Who can resist the intensely colored ruby red juice of a blood orange.  I remain amazed at the depth and array of color that nature provides us.  The juice from a blood orange not only prods me toward the kitchen … Continue reading →

I believe strongly in the power of intuition.  After all, Oprah drilled this into our heads for years, didn’t she?  99.999999999% of the time, our intuition is correct.  We just need to learn to trust it.  I knew in my … Continue reading →

Today is a bit of an odd day; peculiar to say the least.  My Sweet Girl – my only Girl- my only child – turns “21”!  The thing that is making it so strange is that she is 3000 miles … Continue reading →

The bright, perky and fragrant juice and zest of the ubiquitous lemon.  What would we do without it?  I shudder to think.  As the workhorse of the citrus family, seafood comes alive with a mere mist of it’s liquid and … Continue reading →

Pie!  I have never met a pie I didn’t like.  If it rests in or between two crusts, I will eat it.  For me, it’s all about the crust.  Memories of my Grandma making pie dough go way back to … Continue reading →