How can I say this? It is going to be hard. It is going to come out so I guess I need to be the one to say it….I think I’m a fraud. Maybe I’m being too hard on myself. It isn’t like I stole anything or deliberately tried or tried to deceive people. It wasn’t that …
Reuniting And It Tastes So Good
It has happened…I have reached that age where high school reunions become important. It isn’t like the first high school reunion where you go mostly to see who got fat and who has the hottest wife/husband. You side eye the gal who was flat chested who now has a huge upper hemisphere and notice the …
Macaron Madness
A girl’s best friend can be a lot of things. It can be someone you’ve known for years who knows who you are and where you’ve been. It can be relative who you find easy to talk to and who is willing to hold your hand through good times and bad ones. It can even be a …
Wassup with Wasabi?
How do you feel about substitutions? Do always cut up your garlic or do you sometimes take a scoop from the jar? Do you make your beef stock from scratch or do you have a favorite boxed brand? Do you always put real cream in your coffee or do use a “creamer?” This week I …
Mexican Street Corn in a Bowl (Bowl-elotes)
July means only one thing in Indiana….FAIR TIME!! Counties all over the state are gathering their best tractors, animals and 4-H projects to showcase everything that living in the heartland encompasses and dreaming of blue ribbons. The hard work of all of these animal owners and their dedication of trying to be the best in …
Of Mice and Grills…..
With summer officially here, it is time to break out the grill. I know there are folks who grill all year long but I really don’t enjoy grilling enough to want to do it in snow and cold. (You need to realize my grill is behind my house and if it were snowing I’d have …
For the Love of Cucumbers
Do you think about cucumbers? Do you always have one in your fridge? Do you buy one every week? Do you name them? (Wait….we aren’t talking about people who really LOVE cucumbers.) I adore cucumbers especially on hot days. There is something about the crispness and the feel of their crunch that make me feel …
Your New Favorite Shrimp Pasta Salad
One of my favorite parts of summer is also one of my most dreaded parts of the summer. It isn’t the fact that we finally have beautiful sunshine and yet the afternoons are too steamy to go out. It isn’t the fact that our scenery in NW Indiana looks so amazing that our roads get …
Grand Theft Green Beans
I’m not sure where most of my readers live but this week has shown to be one of the most beautiful weeks here in NW Indiana. It is the magical kind of weather where it is cool enough to wear a sweatshirt but warm enough to toss on shorts. It is sunny enough that you …
This is the Dawning of The Age of Asparagus
Is it worth it? Do you ever think that? Eat another piece of cake? Is it worth the calories? (YES….it is cake….life is short.) Go to the fancy restaurant? Is it worth the extra money to eat off little plates decorated like pieces of artwork? (YES….because usually pretty food is delicious food.) Eat the spring asparagus? Is it …