Ugh, gift giving, it’s both a fun thing to do and an overwhelming task. Lets face it, some people are so hard to buy for. This year try sending them your love through their tummy. I’ve put together a couple of homemade food gifts that super quick and easy to assemble. No special tools or […]
Way back in the 70’s when I was a little girl, not much shorter than I am now, my parents used to take my sister and I out to dinner. Sometimes it was Shakey’s pizza, or maybe a burger joint but every now and then they would take us out for Chinese. Going out for […]
Last week I posted Day 8 of our journey, we ended up in Italy and stayed in fabulous hotel, and I had one of the best dining experiences. Today is Day 9 and we make our way into Switzerland, we’re heading to a hotel that we just happened upon the year before. We also continue […]
As a child of the 60’s and 70’s, Jell-O was a regular part of my life. There was nothing strange about an oddly colored gelatin molded with weird looking fruit, vegetables and even meat in it. (Source) There wasn’t a family, church or funeral gathering that was complete without a molded Jell-O salad. As a […]
I’ve been making mulled wine for years. It’s one of my favorite cold weather drinks. Mine is a spiced warm version of Sangria. It’s aromatherapy and relaxation in a mug. Sensual and comforting, it’s the queen of all warm boozy drinks. I’ve spent year’s preparing this delectable delight, tweaking the recipe a little here and […]
Have you ever tried cutting a up a butternut squash? They aren’t the easiest to peel and chop, especially if they are quite large. When I saw that my regular grocery store had some that was peeled and cubed, ready to use, I was over the moon. There wasn’t a price listing anywhere, but I […]
(Source) This last weekend McGyver was cleaning out the garage, strange but true. As he dug through boxes, he pulled out mementos, memories, good stuff, old stuff and a lot of stuff we don’t need. I wandered in, on Sunday afternoon, to find things sorted and the beginnings of what could actually be a usable […]
Last week I post Day 7 of our journey, with sad faces we left Barcelona, Spain and stayed overnight in Arles, France. It was the first day on our journey home. Today is Day 8 and we make our way through France and into Italy. If you are just now joining our journey, you can […]
Isn’t it amazing how small the chickens are getting these days. Who thought of ‘Toy’ chickens? Whoever did, they’re a genius. Tiny chicken legs are the perfect messy finger food. Kidding…about the ‘Toy’ chickens, not about the little ‘legs’ being the perfect messy finger food. These little legs are the easier to eat, meatier part […]
Baking is not my thing, baking with yeast is even less than my thing. But sometimes I get the yearning to bake fresh bread, usually in the form of my bread maker. Then I saw Amy’s recipe for her weekly bread and I got a hankering for skipping the bread machine. Amy is a local, […]
