Pineapple Banana Bread (aka why I squirrel away frozen bananas all year)
By November, you must open our freezer carefully lest the flying bananas injure you. I collect ripe bananas all year long in …
Sandi’s Pumpkin Pear Bread
When I lived in Ukiah, one of my favorite things about the holidays was sampling Sandi Ledford’s pumpkin pear bread. I think …
Black Friday is for decorating!
While many of my retail-crazy friends arose at the crack-o-dawn to catch screamin’ deals on Black Friday*, I connected with my inner …
Thanksgiving miracles
In addition to the turkey, stuffing, GRAVY, green bean casserole, pie, and beautiful people that made this year’s Thanksgiving celebration spectacular, I …
Thursday 13: Thinking on Thanksgiving
Photo credit The other day, I had a visceral (and quite cranky!) reaction to someone trying to monkey with a Thanksgiving favorite, …
Green bean casserole SACRILEGE
As you may know, I am an avid follower of the Pioneer Woman. I love her recipes, photo advice and general wittiness. …
Taking Elmo to the next level aka my evening as Katy Perry
For some reason (ah hem, Tom), T’s annual boy’s weekend fell over Halloween. Since it didn’t make much sense to come home …
Happy Stupid Love Day from a serious sap
I’ve referenced the high holy holiday of love as “Stupid Love Day” for as long as I can remember. The hostility probably …