Do you ever get tired of eating the same old thing? Chicken, fish, beef—cooked the same old way, every single time. Well, I do so I decided it was time to look for some new, healthy options. Though I’ve lost over 25 pounds in the past couple of years, I’d still like to lose some […]
When I was a kid I spent a lot of time with my neighbors, Ernie and Linda Bontrager, and their girls, Alicia and Kristin. They were like a second family for me, and many of my homemaking skills were learned from Linda. I remember watching Linda pack extravagant picnics for dinner at the Hollywood Bowl—I […]
On Saturday a friend, who clearly thought it would be fun throw a little temptation my way, sent me a picture of the peanut clusters he’d just made. I showed the picture to John who said, “I bet those would be great with marshmallows in them.” (He’s a sucker for anything with marshmallows and chocolate together.) […]
Pumpkin pie is pretty much a standard dessert at Thanksgiving. I’m sure there are plenty of people who opt for something else but at our house there would be a revolt if there weren’t any pumpkin pie. When I was growing up pumpkin pie was always part of the Thanksgiving menu, but my mom wasn’t […]
When I was a kid we spent nearly every New Year’s weekend with my parent’s college friends, known to us as Aunt Janet and Uncle Bailey. They had two kids who were close in age to ours and we always had a ton of fun together. Being as we lived in Southern California the Rose Bowl […]