52. I can’t say hello to a new year until I say good bye to her. My Grandma died. She’s never missed wishing me a happy birthday. She’s been at every graduation including junior high, high school and college. She was with me when I accepted my first grown up job. She was front and …
2022
An Excuse to Make Reubens
Excuses. Do you find them or do they find you? I sit down to write and it is always something. The dog wants to go out. There is someone at the door. The phone won’t stop ringing. There is a fascinating text chain between my dog friends. I see dust on the window. The timer goes off. My water glass is empty. I …
Mindset Reset: Midwestern Alfredo
Part 2: Mindset. A gigantic proportion of my blogging mindset was wrapped up with “authenticity” of recipes. I haven’t done a genetic test but I come from a vast group of different nationalities. I can’t claim anything I like to cook is one hundred percent derived from any one country. I spend a considerable amount of time …
2022: Mindset Reset
Mindset. For the most part, this is an aspect of our lives that we control. We have the power to make moments of life either positive or negative. Maybe my mindset at times can be a little too “Pollyanna” because I do try to look at the bigger picture and find one small thing that makes me glad. …


