My neighbor’s garden is bulging with banana peppers and before he left for a month long trip, he offered his garden’s bounty to us. Today I dropped in to see what was ripe and was amazed at the quantity of peppers! However, besides slicing them into salads, I didn’t know what else to do with… Read More
Wow. That’s the reaction I got to this new dish. Seriously. I came up with it on a whim. I had read about roasting tomatoes in the winter to bring out the tomato’s natural sweetness. For some strange reason that idea popped into my head today as I looked at the bowl of cherry tomatoes… Read More
The kids are off at Camp and this was going to be our relaxing week at the beach. However, Michael had a work trip he couldn’t miss, so we decided I would tag along.Oh my did I have fun! It was a relatively short trip (compared to all the things there are to do there) but since… Read More
Now that I have one child driving and another one about to start, I’ve had several occasions to think back to how I learned to drive. It’s a bit different than most of my friends, because you see, I learned to drive in Italy! My dad had a teeny tiny car, a 1979 Fiat 126,… Read More
I’m working on Tommy’s quilt, the one I promised him for Christmas. The good news is…I completed 20 log cabin blocks! The bad news is I need 8 more! The good news is I have the fabric to make them. Back to the kitchen table-turned-crafting table I go!