Pears are just fucking sexy. They’re not even close to being my favorite fruit but oh, how I love their shape. There’s something about them that screams romantic, they ooze with sex appeal. Maybe it’s because, its a womanly shape? I used to be a pear shape (now I’m more of an apple…not quite as […]
Gimme some sugar…some sugared cranberries that is. Sometimes some things are truly simply and in that simplicity they are also truly delightful. Like sugared cranberries. There’s only three ingredients, if you count water as an ingredient. They are as lovely to look at as they are tasty to eat. Coated in a simple syrup then […]
At this point in our lives my husband has everything he needs and then some, truthfully he has more than he needs. This makes it difficult to buy him gifts. Just when I think I’ve thought of the perfect thing, like the time I decided to get him a miter saw, he ends up buying […]
Triple berry ice cream made from the best berries I’ve ever had. Spooner’s farm a hometown favorite, that is part of my childhood and my mom’s (she even used to work there picking berries). I couldn’t resist a purchase of a half flat combination of raspberries, blackberries and strawberries. Every year for the 4th […]
Do you buy pre-made spice mixes or do you like creating your own? I used to be a big fan of spice mixes, Johnny’s seasoning salt, Lemon-Pepper, pumpkin pie spice, Italian seasoning, etc. The broader my culinary skills grew the bigger my spice cabinet got and before I knew it I had every spice and […]
Do you have any big plans for Independence Day? We are making our annual trek to Westport, Wahington for the ‘old time’ 4th of July and visiting with family, it’s kind of mini reunion time for us. Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but […]
Just a quick post today! I’m busy, busy, busy! I had a deadline moved up 3 months and with a trip to San Francisco coming up this week I’m scrambling! I’m going to the International Association of Culinary Professionals conference this week and I’m super excited. I’ll be bringing my camera along and taking oodles […]
I’m teaching a cooking class this month, the theme is “Breakfast in Bed”, obviously geared towards Valentine’s Day. The menu plan is; Stuffed French Toast, Glazed Grapefruit, Sunrise Champagne Cocktail, and Chocolate covered cherries and/or strawberries (naturally I’ll be sharing the recipes). I was sitting on the fence about chocolate covered cherries or strawberries, when […]
As you read this I am at my second day of photography school. I wish I could share my thoughts with you but I’m writing this from my cabin one full week before I embark on one of he most exciting and scary things that I’ve decided to do with my life. Of course that […]
Imagine being in a foreign country and not for friendly reasons. You’re there because you stepped up and joined the services. The services…Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard, the services…to serve. Many people have served this country, they sacrificed me time, family time, friends time and sometimes sacrificed everything, never able to return home […]
