You all may remember, once upon a time, long ago, when your children all were young and cute (which now they’ve grown to be corporate executives and such)… well, anyway, WAY back then… I posted the first part of this Shepherd’s Pie series. Which aforementioned series is not REALLY “Shepherd’s Pie” to begin with, because...
It’s still rainy here in Northern California and I’m appreciative, because we desperately need it. Yay for snow pack and more water! To keep from getting the winter doldrums, I suggest curling up by the fire with a good book, or playing a game you don’t usually play (for us it’s chess) and eating comfort...
Leeks have been my 2009 food obsession. I have to admit, before this year, I had not really been exposed to them, and definitely had never cooked with them. But we went to Paris this past spring on our anniversary, and let me tell you, leeks were everywhere! And they were so delicious. I’ve spent...
Whew! The holidays are here, aren’t they? Things have gotten busy, busy, busy… and we’re not complaining. We are printing, printing, printing! We still hope to have our Etsy holiday shop open up over the weekend – so stay tuned!
In the wonderful meantime, I’m sure a lot of you are making (or have made) your...
We are headed to the family cabin for Labor Day weekend. Since it’s sort of the “last” weekend of summer, I’m hoping to:
Hang out on the back porch and look at the lake…
Sit in battered old plastic chairs by the lake and watch Cam play in the water…
Watch Matt finally get his sailboat out...
As I think I mentioned earlier, it’s no secret that Matt and I like to eat. We especially like dinners together. I realize it’s a luxury because we only have one small kid, but when the day’s done, we are fond of tucking him in bed and then sharing time, food and conversation,...
