We all have memories. The question is what triggers those memories. Yesterday, I had a taste memory. I have talked frequently about growing up with my grandmother. Holidays were busy times, as they are for most families. Yet, my grandmother would always bake. I made the recipe for sugar rollout cookies this week (see my… Continue reading Taste Memory
Have you ever had issues with what you are baking? I made cookie dough. I made two different kinds, both what I consider Christmas cookies. The first batch was sugar cookie rollout dough. It was my mother’s recipe and I use to hate using it as I am not a wait for the dough to… Continue reading Cookie Dilemma
What a pleasant surprise when I walked into my local Starbucks on December 20th to find that breakfast sandwiches were buy one, get one free. After having read Onward by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, I have steered clear of the breakfast sandwiches at my favorite coffee shop. I knew that changes had been made since… Continue reading Starbucks’ Breakfast Fare
I have the good fortune to follow Attune Foods on Twitter. There is a weekly chat that they sponsor but better than that, I was approached to try some of their cereal and to share with you what I think about it. When the box arrived at my doorstep, I could not figure out what… Continue reading Uncle Sam’s Cereal: A Product Review
From an outside window looking in, the big item missing from many food programs is fresh food. Because of the perishable nature of fresh fruits and vegetables, it is hard to get them in food programs. Enter an elementary school leadership program and the enterprising teacher who knew a garden could provide many lessons for… Continue reading The Harvest is Plentiful
Here in upstate NY we sort of go by those age old adages that summer starts Memorial Day weekend and ends Labor Day weekend. Kids here do not even start school until the Wednesday after Labor Day. Best we not discuss when they get out of school as I am sure that would astonish some… Continue reading Good Bye , Summer!
Even in this time of harvest and abundance – summer, it is hard to cook just what is going to be eaten. Then, try to convince a teenager or even a 20-something adult that leftovers are what dinner is going to be. I knew there were plenty of leftovers that needed to be eaten when… Continue reading Leftovers
Back in the second week of April, my youngest – the only one still in school – had his spring break. This break was at an odd time – not the week before or the week after Easter but two weeks prior. The timing was inconsequential as we were not traveling but the youngest was.… Continue reading School Vacation
… in what they make anymore? I know just where did this come from is what you are all thinking. No, nothing broke here as I was trying to create a memorable Thanksgiving dinner for my kids and extended family. No, the artificial tree did not not go to together right after almost ten years.… Continue reading Does Anyone Take Pride …
I have never been a smoothie fan until I started training for a half marathon. Now I am training for a full marathon and I am drinking, eating smoothies all the time. Sometimes, I have them pre-run but usually post run. So here is the one that freaks out all my friends. Undoubtedly, I get… Continue reading Post Run Recovery Smoothie
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