Prior to late last year, I'd heard of sand plum jelly, but never had the delightful experience of tasting it. Rememeber when I posted back in November about Joe Stumpe writing a story about my cooking? Well, between that article, a few emails and a couple jars of sand plum jelly … [Read more...] about Sand Plum Jelly Makes Friends
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The Greatest Gift of All
My grandma was diagnosed with cancer on Christmas Eve of last year. We were given the grim news a bit-by-bit, and learned in January that its terminal. Her wonderful oncologist put her on an oral chemo to hopefully keep the cancer from growing. We found out a little over a month … [Read more...] about The Greatest Gift of All
Japanese Ginger Salad Dressing
Since I was a kid, and we celebrated our birthdays at Kobe's Steakhouse every year, I've loved the ginger salad dressing. Never knew what was in this magical dressing until a friend on a message board gave me this recipe. It's quite simple and so tasty. Very healthy, too. The … [Read more...] about Japanese Ginger Salad Dressing
There’s friends, and then there’s FRIENDS
Like my friend Carrie. Who amaze you with her generosity and kindness. What an incredibly thoughtful gift she gave me from Williams Sonoma. A paella pan, saffron, Spanish smoked paprika, Sivaras Bomba rice and gorgeous napkins.Thanks Carrie - you are the sweetest! You MUST come … [Read more...] about There’s friends, and then there’s FRIENDS
Feeding mouths, nourishing bodies
I've taken an unexpected blogging break due to crazy holidays, the expected stress that comes with having 40 people for Christmas dinner and the hardest news to report that we just found out on Christmas Eve that my Grandma Marge has lung cancer. Nothing quite sucks the life out … [Read more...] about Feeding mouths, nourishing bodies
