You want one of these? I thought so. As usual, you start with a cute foot, and follow the recipe below. A great Easter Craft, these Easter Chicks preserve the memory of your child’s footprint. Note: If your feet are “cracking” you’re probably cooking your dough too long. a cute foot 1 cup Corn Starch [...]
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We will not be heading anywhere close to warmth for this spring break. We’re counting on mother nature to bless us with unseasonably warm temperatures while we spend time hanging out and avoiding alarm clocks. Some of our time will be spent at the lake, some here, just playing it by ear. The no agenda [...]
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After several failed attempts over the years, I usually ended up with smashed candies running all over the cookie sheet in a sticky, layered mess. Either the gods were with me this time, or I finally found a recipe that works. Don’t be intimated by this recipe; it’s really pretty easy if you remember to [...]
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When the cookbook flipped open to this recipe, several times, I took that as a sign of serendipity and started to pay attention. Nigella Lawson calls this simply, “Vanilla Apples with Sweetheart Croutes.” As there’s no mincing words about Nigella’s commitment to comfort food that is simultaneously easy on the cook, I decided to peruse [...]
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Note to my readers: My website is undergoing maintenance. While you can read and comment, I cannot post for a few days. This story should tide you over for awhile.) Deep down, I knew it was harder to move a mountain, yet my greatest wish was to wear his class ring on Valentine’s Day. He [...]
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A week before thanksgiving, I’m chomping at the bit to get Thanksgiving (with all of its dreary brown and oranges, and turkey and mashed potatoes) out of the way so that I can pull out the bright reds and whites of my Christmas decorations. My treasures, my long-lost friends that twinkle with lights, effectively banning [...]
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Ice covers the lake. Sixty miles per hour winds broke large slabs of ice, creating jigsaw puzzles pieces marked with lines of ice-cold, ice-blue water. The night the winds came through, I tossed and turned in my bed, listening to the wind roar like a train, and remembering that my Mom, who once lived through [...]
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The year 2008 hangs by a thread; tonight beckons the big parties, the celebrations and the New Year’s resolutions. I’m still content to look back at the big fade of the Christmas season, as its ripples cast an ever-widening circle until it is completely gone; yet absorbed into who we are. I liked 2008. Just [...]
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