Cookie Cravings

My mom is a COOK. Not the fancy kind of cooking you have in restaurants but down-home, old-fashioned, mouth-watering good cooking that makes you think of home and holidays. Every holiday at parents’ house is filled with food (Oy!) and may include but not be limited to: turkey, ham, sweet corn, pickled corn, green beans, […]

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Christmas Trumps Pumpkins

I’ll admit, I have pumpkin envy. :pumpkin: :pumpkin: :pumpkin: :pumpkin: I drive by neighbors’ homes and the local area and I see pumpkins everywhere. They’re so pretty and bright and colorful. So why don’t I have one? Several? Why aren’t there jack-o-lanterns on my steps? *sigh* I honestly don’t know. I stopped buying pumpkins several […]

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