Sitting by the fire is a favorite Christmas tradition in my house Christmas is full of all kinds of traditions that people cherish. They are diverse and unique, but can mean so much to the people who hold them. According to the dictionary a tradition is: a continuing pattern of … Continue reading Christmas Breakfast & the Love of Traditions
Sometimes you can predict how good a recipe is just by taking a look at the list of ingredients. This recipe, for Cranberry Pear Cake Bars, that I make in December, is case in point. Just check out some of the ingredients included in the recipe: butter –always a good sign cinnamon- festive light brown … Continue reading Cranberry-Pear Cake Bars
My son is double digits! His birthday was Friday. It’s hard to believe. I can’t really remember life before Asher, but I certainly can’t believe I have a 10 year old, and that we are fast approaching adolescence! I debated on whether or not to post about his birthday celebrating because I have already written … Continue reading Double-Digit Birthday Boy Celebrating!
It has been chilly here this week, which means it’s time for some Chili! I like chili, especially when it is topped with sour cream and served with chips, grilled cheese or cornbread. There are many opinions about what makes chili, well... chili. And some people passionately defend their definition of chili as the way it is meant to … Continue reading Chili Nights
I have been thinking about poached eggs for a while now. I grew up with limited experience with poached eggs. I remember the old aluminum egg-poaching pan with the 4-egg cups suspended on top that my grandmother would use. I remember Eggs Benedict - (english muffin, hollandaise sauce, and canadian bacon) being a special … Continue reading Poached Egg-u-cation: Cooking Lab #1
Thanksgiving menus are being planned, emails and phone calls this week are filled with discussions about "What should be on the Thanksgiving table?" and "Who's bringing what?". Our family loves to eat and Thanksgiving is our chance to make a lot of tasty dishes. There are times in life that the saying "less is more" … Continue reading Cheesy Potatoes & Thankfulness
This week the Target Holiday Gift catalog came in the mail. You know what that means...the kids started taking turns with pens and post-its to mark their "wishes" in the catalog. I told them, "dream on"! It reminds me of the years in my childhood when my grandmother would pull out the Sears Catalog and … Continue reading Kitchen Wish List
[Two of my favorite photos of K, one of the 2 of us in around 1994 and the other of K and her husband and my little Asher when they came to visit around 2004] Today is my dear friend, Karin’s birthday… Happy Birthday Kariney! I have been feeling the need to write … Continue reading A Tribute to Friendship (and Artisan Bread)
A couple of years ago I went to a Mexican Cantina and ordered their Chicken Tortilla Soup. When the meal arrived, to my surprise, I was served a plate with a bowl that contained rice, beans and chicken in it and a spread of fresh ingredients beside it on the plate including diced tomatoes, avocado slices, … Continue reading DIY Tortilla Soup
I'm on my second lap. It's year 2 for my blog and I have posted through each season. I like to write about seasonally inspired foods and since I began my blog last August, I posted some of my perennial fall favorites lastSeptember and October. In the next couple of weeks, I plan to … Continue reading Fall Favorites
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