Although it wasn’t cold out today there was a nice breeze and the sun was shining bright. The temperature was around 70 degrees but, with the breeze and the leaves changing colors it had that fall smell and feel in the air. When the weather starts changing I’m suddenly...

I read an article today in the November 2010 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine that made me stop and think for a minute. It was about passing down traditions for the Thanksgiving meal. The person writing the article was a male and talked about how moms pass down their...

The holidays are just around the corner. Did you ever wonder what to do with all those half used opened bottles of wine after your holiday party? Here’s the perfect kitchen gadget to save your wine and pocketbook. Vacuvin This Wine Saver is a vacuum pump, which extracts the...

My daughter called me the other day to say that she and her roommates were having some friends over to their apartment for dinner. My daughter who is a junior in college has suddenly found an interest in cooking, well it makes sense. Now out on their own getting...

This past weekend I had the pleasure of going to Boston to visit my daughter who attends one of the Universities there. We had a wonderful time shopping, going to nice restaurants and just hanging out together, the kind of things that moms and their daughters do. While there...

It’s that time of the year when the weather starts changing. Here in Missouri the mold count is sky high and my allergies have definitely been getting the best of me. When I was a little girl and not feeling well my mom always made me a grilled cheese...

Have you ever had a blintz? They’re like a crepe rolled up with cottage cheese inside that you then top with sour cream and cinnamon or fresh fruit sauce. They’re best in my opinion served warm but good as well the next day right from the refrigerator. This week...

Do you have a house full of cookbooks? For whatever reason are you compelled to still buy more? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a database with all the recipes listed from those books, plus an ingredient list? That way when you were in the mood for a particular...