Here are my twelve, hard-learned truths about pie crusts. …
Baking• Dessert• Holidays• Pies
Thankfulness and Twelve Hard-Learned Truths about Pie Crust
November 23, 2021
How can you go wrong with pumpkin and butterscotch -- in FALL?…
I’ve come to realize that western Pennsylvania does not have perfect weather very often, which is why when a perfect night like last night offered itself up, I jumped on it. The sky was a moody navy blue with puffs of cottony clouds that let a few stars peek through. As I’ve mentioned at least a million times, fall is my favorite time — with temperatures in the…
Jump on your holiday gift buying now and spend December eating bonbons by the fire. …
Family Traditions• Great Memories• Holidays• Side Dishes
Thankful For Family…and Stuffing
November 23, 2020
I am one of the lucky ones. I get to have two of my three kids for Thanksgiving, and given the state of things today, that’s pretty great. I can’t wait for life to change for the better, but so far, 2020 has been inconvenient, but not tragic. Again, I know I’m lucky. I’ve had time to think, write, and figure out my next steps. I’m so very…
Mrs. Spratt's Seven Layer cookies have been a favorite for more than 40 years! And they're so easy!…
Family Traditions• Great Memories• Holidays• Random Thoughts
November? What the hell?
November 7, 2014
I can’t believe it’s already November. To make it worse, everywhere I look poor Thanksgiving is being squeezed out by all the holiday stuff. What the hell? It’s too bad because a day devoted to being thankful that includes food overload is my kind of holiday. I’ve always loved it — so much, that in college, we made Thanksgiving dinner and ate on two mattresses on the floor…
My most vivid memory of my mom takes me back to Saint Joseph’s Elementary School and the cultural event of the year, the Christmas play. In first grade a classmate got to portray “cute toy doll” sitting in Santa’s lap. She wore a beautiful light blue dress with a big bow in the back and a very fluffy petticoat AND she had a speaking part. She got to…