I hope the New Year has started well for you! Did you make any resolutions or goals for 2021? I read recently that 71% of resolutions are about weight loss and fitness and 80% of resolutions fail by the second week in February. Stunning! I am no exception. I started a weight loss journey on …
My annual list of gifts for the cook includes items small enough to stuff in a stocking or big enough to be a special splurge gift. You’ll see some patterns among the recommendations- I love Oxo brand and Kitchen Aid, and I believe quality counts. I’m listing and linking kitchen gadgets I frequently recommend to …
If you were to die tomorrow, what’s the one thing that you’d be sad to leave unfinished? It was the question my sister posed the morning of our cousin’s funeral. She’d been with us only two weeks before as we moved through the grief of our father’s passing. Then a freak accident caused her death …
Something to Consider: Pondering Meaning and Why I Wrote a Food Memoir Read More »
The ritual of sitting down to dinner together is not new to our family. Because we live 20 miles outside of the closest city we’ve always cooked at home. Picking up food or ordering in has never been an option, including pizza delivery. Since the time our family entered the launching phase of life, …
Dad was a master at making beans, but long before Dad took over the bean pot, I remember the smell of “red” beans (as Mom would call them) cooking on the stove. That smell is associated with company dinners because that’s when Mom would cook them, but Dad made beans regularly, and kind-of became famous …
How do you grocery shop? My latest & greatest way to grocery shop is online with curbside pick-up! But there are times when I choose to actually push a cart up and down the aisles of the store. Here are my top 5 tips for grocery shopping: 1. Have a plan– Making a meal plan …
Is there anything that you practice? My sons used to have football practice to get ready for Friday nights. My daughter had tennis lessons and practice for meets, but “practice” seems to be an activity mostly for kids and teens. I don’t hear many adults saying, “I’ve got practice tonight.” When I think of practice …
Even before the Alan Jackson song, I was familiar with this saying, having grown up in a family that enjoyed drinking. That’s a bawdy admission, but it’s true. I married into a community that enjoys drinking- a hardworking, German farming community, where beer is referred to as “German sody-water”. So, it’s always 5 o’clock somewhere. …
Quarantine Cocktails: “It’s always 5 o’clock somewhere” + Tutti Fruti Read More »
This recipe story is not original to me, but I love the hands-on way it helps children understand the Easter story. As a mother of three, I aniticapted the turn taking that would be necesary for all the children to feel involved, so I wrote the recipe and the scriptures in steps. Each scripture matches …
Three Tips for Better Baking 1. Practice Mise en Place– gather & measure/prepare all ingredients before starting to cook. 2. Use correct measuring equipment and measurement techniques. 3. Have butter and eggs at room temperature- it’s okay to leave them out on the counter all day or overnight. Here is the recipe for …
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