Hmm…  It’s been quiet around here, huh?  Sorry about that.  No good excuse.  We’ve all been sick, though we are all better now, for the most part.  I have a bunch of half-written posts waiting.  Get ready…here they come.

I made muffins for the kids last week. I had some canned pumpkin left from the holiday stockpile, so came up with this. It’s a basic muffin recipe with pumpkin added, topped with cinnamon sugar. They were a hit! Pumpkin Muffins 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup butter 2 eggs 16 oz. pumpkin 1/4 cup milk […]

Yes, this is a space heater. It is positioned right next to my sink in the bathroom. After a hot shower, a cold room makes a grumpy me… Consequently, meet Mr. Space Heater. It is cold, dark, and rainy today – a perfect day to sit with a pot of coffee and Beethoven. The kids […]

I was organizing/purging old email today and found an email from my mom, sent last year. I share this with you so that you may learn… Good morning, “did you know” #1 It’s not a good thing to trap a skunk in a rat trap behind jacuzzi equip at 12:30 am (or any other time) […]

Winters in Southern California are very mild and very short. This weekend, it was relatively cool outside so I made soup for dinner. This recipe for baked potato soup was posted on a wonderful blog, Get Rich Slowly. It was easy to make, and tasted absolutely delicious. Thumbs up all around the table for this […]

Back to the kitchen for another new recipe. I have set a goal to try one new recipe a week for the year. Maybe then I can start getting through that backlog of magazine and internet clippings. Yesterday, we made Spiced Shortbread (another recipe from Penzeys.com – on the whole, we have been very pleased […]

Happy New Year!! Oh, wait…I guess I’m a little late. Hmm..I’m going to have to work on that. Bear with me. I always have mixed emotions at the turn of the year. Where did the time go? Why do I still have so much left to do? Where did that wrinkle come from? On the […]

Just because Christmas is over, does not mean that Christmas baking is over. This weekend, we made Fudgy Cups (recipe courtesy of Penzeys.com). It was a new (to us) recipe, but one that will be added to our “keeper” file. If you are a fan of chocolate, you will love this cookie! Pastry 3/4 cup […]

This is a test to make sure I know what I am doing.  Don’t mind me.  There is no enlightenment to be had here.  Go on about your day.  I’ll be back soon…