Well, it’s been a while since I last posted; some of you may remember a posting from Beccy back in June when she shared I’d been diagnosed with breast cancer. Since then, I’ve had a couple of surgeries, some chemo, and radiation, which is now ongoing, and except for the cancer, I’m in really good [...]

We are having a wonderously wintery weather day.  The snow is blowing and it’s *brrrrrr* cold out there.  It’s enough to make you pull on the wool socks, a super thick sweat shirt, brew a cup of tea (or coffee or cocoa), and curl up with a good book.  Trouble is, there’s only so much [...]

My sister Jessamine’s kids have severe food allergies.  The last time I had a peek at the list of no-no foods it included soy, corn, dairy, gluten, wheat, chemical preservatives and chemical dyes, among other things.  Those of you who spend as much time as I do staring at and clucking over product labels will recognize [...]

As part of my wanderings through the internet world of food, I came across a site that hosts a monthly cooking challenge: http://weekendcookbookchallenge.blogspot.com/.
 
Every month a new challenge is issued around a certain theme—either a particular chef, a certain kind of food, etc. I believe the goal is to either use a cookbook you have but [...]

I received a bright shiny new gas grill for Mother’s Day.  This is a departure from the norm because my husband and I have been charcoal purists for nearly a decade. 
 
There was an episode of King of the Hill years ago when Hank and their new Laosian neighbor had an argument over whether charcoal or [...]