It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, I’m not talking about Christmas, I’m talking about my favorite season – autumn. I love when the air turns crisp and cool and you can smell leaves burning in the air. I love the beautiful oranges, reds and yellows of the trees. […]

  Comfort food was a must this week. What with being sick and the weather getting more cool and brisk, I needed some good warm food. I’ve been wanting to try a recipe that I clipped from the Better Homes and Gardens magazine November 2009 issue for Pumpkin Corn Bread. I love […]

  Oh dear me, look what I’ve done now. You see, this has just not been a good week for me. I was supposed to go to the zoo with my niece this weekend and I was looking so forward to it, but I got sick with a nasty cold […]

  My sweet niece Sophia celebrated turning two years old a few weeks ago with a family party. When asked how old she is, she says, “My Two!” So because of her two, I had to bake a cake. She takes after her mom and auntie, therefore she loves chocolate. When asked […]

  I almost forgot to feature a cocktail this month! Well, here it is, on the last day of September. The Manhattan. This is a very classic cocktail and a favorite in my family. It was my Grandma’s favorite cocktail and I always think of her when I have one. She […]

 I first became interested in photography back in high school. I took a class to learn how to develop film and enlarge photos in a dark room. This was before digital photography! I also learned some basics about composition and lighting. To be honest though, I think those things come […]

  I know it’s fall when there’s a change in air, when the leaves start to change, and when my husband turns on the TV during dinner. There’s only one reason he would watch TV at the dinner table – FOOTBALL. Yes, I know fall is here because the sound […]

  As much as I love to cook, I love leftover night even more. I get to enjoy the fruits of my labor without having to work! When I was a kid and we would ask Mom what’s for dinner and she would respond “leftovers,” we would groan and complain. Now […]

  Chicken with Italian Sweet-Sour Fennel We had a fabulous dinner this weekend inspired by “Cooking Light” magazine. The recipe was for Chicken with Italian Sweet-Sour Fennel. I love fennel and up until about a year ago, it was completely foreign to me. If you like black licorice, like I do, you will […]

  Whiskey-Soused Salmon In the interest of avoiding the Internet for a while, I decided to finally go through all of the recipes that I have clipped from magazines and newspapers over the years. I got the idea from reading some of my aunt’s Cooking Light magazines that she let me […]

  Serenity While I was on vacation last week, I didn’t have access to email or the Internet. I could have checked it when we went into town, but I chose not to. I have to say that I didn’t really miss it. The Internet is very addicting and I […]