I’m a big fan of Halloween, although, I never really decorate the inside of the house. We just do up the outside to make it frightfully fun for the trick-or-treaters. This year I have a reason to do the interior and I’ve been having fun! All this means I’ve been a little busy…and on a […] Read more…
I love all things pumpkin, and every year I make enough pumpkin butter to keep me happy for the season. I’d forgotten just how easy this is. I can’t believe people bother to pay some $12 for a 13oz a jar for it. Really? That’s crazy,…let me show you just how crazy that is ! […] Read more…
I don’t want to step on anyone’s corporate feelings , but I think all cooks know what I’m talking about. Of course it’s Slumgullion.. what a horrifically unappetizing name for such a tasty dish! I though it was some weird name my Mom came up with, nope. Apparently, it’s a real thing. It seems that […] Read more…
For many years, my husband and I have been sharing our love of a recipe that my mother-in-law handed down to us. Marinated Flank Steak. I have a printed copy of her actual recipe card that was faxed to us from across the country back in ’97 ! Yes, 1997. It’s splattered with bits of […] Read more…
Last week we had a lovely dinner with a friend and we served up one of our ‘house specials’, which if you know us isn’t a big deal. Dessert, on the other hand, I can make a big deal over. Carrot Cake, Brownie Pudding, Pumpkin Roll,…there’s no telling what I’ll pull out. This evening though […] Read more…
Some time ago I put up a post about one of my favorite old nurseries. It used to be part of a one big operation of a combination florist shop and plant nursery,…and then the big-box stores and recession hit. The company had been split before, and one half did better than the other. This […] Read more…
Maybe a little more than just 15 minutes, since it’s in print. So, we’ll call it her ‘4 pages of fame’. As many of you know Rebecca, even though she’s recently taken a ‘day job’, has been a pig farmer for quite some time. Her little ‘hamlet’ is called Nature Delivered Farm. I think it’s […] Read more…
OK, I confess,….I have been busy. And for some reason, it seems, everything takes longer this year. I had my sister visit while she was ‘between residences’. It was supposed to only be a week or 2 tops. OK,…2 months later, we were all going nuts. Not that she’s not a good house guest, because […] Read more…