I do my best to not be part of the 'Oh, lord it's Monday...Thank God, it's Friday' crowd. I think that attitude makes us miss a lot of important stuff that goes on during the week. At the very least, we don't get the kind of enjoyment out of life that we can. With that … Continue reading A Friday Evening Feast

I have a confession to make. I am a free spirit and I get very little done when left to my own devices. I have to have structure. I have to have a map. Or, I spin my wheels, do a few donuts, crash, and get nothing productive done. (I have never mastered the art of the … Continue reading I have to see the path in front of me…

These two food items have nothing to do with each other, except that they were both cooked in my kitchen this evening. To some success, I might add. We have been on a quest around my house to explore new recipes and we are finding some good ones. The Pasta Ponza was no exception. Ok. … Continue reading Pasta Ponza and Fried Jalapenos.

You win some and you lose some the old saying goes...then you completely bomb some too. That was me in the kitchen this evening. It was so bad I couldn't even finish eating it. Seriously. How did this happen?!! I apologized to my cookware this evening for subjecting it to the food I prepared (I … Continue reading Wow. That really….tasted awful.

For a long time I gravitated toward traditional comfort foods. Steak and potatoes. Hamburgers. Fried Chicken. You get the picture. I attribute much of this to how I grew up, but also to a general lack of creativity and know how in the kitchen. The food I was used to was generally bland and not … Continue reading The journey away from ordinary cooking…