Despite my best efforts to nibble away at a collection of recently acquired cookbooks, the stack stands tall enough to function as an end table in my living room.  I actually read my cookbooks, which when I share this tidbit … Continue reading →

She’s not a little girl anymore – which I reminded myself when she returned home from a party effusively sharing all the redeeming qualities of a new whiskey she had tasted.  “Mom, you have to taste Fireball Whiskey.”  My initial … Continue reading →

I was pretty cookie’d out after the Christmas Cookie Countdown but I knew that wouldn’t last for long.  Who can resist a warm home-baked cookie.  Certainly not me.  I have my list of old favorites that I make over and … Continue reading →

A heart shaped box filled with chocolates makes me smile.  It has always been my favorite gift to receive on Valentine’s Day.  Not just chocolates, but chocolates nestled in a red box, preferably decorated with cherubs and frilly lace.  And … Continue reading →

The turkeys have vanished and oversized pumpkins intended for carving are all but absent from the market bins.  Spiced Pumpkin Latte has been erased from the coffee shop blackboard and in its place, scribbled in candy cane letters, it now … Continue reading →