After spending all day untangling Christmas lights, wrapping oddly shaped gifts, and baking dozens … [Read more...]
Pre-Wrapped Presents
Nearly every store offers some sort of sale, special, or layaway. Candy canes, twinkling … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Pumpkin Desserts: The Footnote
Somehow, after baking a pie, cheesecake, and cookies, a mound of unused pumpkin still sat in a … [Read more...]
No Pie on Thanksgiving: The Epilogue
I caved. I couldn’t have Thanksgiving without the pumpkin pie; the table looked naked without it. … [Read more...]
Skipping the Pumpkin Pie: The Sequel
Yesterday, I celebrated Thanksgiving #2. I thought I’d simply fulfill my role as dessert chef and … [Read more...]
A Pie-Less Thanksgiving
I love the Pilgrims who held the first Thanksgiving, especially those who continued the feast year … [Read more...]
Rolling in Apples
A coworker recently dumped a big bag of Granny Smith apples into my hands after her weekend outing … [Read more...]
Is Your Grandma on Speed Dial?
Nothing beats Grandma’s apple pie. Tart juicy apples bathed in cinnamon and encased in a butter … [Read more...]
Saved By The Freezer
With such a busy, whirlwind schedule last week, I barely found the time to breathe, let alone sleep … [Read more...]
Glub Glub, Tuna in a Tub
The blonde mermaid patiently answering the little inquisitive boy’s questions from the tuna … [Read more...]
Spirited Sweets
“Trick or treat!” How many times in one night will a seven-year-old shout those three words? If they … [Read more...]
Loosen That Belt…
When you hear the word “stuffed,” what comes to mind? (Other than a food coma and a too-tight … [Read more...]
Pies in the Sky
A recent issue of Southwest’s Spirit Magazine displayed a wedge of juicy berry pie on the front … [Read more...]
Role Models, Dust, and a Sloppy Night
Yesterday, a coworker told me, “You’re my idol!” Me. A quiet, shy, pretty darn average girl. I’ll … [Read more...]
Where’s My Umbrella?
This bipolar weather confuses me, my neighbors, their dog, the grocery store cashier, and everyone … [Read more...]
My Childhood Lunch, All Grown Up
When I was little, my mom always packed half of a bagel with cream cheese in my lunch every day. It … [Read more...]
Stale But Salvaged
I meant well. Really, I did. I baked a batch of chocolate-chocolate cupcakes as a thank you for the … [Read more...]
Nix the Newtons
Temperatures may be dropping in the rest of the country, but in my little neck of the … [Read more...]
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