She came skipping up, her American Girl Magazine in hand and a bright smile on her face, full of ideas for valentine’s day, and a plea to make particularly bright pink carnation cookies. Agreement was quick, seeing that the recipe would make excellent valentine favors for… Read More
Loading up the truck with kids and food in the market parking-lot, I turned to a friendly voice behind us asking, “would you like some apples?” The man was one I had seen in the community for years who always had a smile and a nod,… Read More
Morning muffins with tangy barb, so easy, so tasty, and they are a joy to make. Speaking on that sentiment, The Joy of Cooking’s opening quote affirms precisely how I feel while baking and writing: “Joy’s soul lies in the doing.” ~ William Shakespeare When the children and… Read More
Rhubarb: how we love thee. You are full of the zing of spring, yet you are humble and hearty. And how underestimated you have been in years past! From early childhood, my mother always made rhubarb sauce (recipe herein), pie, crisps and cobblers and froze… Read More
Soul & Stomach 