Can’t Decide On A Gift For Your Favorite Cook? I always keep a running list on Amazon of gadget gift ideas I would love, because inevitably my kids or my husband will ask that question when a holiday or birthday approach. And that list typically […]

Originally published February, 2018 It’s All In the Math I freely confess I am obsessed with food.  That is not to say I eat food obsessively, but that I am obsessed with creating dishes; with trying new ideas; with testing the latest craze.  From warm, […]

A Baking Bucket List I often hear people talking about their bucket list…where they want to travel or what exciting adventure they want to try, and it seems the older you get the more you think about those things (yes, I am learning this first […]

Confessions of a Perfectionist If you ask my family, they will most likely tell you I tend to be a perfectionist…an overachiever.  Maybe it’s just my genetic makeup, or my upbringing, or maybe it’s because I’m the middle child…I have no idea why, I just […]

The Sunshine Blogger Award My goal for this blog has always been to lighten someone’s day; share memories, fun facts, delicious food; and maybe lift some spirits.  So, I am very honored to have been nominated for The Sunshine Blogger Award by Valerie, at valerieascending.wordpress.com! […]

Growing Up With My Daughter I always say I have been greatly blessed in my life.  Not that I haven’t had my share of hard times, disappointments, tragedies.  But at the end of the day those hard times gave me strength to endure, the disappointments […]

The Passion for Spices – A New Phenomenon or An Age – Old Quest? During a recent conversation with a friend of mine, the topic of spices came up (as it often does in my world).  My friend mused that it seemed the popularity (and […]