January and February are especially fun months for bookkeepers. I’m currently immersed in the tedious but necessary task of closing out the previous year and getting everything perfect and clean for the dreaded tax return for our business. I won’t bore you … Continue reading
I have a tendency to get a little carried away when it comes to menu planning for parties. For reasons I will never understand, I tell myself lies. In my delusional mind, I have nothing but time, I’m happy and … Continue reading
After my mad cookie baking frenzy before Christmas, I felt the need to back off from the baking for awhile. But for the past couple of weeks, I’ve noticed my boys hovering around the kitchen, hopefully opening the pantry door … Continue reading
I was lucky to have a Mom who developed an interest in cooking things that you didn’t find on most of the dinner tables in the homes around us. Don’t get me wrong, there was plenty of pot roast, stuffed … Continue reading
In keeping with the almost summer like weather we are having here in sunny Cailforn-eye-A, I made ice cream today. I came across this recipe some time ago and have made it more times than I care to admit (it’s for … Continue reading
It’s January, you know, the time of year when we have blue, sunny skies and 70 degree weather. When we wear flip flops, and shorts, and t-shirts and frolic in the sun. Okay, maybe that’s going a bit far but … Continue reading
A rare event took place in my kitchen yesterday. Someone cooked something and it wasn’t me. I grabbed my camera to capture this phenomenon. This is my step-mom, Bonnie, and yesterday she came over and made her unbelievably delicious, healthy, hearty, easy … Continue reading
So, the holidays are officially over. All the Christmas decorations have been packed away. Paul and the boys lugged our beautiful, 12 foot tree out to the curb, and our house is back to normal. Why does it look … Continue reading
