I treat holidays like “opposite days.” Most people get the urge to jump in the kitchen during the holidays. They cook more dinners than they would normally and they bake cookies like a Keebler Elf. (Is it politically correct to still call them elves?) Me, on the other hand, gets really lazy about cooking. I …
December 2012
Foodie Fun Day: bellyQ
Resolutions. Every year, I look back on my computer and read my list of goals that I made before the new year. Last year’s resolutions were probably similar to many of your own….exercise more, watch television less and do more for other people. (Okay, I didn’t get much exercise in while watching TV but I …
A Post On Wednesday
My Dear Readers. I had a post scheduled this morning about a “fun day” I had on Friday. As much as I want to share my food adventure, I want to take a couple of days and regroup my thoughts. I have feelings of guilt that while I was eating a fabulous feast, there was …
Keep The Home Fries Burning
This is the time of year that I get a lot of questions emailed to me. Easy ones like asking for simple appetizers to bring to a cocktail party. Or where do you find certain cooking items. I usually can respond quickly and accurately. (I have also been asked some freaky stuff but I’ll keep …
Italian Sausage Soup…There is no substitute
Substitute. Is it a good word or a bad word? Do you hear it and shudder or jump for joy? I started thinking about that word yesterday. It is kind of interesting that substitute is such a simple word and yet has many connotations. (Yep, that is the kind of stuff I find interesting.) For …
Understanding Garlic Bread
There are a lot of things I don’t understand…for example, maps and geography. (Or are those the same things? That is how much I don’t understand them.) Either way it is a subject matter that doesn’t click in my brain. I also don’t understand push-up bras. Why do you want to fill your bra with …