Since the weather has warmed up a bit, I’ve been using the gas grill more often and I’m really enjoying it. My grill is positioned on the deck right outside the kitchen slider so it takes no extra effort to cook outside. Patty Melts are my absolute favorite version of a burger. I don’t know […]

As people are starting to be out and about a bit more, we need to keep our immune systems in tip-top condition. This soup/bread/fruit combo can be served for a savory supper or divided for brunches or lunches. I don’t know about you, but I need to lay off the chips, ice cream and queso […]

When my granddaughter, Anna, was just learning to talk, one of her best sentences was, “Let’s put up a party!” No one could resist her exclamation and accompanying smile. Of course, we had to do something to celebrate her cuteness. Immediately. “Putting up a party” has become part of the family’s language over the years […]

Here we are at the first week of May and one can only hope that spring has finally sprung. On a recent socially distant backyard visit with my daughter, I became ecstatically hopeful when she revealed that her trickster-y hens were once again laying eggs. As a matter of fact, on that rare sunny morning, […]

I did it. I masked up, put my bottle of hand sanitizer in my purse and did a big grocery shopping the other day. I came home with quite a haul, enough to get me by for several weeks. Now, as you can imagine, I’m a person who really loves food shopping, but these present […]

I usually write about food and beverage events, but, of course, no gatherings are happening now. I know that many of you (like me) are cooking, baking and experimenting with food – sometimes using just what you have available in the fridge and pantry. I have contacted a few local chefs for their ideas about […]

Once again, I’m riffling and shuffling through my cupboards. I don’t know about you, but cooking these days is like an episode of “Chopped” without the time constraints or the ultra-weird ingredients. I’m finding comestibles I had forgotten I had, like the last dregs of pickle relish, a lone box of Jell-O, a scant cup […]