This is a great little cookbook. There are 50 recipes for sweet and savory nuts that your guests will enjoy at any gathering or to give as gifts. Nuts are addictively delicious and good for you, too. They are the perfect nibble food for parties and easy to make. The recipes include such delicacies as […]
The Indian Slow Cooker: The Give-Away book for this Week!
I might not ever have known about this amazing cookbook, if not for one of my loyal readers, Barbara, from Italy. Barbara writes her own food blog and also likes to enter drawings for cookbooks. When Barbara won this cookbook, she was told it could not be mailed all the way to Italy, so she asked if […]
Happy Halloween!!
Happy Halloween to my sweet readers!! I hope everyone has a safe and happy Halloween. These are some photos of my girls when they were young. All the costumes were made by my talented Mom, who can sew anything. I have all these costumes, and many more, packed away for future grandchildren! I have to say […]
Saturday Recipe for 10-30-10
When my girls were young trick-or-treaters, they always came back home ready for a hot drink to warm them up. This is the hot cocoa I made every time. Hot Cocoa for Cold Trick-Or-Treaters For each serving: 1 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder1 Tablespoon granulated sugarDash salt1/4 cup hot water3/4 cup milk 1. In a small […]
A Tribute to Vincent Price for Halloween
I have a lot of Halloween cookbooks, but they are mostly for cute kid foods and Halloween parties. Then I remembered that months ago, I wrote a blog about the master of horror himself, Vincent Price, who was also a respected cook and cookbook author. I decided that there are many of you who probably have […]
Uniting the Love of Food in the United Nations
This unique cookbook from 1956 was published when there were only 76 member nations. Today, I believe there are 192 represented. According to the goal of this cookbook, a UN committee wanted to share the “fundamental elements common in the life of all of us, everywhere,” and demonstrate how knowledge of things like cooking is one […]
The Endless Possibilities of Popcorn
The best popcorn I remember eating was in 7th grade watching “Ferry Across the Mercy” at the York movie theatre in Elmhurst, Illinois. It was there that my boyfriend, Gary, held my hand for the first time. We ate our popcorn, then he slowly reached for my buttery, messy hand and held it like it was some priceless treasure. Ahh.. youth. […]
Why Isn’t it Snowing Here Yet?
No fair. My husband was in Canada this past weekend and it was snowing. Our cousin, Jouni, said it snowed in his hometown in Finland, and my girls are visiting Alaska this week where it is snowing. But none here yet. I am probably in the minority, but I love living in snow. The crisp, cold […]
