Necessity is the mother of invention. I had several necessities that needed to be taken care of. I had a holiday get together with the River City Harvest Community Gardening board and I needed to bring some food. I had pumpkin puree that needed to be used. I had a 1 pound bag of ginger […]
That’s it folks, Christmas is really over and now you have leftover candy canes, what to do? Here are some ideas I found on the internet: Candy Cane Martini (from my daughter at Leftovers for Lunch) Chocolate-Candy Cane Cupcakes Candy Cane Cooler Candy Cane Macarons Candy Cane Fudge Candy Cane Cake Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies […]
Seven is such a magical number, it’s the 4th prime number, it is revealed in the Bible and and the Torah as the world’s creation time, in Japanese mythology there are the Seven Lucky gods, in Irish Mythology the number seven is associated with Cúchulainn, and if you are lucky enough to be the 7th […]
Pies are as important to a Thanksgiving meal as the turkey is. Even for me, the non-baker/dessert maker. Even I feel compelled to make not just one, but at least three pies. The holy trinity of pies is pumpkin, apple and pecan. My usual repertoire is pumpkin, apple and a cran-cherry because I don’t much […]
Life is an amazing thing. So many things happen in life time, some good, some not so good. And sometimes the unexpected happens, sometimes it’s good, and sometimes not so good. Last weekend my boss found out that her husband of 32 years had cancer, his only symptoms were recent migraines. By Tuesday night he […]
