HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2022.  I tiptoe into this new year.  The last 2 Januarys have been harbingers of rough years.  Without detail, trust me, ...

  Smokey, saucey and tender. I love Instagram, and one day I scrolled and saw the same photo over and over for burnt ends.  I did some googl...

 Every once in awhile I made a platter of cookies that even I am like, Wow!  I did that!  This is one of those platters.  I made them last C...

  I wrote the other day about pumpkin cookies and my old house in Clinton, Iowa.  I think everyone has a nostalgic view of their childhood,...

I always feel nostalgic in October.  This year especially.  I miss my mom. I miss "normal" life.  After finally coming home after ...