Buon Giorno! Seeing as how it’s Thursday, I’ve been thinkin’ about how I might participate in the latest Facebook phenomenon of “Throwback Thursday.” So, don’t ask me why, but I got to thinkin’ about when my oldest son Nathan was a little boy and we owned a home in Italy. Our house was located in […]
As I’ve mentioned before, my son, Austin is an avid skier. Perhaps “avid” is putting it mildly because what he really is, is a “fanatic” skier! He would spend every waking moment in the winter months on the ski slopes if I’d let him. When he is not racing with his Rim of the World […]
Way back in what seems like a lifetime ago, I lived on the island of Oahu in Honolulu, Hawaii. I attended the university of Hawaii where I earned a degree in Home Economics Education. I lived in Hawaii for a total of 8 years and taught Home Economics to high school students. One day when […]
SOUR CREAM PANCAKES Happy Weekend! I am the mother of 5 children and all but one of them have flown the nest. I have a little over a year until I will have an empty nest. In the meantime, however, my youngest chickadee, Austin, frequently feathers my nest with various and sundry other children that […]
HOW TO WIN A CHILI COOK-OFF Hello and thanks for stopping in today. As you may know if you’ve been following along here, my son, Austin, is an avid skier. He races for Rim of the World High School. As I’ve told you in this previous post, skiing is a very expensive sport! So, every […]
WARNING! To all my vegetarian friends, you’re excused now. Carnivore commentary is ahead! So, now that that’s settled, I’m going to share with you a super delicious and super easy recipe I just got from my hairdresser! I love my hairdresser. I drive over an hour to go to my hairdresser, Melinda. Those […]
Buenos Dias. For dinner tonight I’m making one of my all-time favorite dishes. It’s my go-to dinner recipe when I want to make something quick, easy and delicious, with ingredients I always have on hand. It’s my Tortilla Española Recipe, or Spanish Tortilla. I can just hear you saying to yourself: “That doesn’t look like a tortilla.” […]
Happy Weekend! I’m invited to a friend’s house for dinner this weekend and I told the hostess I’d bring an hors d’oeuvre. I don’t have a lot of time, so I’m going to make a good old standby recipe I have been whippin’ up for years: my Blue Cheese and Rosemary Pinwheels. They are super […]
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