Yesterday, I was antsy. I felt oppressed and unsettled. Being housebound is not going to be easy for me, as I like to run my errands, visit friends for a cup of coffee, have breakfast out with my husband, and even go to the Y to work out. It’s starting to sink in, this common…
Yesterday, I just didn’t feel good. I had an early morning dental appointment for a cleaning to which I went with a headache. Despite some ibuprofen, the headache persisted for most of the day. By evening, I felt like I had not gotten anything done. Of course, this wasn’t true. I had actually done a…
What is your favorite Holiday item to bake? Is it a certain type of cookie, candy, pie, cake, or cordial? Baking is a holiday tradition for many and my family is no different. Most of my early holiday memories involve some special kind of baking with my mom and grandma. My grandma had the best…
It has been a while since I did a food post. While I am waiting for more signs of Spring that just seem to be taking a while to arrive, I thought I would share some of our “new” favorite dishes! Not all of them might be healthy, but they all certainly are delicious! Homemade…
The Joy of Christmas Cookies Purple Mittens, Green Trees, Sparkling White Stars, Blue Snowflakes, The Sweetness of sugar and Anise extract adding a layer of licorice to the mix. Finding Grandma’s old recipe fills the kitchen with family for the joy making cut out cookies. Rich, thick, brown syrup made from sugar cane, Ginger spice…
With the holidays approaching, my mind is turning to food. One of our most closely held family traditions is the food that is served at holiday meals. In anticipation of being ready for Thanksgiving next week, I bought our turkey yesterday. In addition to turkey, I’ll make my mom’s pork sausage stuffing recipe. All of…
September Evenings Last night my husband and I picked apples. We didn’t go anywhere, just our front yard! Mainly, we have Cortland’s this year. We have enough to make pies and cider. Tomorrow, we’ll host a group of friends for what is becoming an annual cider making party. Did you know it takes one five…
The theme for the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of February 14th is sweet. Since I have quite a sweet tooth, I thought I would post on some of the sweet nothings I made last week. I guess you could say we celebrated Valentine’s Day a little early! First, I made a batch…