It’s understandable if some people are frozen with holiday anxiety. After all, it’s one week until Christmas, and we need all the help we can get. Unlike Thanksgiving, Christmas comes with all kinds of extra responsibilities and pressures, like shopping,… Continue Reading
Don’t panic, but Christmas is exactly two weeks away. We’re barely over Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, and now Christmas is nearly upon us. Even so, I do feel good about a few things, like I got my European packages in the mail, hopefully in time… Continue Reading
In Decembers past I baked and wrapped and entertained  like a crazy woman. For most of my adult decades, December was the month of sleep-deprivation and financial over-extension and total stress. No more. Now, my goal is to be judicious about where I… Continue Reading
Ready or not, tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Before I write another word, I have an important message for you: Do NOT use the self-cleaning feature on your oven before Thanksgiving. Trust me on this one. Don’t use that self-cleaning feature, even if you’re… Continue Reading
After joining my sister to help out at Living Hope Compassion Ministries Thanksgiving dinner Saturday, I feel as if I’ve already had Thanksgiving. More than 500 people came to eat the free meal prepared by Living Hope folks, with more than… Continue Reading
If I could only keep a handful of cookbooks, “The Silver Palate Cookbook” and “The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook” would be among them. With some embarrassment, I remember visiting my youngest sister at her home in New York many… Continue Reading
Anyone who’s known me for more than a few minutes knows how much I adore cooking. Even so, sometimes, even for people like me, who embrace cooking as pure joy and even therapy, not a chore, there are times when,… Continue Reading
Halloween is the speed bump that forces us to stop and fully embrace October’s last gasp before we just speed head-first into Thanksgiving plans. And I don’t know about you, but as a foodie, my mind is already wandering away… Continue Reading
I know that right now it’s unseasonably warm in the north state, and it feels more like early summer, but trust me, it’s fall. I know it because my giant oak has started its annual leaf dump onto my roof… Continue Reading
Wednesdays are my Noni Doni days with 2-year-old Austin. (I have his sister, 6-month-old Reagan, every other Thursday.) There’s no shortage of things to do. Austin might play outside in his little sandbox or ride his Strider bike or his… Continue Reading
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