Naan’s in the Skillet
I never met a bread I didn’t like – crusty, soft, chewy, yeasty, flat, or a fluffy biscuit—I welcome them all to my plate, especially if they bring a pat…
What Makes You Raise Your Eyebrows?
Forgive me for what might be perceived as nonsense, but I had to tell somebody. A few days ago, I posted a question on Facebook asking my friends to explain…
SOME THINGS THAT DON’T NEED MESSIN’ WITH
Seems Christmas is the season for listing making – the list for Santa, shopping lists, to-do lists, grocery lists, and Christmas card lists. I am a list-maker from way back,…
MAMA’S POUND CAKE – SPICED UP WITH EGGNOG FOR CHRISTMAS
2 sticks butter 1/2 cup Crisco 2 3/4 cups sugar 3 1/3 cups plain flour ( I use White Lily.) 5 eggs, room temperature 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon flavoring…
The Unexpected Making of New Friend
I’d really like to give you a bit of the inside picture into the writer’s life. Writers have challenges and creative opportunities along the way in writing the story and…
Grancie’s Iced Pumpkin Cookies
Grancie’s Iced Pumpkin Cookies This morsel of goodness is a soft and moist cookie that begs for a cup of tea on a fall afternoon. Or really any time.…
Whose Load Are You Carrying?
News of the past few days—Hurricane Florence’s wrath bringing high winds and floodwaters to the East Coast, and then the pictures of those weary folks whose lives have been altered…
Color and Ingredients — Infinite Possibilities
Being married to an artist makes life . . . what shall I say? . . . Colorful. Splashes of paint are frequently found in places other than his canvas…
THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY
Writers are sometimes asked where we get the idea for a story. Sometimes those ideas come as “lightbulb” moments, and sometimes they just grow bit by bit inside us. Let…