Lazy Fall Weekend
It is nice to have a lazy fall weekend after a long busy week of travel and meetings. On top of that, it is sort of nice to see that there are still signs of summer lingering. I actually, even, Read More …
Category: opinion
Pumpkin Dinner
Pretty sure that no one has ever uttered the phrase “winner winner pumpkin dinner“, until now. We made – from “scratch” – roasted pumpkin soup tonight for dinner and it was delicious. The ultimate in farm to table. Especially considering Read More …
Create The Illusion
Are you ready for Halloween to create the illusion? Costume Lipstick Dramatic make up A wig maybe… It is fun to pretend but even better when you can fully exemplify the image. When you can, do everything you can to Read More …
Remember It’s New
When you get going and you are busy, you have to stop and think about everything that you know. The things that just come natural to you. It is difficult to think that way…to you, it is old habit, but Read More …
Talk About Kids
When you are a kid, and you talk about kids, it is probably not a good thing… We’ve all been there. It’s rough. From 3rd or 4th grade, into tweens and becoming a teenager, it’s especially awful today with the Read More …
Parenting Today
Parenting today is hard. I am not trying to say that it has gotten any easier or harder than it was 100 years ago, 50 years ago, or even 30 years ago… What I am saying is that it is Read More …
5 Kinds of Sugar
Is it really necessary to have 5 kinds of sugar in any one product? I doubt it very much. In fact, any more than 1 or 2 is excessive. Dextrose, fructose, sucrose…all the oses Table sugar Confectioners sugar Brown sugar Read More …
That’s Their Name
Sprinkles. That’s their name. Don’t doubt it for one little second. I know where I live… and yes, I defy the local vernacular and so do many others, even those who are not “transplants” to this little burg. But, really, Read More …
Worth Whipped Cream
If the dessert isn’t worth whipped cream, is it still worth eating? For that matter, is anything worth it, if whipped cream wouldn’t make it better? Chocolate mousse Seasonal, chilled pumpkin pie with flaky, buttery crust Apple crumble a la Read More …
Better with Caramel
Some things are better with caramel… Apples Cheesecake Sea salted and chocolate Popcorn and dark chocolate drizzle Cafe lattes Fall is definitely better with caramel. ~ Dawn aka Hat Girl