buttery sweet kouign-amann
February 16, 2020
Have you ever taken a cooking class? They can be sooooo much fun. You walk in and the first thing you see are all the items you'll need laid out nicely before you and ready to go. Then you sit down and the class begins and ...
easy Japanese pan noodles
February 16, 2020
Veggies and noodles make a quick weekday meal. Keep it vegetarian or add some grilled chicken or shrimp, a side of artisan bread, and there you go. Dinner in no time at all!
Indian butter chicken
January 31, 2020 | Comment
I was lucky enough to attend a cooking class taught by my friend Maggie, who is from India. She was running a small catering business at the time while she and her husband were in school. We ordered dinner from her a couple of times, and it was so delicious I knew I wanted to learn to cook her dishes myself. Especially since I knew they would be returning to India one day.
peanut butter granola
February 1, 2020 | Comments
I have always found that much of the granola sold in stores is sicky sweet and loaded with sugar. When you make it yourself, you can control the sweetness level by using honey or maple syrup, and additionally add lots of other healthy goodies.
best chocolate chip cookies
January 31, 2020 | Comment
This is a recipe I adapted from a Better Homes and Gardens cookbook I purchased at Costco when I was first married. I have made them over and over again and now my daughters call home for the recipe and bake them for their friends.
buttercream cut-out cookies
February 2, 2020 | Comment
It was a sad day when I pulled into the parking lot of my favorite bakery, The Normandie, and discovered it had permanently closed! What? This place was my go to for a scrumptious frosted sugar cookie named the Butterdream.
can women lift heavy?
September 7, 2019 | Comments ∙
Want to change your body? Try lifting weights. Some gyms think women can't or shouldn't lift heavier than 5 pound weights. But if you want to dramatically change your body, you are going to have to lift heavier.
when should I claim?
September 7, 2019 | Comment
Do you keep getting those ads in the mail for a free class all about social security? We did too and I kept tearing them up just as rapidly until one day, getting closer and closer to that certain age, I thought well, why not? And I signed up for one.
too young for a river cruise?
September 7, 2019 | Comment
On board a 2019 Grand Circle river cruise to Eastern Europe and the Black Sea, was a 92 year old WW2 vet named Ray. He was traveling by himself on back to back tours. Rays used two walking poles to steady himself down stairs, otherwise Ray was completely mobile and very independent.
how to eat organic and save
January 23, 2020
Want to stay away from pesticides but hesitate to shell out three times the price for organic? There's good news!
