Baby it’s cold out there… A hot bowl of soup is just the thing to warm you up. Navy bean soup is in my all time top three favorite soups. Normally I cook it with a smoked ham hock or the leftover ham bone. I had some smoked turkey I needed to use up, so […]
Once upon a time, long, long ago, I dreamed of of a tree where everything matched. A tree that people would look at at and ooh and ahhh. A tree that matched. You know the kind of tree you see in the department store, so beautiful and magnificent, the kind that take your breath away. […]
I work in a very special place, by virtue my job is all about giving. I work in a plasma donation center. People come in, donate plasma and we compensate them for their time. It’s a proverbial we benefit you benefit. I work in a place where we save lives every day…not directly but we […]
We had our first ever cookie exchange at work. The deal was: bring two dozen cookies, of the same or different kind, you come home with two dozen cookies that someone else baked. Since I’m not a big fan of baking (except doing my duty during the holidays and other special occasions), I was excited […]
Over a month ago, when I was teaching my California Roll class, Mark had confessed to me that he didn’t know how to make chili. I told him perfect, that I had planned on posting my “no” recipe chili that very week. Me and my big mouth, I should never give a date for […]
A Hickey is a temporary bruise or mark caused, usually intentionally, by kissing, sucking, or biting the skin forcefully enough to burst blood vessels beneath the skin. Hickeys typically last from four to twelve days and may be treated in the same way as other bruises. You can try to get rid of hickey by […]
After living in Europe for over 8 years I learned that when someone asks you where your family is from, you say America. To say Germany or Iceland or wherever, they take it quite literally. Totally different from what we mean in the states. America is such a melting pot and very few of us […]
Something about the holiday times that turns, even me, the non-baker, into a cookie fiend. I rarely make cookies (just ask my cookie deprived family). It’s not that I don’t like cookies, it’s that I do like cookies. I like them just a little too much. They are just too easy to eat. It usually starts […]
This week has started off very busy. It’s been all about the Baby boy. I work 50+ hours a week and I barely have time to make dinner some nights. It really depends on my schedule. When I work the “open” shift I get home early so I can plan a nice meal, when I […]
Red, Green, Yellow twinkling in my sight Crisp, clear, clean winter’s air Blankets of white, billowing across the land Blue skies contrast pure white Red, green, yellow sparking in the sunlight Original poem by yours truly, (this was my first ever go at it since being required to write them in high […]
