Some days, I just hate to hear the pop culture news as it seems that so many famous folk just can’t keep their commitments to each other for an extended period of time. Keeping a commitment amongst us mere mortals is hard but, fortunately, it has been reported that the […]
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Yellow Cake From Scratch: The "Holy Grail" of Cake Recipes
0 commentsFor as long as I can recall, I have been on a seemingly futile search for a from-scratch yellow cake recipe that would taste good, be moist and have a similar texture as a boxed cake mix. The primary reason for my search is that I don’t particularly care for […]
Courtship and Communication
0 commentsLast week, I wrote about the importance of making the right connection with your romantic interest. For that connection to have a future, it must be more than just a physical attraction – you must like each other. And, as friends do, so must a romantic couple which is to […]
Boston Cream Pie
0 commentsTomorrow – March 17th – is a milestone birthday for my handsome half. His two favorite desserts are Boston Cream Pie and Cherry pie or cobbler. I’ll be making both to serve at his birthday party so he’ll be able to enjoy both. Here’s the Boston Cream Pie recipe – […]
Courtship and Connection
0 commentsTo make a deep and lasting connection with someone you’re attracted to begins with chemistry. Scientists have actually studied just how and why people are attracted to some and not to others. I believe that without chemistry a courtship will be a relationship to nowhere. Besides physical attraction/chemistry, there must […]
Low and Slow Meatballs and Spaghetti
0 commentsRecently. I made this dish for a family or 5 that my handsome half and I had invited over for dinner. The date we’d chosen to have them over was filled with some other activities, so I put this on in the morning and an hour before they were to arrive, […]
Spring and Courtship
0 commentsSpring is upon us and as Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote in his classic poem Locksley Hall, “ …in the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love…” And, if this is true, it means that there is probably many a young man out there lookin’ for love. […]
Chili Downunder A.K.A.This-Should-Win-an-Award-Chili
0 commentsI live in Texas where any cook worth anything has a chili recipe that they’ve developed along the way or inherited from a family member. Making chili can get right down competitive as evidenced by the number of chili cook offs and contests held throughout the state. I’ve held off […]
Keep Those Cards and Letters Coming
0 commentsIf there is no one in line behind me when I’m at a store check-out, I often enjoy briefly visiting with the clerk. I especially enjoy it if the clerk is a teenager or twenty something as I like to get their perspective on things. For me, it’s more than […]
Yummy, Moist and Meaty Pot Roast
0 commentsOne thing I really enjoy is swapping and sharing recipes. It is a wonderful way to connect and bond with folks. And, one of my favorite people in the world – my Cousin Faye from Louisville, Mississippi – writes letters and mails me recipes on a regular basis that have either been […]