I have a friend and I am very proud of her – because she is celebrating three years of being sober. For this special occasion, I wanted to make a very special non-alcoholic drink...
I don’t post that many craft projects on this blog, although I do a fair amount of crafting. This one was easy and turned out pretty well so I thought I would share it....
My friend Christen has excellent taste in everything – decor, wine, food, clothes, and so forth. So when she tells me something is good, I tend to believe her. In this case, I was...
When cold winter is at its worst, I try to recall the sultry, summery days and nights in Taormina, Sicily – one of the most picturesque, fun, and delicious beach towns in the whole...
When life gives you lemons… don’t make lemonade. Make cookies! My parents had loads and loads of Meyer lemons to harvest last weekend, so we decided to spend a few days experimenting with all...
Last year, in London, I ate a fabulous meal of North African tapas at Morito, a sultry wine bar with knee-to-knee barstools. One of the most memorable small plates that night was a simple...
Every year on Memorial Day, there is a huge Floating Lantern Festival at Ala Moana Park in Honolulu. People make paper lanterns to commemorate loved ones who have passed away, and at sunset they...
Wouldn’t it be great, amazing, stupendous even, if you could make delicious cookies using only bananas and oats? It would, right? You could eat like 10 cookies but in reality all you ate was a...
Winter is one of the best times for baking, because there is so much wonderful citrus to juice and zest. I am not a huge fan of straight lemon desserts, but I really love...
Lately it seems like everything that’s caramel is salted caramel. Now I like my salted caramel as much as the next gal, but I feel like it’s time to think about other kinds of...
I’d shake your hand, but I seem to be holding 2 ice cream cones. Also, this is the Internet.
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