A few years ago I discovered a book called "Eat to Live" by Joel Fuhrman, and among the other things I learned, one of the most impactful...

One of my first blogs was about making jam, and I created it because it was one of those things that I learned how to do rather late in...

While Katelyn was here for the holidays 2023 she took the opportunity to clean out my "snack cabinet", pantry and refrigerator. I think...

If you like pumpkin pie and/or have excess pumpkin puree, this blog's for you! I recently was gifted 6 cans of pumpkin by a friend, so...

While I haven't done a "cookie bake-off" for chocolate chip cookies like I did for brownies in this blog, we have had the occasion to...

I have loved tomatoes since I was a child and we visited my Grandma Flint in Fresno. I still remember the amazement I felt when ONE...

It's that time of year again! The thermometer cracked 90 degrees, so it must be time to "put up" produce in the kitchen. This time it's...

Nothing says "spring" like strawberries, and we are fortunate to have strawberry stands in Sonoma County that are "worth the trip". This...

For those who have been following me for awhile, one of the garden/craft proje cts I wrote about last summer was pumpkin scratching. It...

My Mom's first paying job after nearly 30 years of marriage and motherhood was at the Wagon Wheel Restaurant in Mariposa, as a "cook's...

You might think this is an exaggeration, but it's true that my Mom was known far and wide for her "Chinese Fried Walnuts". She got the...

While this quote is attributed to Charles Schulz, I think most people will agree that chocolate is one of our favorite "go to" comfort...

I saw this quote for the first time in a cake shop in Budapest when Katelyn and I were there during our girls' trip. Eating cake for...

You might say I come by it naturally, my love of eggs. After all, I was born on an egg ranch and was gathering eggs before I started...

Put out a variety of fillings and everyone has fun "making their own" calzone. While making homemade pizza dough and sauce is not...

If you google "biscuits and..." the top options are all gravy. Personally, I am not a huge fan of biscuits and gravy, I have found many...

"You can't spread even a little without getting some on yourself". There are three reasons I make jam: It's SOOOO much better than...

According to this publication from 1953, the old adage "the way to a man is through his stomach" was true! Particularly if you know how...