Where do you live? Have you been enjoying a “normal” spring in your area? I am in the Midwest and spring is a rollercoaster of temperatures, weather events and emotions. For most of us “lifers,” we aren’t surprised when one day we have 80 degrees and the next week it snows. We get used to …
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Lettuce Wrap About the Super Bowl
Are you ready for some football? (Um, not really.) Super Bowl XLVI will be played on February 5 in Indianapolis Indiana. It should be a great game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots given the amazing season both teams had this year. (Okay, I have no clue how their year went …
12 Days of Christmas: Poached Pears (Partridge Optional)
One more week until Christmas….Yipppeee! I am a big kid when it comes to this time of year. I love the lights, decorations and yes, the gifts! My husband is an awesome Santa and I’m not just buttering him up. (But in case that will work….have I ever mentioned that he is the most wonderful, …
My Hungry Half-Time Honey
Are you ready for some football? (Um, not really.) Whether you like college football or are a fan of the NFL this is probably one of your favorite times of year. If you haven’t figured it out yet, I’m not the biggest sports fan. I have nothing against football, personally, I just don’t get it. …
Any Way You Spread It
I was given a challenge this past week. I was asked if I could post a recipe that had less than five ingredients. Actually, I wasn’t really asked. It was more of a sarcastic comment from a friend that I chose to hear as a challenge. Some people I know (and love) claim that their …
A Fungus Among Us-Learning to Love Mushrooms
We all know about them but many of us are scared to eat them. The secret vegetable that grows in the dark.. They don’t have bright beautiful colors like the other vegetables so they must be bad. And let’s not forget they carry the stigma of being called a fungus. Poor dull Mushrooms, you never …