One of my best friends from high school took this photo of me on Stinson Beach, near where I used to live in Marin County, California. We had been out of high school a couple years and she came to visit me one summer. We were so young, full of ideas, goals, dreams, fears, and everything […]
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A Springtime Potato Salad
After this past Easter weekend, I still had a few hard-boiled eggs waiting to be used for something. This is one of my favorite potato salads, and perfect for spring. It has fresh dill, sour cream, red onion, and cucumbers. I don’t put the eggs in the salad because they look so pretty and colorful […]
Bake-Off Withdrawal! Help!
Even though the 45th Bake-Off is now over, and after writing my Bake-Off blogs for the last year, I am still in a Pillsbury mindset. What am I going to do now without my Bake-Off Wednesdays to write about? It was my favorite day of the week and I will miss it. If you are […]
Behind the Scenes Before the Bake-Off
Before the Bake-Off contestants of the 45th competition arrived in Orlando, the media came a day ahead to get settled in for the contest. My daughter Kristina and I were beyond thrilled to be a part of this team. I left on Saturday afternoon, went easily through a short security line, and found myself seated […]
I Have So Much to Tell You….
Hi Bake-Off fans! I just got home from Orlando and can’t wait to tell you so many stories. However, all the Bake-Off fun has me running on nothing but adrenalin! I will have big long posts coming up soon after I download hundreds of photos, write some blogs, and get some much needed sleep. Stay tuned. It’s […]
Bake-Off Day!
The 100 contestants in the Bake-Off cooked their dishes today with the hope of winning one million dollars. I am still here in Orlando, and returned earlier from watching the contestants cook. Now I have to get ready for the celebration party tonight, where hopefully all the contestants have had a restful afternoon after a […]
Another Bake-Off Day
Okay, here we are again, up way too late and we have to get up at 5:00 am. Sorry to say I have to put off the blog for another day – but I have SO many photos and stories, I promise! I’ll give you a tidbit about dinner with Martha Stewart tonight- our group […]
Bake-Off – Saturday morning
Hi Bake-Off fans! I’m afraid for right now this blog will be very short, as I only got a few hours sleep from way too much fun, and now we are running out again in a few minutes. I will come back tonight with stories galore and photos. Let’s just say so far we had an […]
