of 1988. I was home alone.  My mother in law came to the door with fresh, hot Filozes. (Portuguese donuts.)  I knew right then and there that this arrangement was going to work out perfectly.

Today, she brought over a fresh, hot loaf of her famous sweetbread.  This is not ordinary Portuguese sweetbread… she adds a special touch with a layer of cinnamon in the center.  It is absolutely delicious.  And, when I say famous… I mean it.  Everyone knows about my mother in law’s sweetbread.  It always brings rave reviews and high prices at the charity auctions when she donates it.  We are spoiled, that’s for sure.