I’m a creature of habit. Once something works for me, I pretty much stick with it. I work out every day, so I can enjoy eating and having the occasional glass of wine. So far, so good. I do the crossword puzzle every morning. Exercises my brain. I wear a lot of black. Makes it …
The summer I was six years old, my mom had abdominal surgery. I was shipped off to stay with my grandparents at their farm in McMinnville, TN. I remember several things about that summer, like fishing in the brook, and when Grandma taught me how to make homemade rag dolls. We cut the basic shape …
Life at our house has taken a dramatic turn…after much thought, discussion, and debate, we decided to adopt a new baby. So here we are, beginning our 50’s with a baby in the house. Our dog Rosie is now six, and is very active. Three years ago, she had a touch of arthritis and the …
Our family is growing…plus Fresh Corn Potato Salad! Read More »
Last month I downloaded the movie, “Food, Inc.” to my computer, thinking I’d watch it during spring break, but never got around to it and completely forgot I had it, until last weekend. I plugged in my earphones, and watched it on the balcony in North Carolina, mostly through my fingers as I had to …
Years ago I found a really great computer program called Perfect Diet Tracker. It’s a really easy way to keep track of calories in vs. calories out. The program will take your age and weight and calculate your calorie budget for the day. If you want to take off a couple of pounds, you can …
I love cookbooks. I read them like novels. Even the recipes that I would never make…too complicated, or with ingredients that no one in my family eats. It’s like a treasure hunt….every once in awhile I find a great recipe. But I must admit, having my laptop in the kitchen has reduced the time I …
We’re starting the fifth week at our lake house…the first time we’ve been able to get away for this long. Thankfully, J can work from anywhere, with internet, cell phones and faxes. It’s gone by really fast…I can’t believe it’s been this long. Our days are spent hiking, running, swimming, boating, golfing, playing tennis, reading, …
We have one child. Dinnertime has been an evolving situation. When she was a baby, we made our own dinners, usually something relatively healthy, and gave her something she would eat. It was pretty easy for awhile. I could open the baby food jar, or as she got a little bit older, throw some eggs …
Pecan Crusted Trout…or, the end to being a Short Order Cook Read More »
God, what a weekend. Friday night we went to the MBA/Ensworth football game. Two rival private high schools here in town that had huge stakes in the game. Both teams were undefeated. The Ensworth head coach was the MBA coach for years until he left about 6 years ago to defect to Ensworth, which added …
Football, Allergic Reactions, and Sesame Seed Encrusted Tuna Read More »
At Neiman Marcus in Chicago, you can buy huge, thick, chewy, delicious chocolate chip cookies. They also have white chocolate/macademia nut, snickerdoodles, oatmeal cranberry, toffee, and several different types of chocolate chip. I LOVE them! I had always thought these were the famous Neiman Marcus cookies that are the source of the recipe urban myth. …
The search for THICK, CHEWY Chocolate Chip Cookies Read More »