Valentine’s Day. Most people are going out to dinner, sending flowers or eating pounds of chocolate. In my earlier life, I may have wanted all that but I have to say as I’ve gotten older it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. Sorry Hallmark….but I think you should show the people in your life that … Read more
A couple of years ago, my husband Peter and I were in Las Vegas. It was dinner time and we were starving because of the three-hour time difference in our normal eating routine. Like the other casinos, they had so many restaurants for us to choose from and most of them were unfamiliar to us. However, after some discussion, we decided … Read more
What is it about a girl’s night that gets me all excited? We used to have them all the time but now with all our busy lives, if we can get together once a month, we’re lucky! And because of that, it makes our times together so much better…and so much more fun! I guess the thought … Read more
Julie and Julia….a movie about a blogger who takes on the infamous Julia Child’s cookbook. I liked it so much, I think I must have watched it three times the first day I bought the DVD. I enjoyed the French cooking class scenes, Meryl Streep’s character and the cooking project Julie challenged herself with…… but the Boeuf Bourguignon scene really seemed to catch my attention. I’m … Read more
There are two critically important things I learned this weekend in making caramel. The first is that the process can go very fast so if you aren’t paying attention, you can ruin it in a nano-second. Burnt sugar does not make for a good tasting caramel. The second thing I learned (and this could be … Read more
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