Sweet Traditions

My mom never baked, but I was introduced to the wonderful world of holiday baked goods at the Lutheran church I grew up in. Those folks knew a thing or two about baked goods (and strong coffee). The fellowship hall… Continue Reading

Blame Cinnamon: Reading Cookbooks Part Deux

Well, I am calling this one “Blame Cinnamon” because it’s just too much of a title to write “Blame Tom For Being a Lazy Hog Who Spent the Entire Holiday Doing Nothing But Watching Bad Movies on Netflix and Eating… Continue Reading

Traditions, Old and New

Hey, everyone! When this post goes up, Thanksgiving in the U.S.A. will be a few short days away.  Ah, Thanksgiving – that time of year when we gather with family and friends to fall face-first into turkey and all the… Continue Reading

Getting It Together

Hey, everyone!  I really enjoyed all your comments on my last post; I read them all while on the train but didn’t respond because I didn’t have my laptop, and lengthy typing on my phone is a laborious nightmare for… Continue Reading

Off Topic: Sometimes They Come Back.

Well, I did have a review that I was going to finish up but then I got distracted by,, food! A friend of mine sent me for my birthday a set of two of these new microwave dishes that I… Continue Reading

Mums Orange Salad

Hey Posse. Ages ago I was asked for the recipe to my Mums Orange Salad because I was talking about Annick Goutal’s Nuit Etoilée on A Bottled Rose. I’ve never known anyone to make it before and have no idea… Continue Reading

Basil, Biscuits and Biding My Time

Each morning when the sun rises high enough over the mountains to hit the front of my house, I set my pots of rosemary and basil on the sill of my bedroom window.  Each evening I pull those sun-drenched pots… Continue Reading