Earlier in the week I mentioned that I had some news to share this week. Today I am proud to share that I have become a writer for a site called Kids Cuisine. Kids Cuisine is part of The Well Fed Network, and I am thrilled to be a part […]

Thanksgiving just isn’t Thanksgiving without a slice of pumpkin pie. When I close my eyes and think on Thanksgiving dinner, there are three musts. Turkey, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. Those items are not optional to me. Today I want to share the recipe I use for pumpkin pie. Hands […]

I’ve been thinking on salad for Thanksgiving. As a family, we tend to enjoy salads- the kids especially. But when it comes to Thanksgiving dinner, I confess that I don’t remember that many meals where there was a salad on the table. My thought is that when there is salad […]

Last year for Thanksgiving I went overboard on appetizers. I had a cheese and cracker plate with three kinds of cheeses, fruit, veggies and dip, and nuts. All served about an hour before dinner. It was too much and too close to the actual meal to be filling up on […]

Today is a fantastic day! And why is that you ask? Because today one our best friends is officially home from his tour of duty in Iraq! It is wonderful to have him home again safe and in one piece. We’re looking forward to spending time together and becoming reacquainted. […]

As I mentioned before, it’s an obsession. How many ways can one cook a humble egg? The possibilities are literally endless. Lately my egg dreams have turned to more exotic applications, an egg curry may be in my near future here. Just this past Friday I had an egg dish […]

Last night was supposed to be our weekly Company Dinner. It seems that in recent weeks, we’ve made just about everything, so last night we decided that we should try and do something a little different, and make breakfast for dinner. The cool thing about breakfast is that one usually […]

It’s coming, it’s coming! Thanksgiving, that is. I have pored through magazines, last years menus, and online to determine The Great Feast. Andy’s parents are coming out from Buffalo this year, and we’ll have various members of my family here, and potentially some friends, so it will be quite the […]

Today was a nice lazy Saturday. We got up late, the kids asked for donuts, and we spent the morning doing whatever. I manged to finish a book, Andy read up on his new car, and the kids just had fun playing together. Later on we had to run into […]

I knew there was a reason I was in the mood to make candy. Today we picked up a new car for Andy, and he is just thrilled. Admittedly this was our first experience buying a car from a dealer, and it certainly won’t be our last. They were so […]

Something I’ve always wanted to try to do is to make hard candy. But I’ve always had a fear of the hot sugar. I decided to order some sucker molds recently, as well as some flavorings, and last night I decided to give it a whirl. Sugar, corn syrup, and […]

This week we’ve had fantastic weather. It’s been in the 50’s and 60’s and certainly doesn’t feel like November. I keep trying to wrap my brain around the fact that Thanksgiving is just two weeks away, and I have to tell you, the weather is totally messing with me. Two […]