Today is a bit of an odd day; peculiar to say the least.  My Sweet Girl – my only Girl- my only child – turns “21″!  The thing that is making it so strange is that she is 3000 miles … Continue reading →

As long as I can remember I have been a huge fan of pie.  It’s likely I was weaned on it right from mother’s milk since it seems there was always one being pulled from our oven.  I can remember … Continue reading →

Thomas Wolfe’s  novel published in 1940 made famous the saying “You can’t go home again.”  Although his novel was aptly named based on the story it told, I believe you can indeed go home again, and I have done so … Continue reading →

The bright, perky and fragrant juice and zest of the ubiquitous lemon.  What would we do without it?  I shudder to think.  As the workhorse of the citrus family, seafood comes alive with a mere mist of it’s liquid and … Continue reading →

What’s old is new again – and since I’m in love with everything retro and vintage I am very happy about that.  In the past couple of years there has been a wave of dessert and baking books with a … Continue reading →