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O.K., so we have this celebration today, late but better than never. I must confess that I have a different perspective on St. Patrick’s Day this year. I grew up thinking that I was Irish, and every year we celebrated with corned beef and cabbage in March. This year, however, I found out that […]
My daughter regularly asks me questions as I’m tucking her into bed, the most common one is “Can I have a dog?” For a variety of reason I would love to be able to bring a dog home for her, for more practical reasons the answer needs to be “No,” for now. […]
I don’t have a dog so I walk myself…
Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday in French and is known in countries other than France and the United States as Carnival. What began as a pagan fertility celebration to ward off evil for the new year became a time of fun and merrymaking before abstaining from meat and making other sacrifices during Lent to honor Jesus’ […]
In honor of my youngest sister’s birthday today I’m posting the recipe she requested for Coconut Macaroons. Sure cake and ice cream may be traditional, but anything delicious is a celebration, especially when made with love! Coconut Macaroons Makes 8 large macaroonsAdapted from Nigella Lawson’s How to be a Domestic Goddess Preheat oven to 325 […]
Let it be known that while I’m trying to include balanced menus, the recipes included in this blog are intended to be for FUN and to taste good according to me and my family, which means that any nutrition will be somewhat coincidental. Although I’m all for organic, low fat, whole grain, etc. that is […]
The inspiration? My Mom. Some people are cooks by choice and training; some have cooking thrust upon them. My mom fits into the latter category with six kids, fixing three meals a day for 20+ years resulting in over 175,000 meals! My own experience raising four children is that it’s a daunting and often […]
What no one ever tells you is that we first met Cinderella after she was already married…
Recently I shared my idea for this book with a published author and her comment with a somewhat negative tone was that it’s a ‘really tough market’. At first my inner critic agreed “You’re right, why even bother writing at all?” But then I thought, When did we become this nation of experts and oracles, […]
I have a confession to make. I ran a 5K. There I said it. July 12 at 8:30AM I ran, approximately 3.1 miles from start to finish. I’m still reeling from the shock, still processing the details. Me? Yes it’s true, no matter how I look at it I can’t escape the fact that I […]