St. Patrick’s Day is awesome because everyone wears my favourite colour and that makes the world really pretty. And St. Patrick’s Day is awesome because…
Sometimes things are so crazy when I first get home from work that I can’t really sit down for dinner. Thankfully, I have quick meal…
Today is Ash Wednesday; the start of the Lenten season. For 40 days (and six Sundays) I will reflect on my faith and my relationship…
Well, it’s Pancake Day and I’ve managed to remember and forget and remember and forget and remember all since I woke up. Of course, by…
Friday eve is here and I’m celebrating with a cold bottle of Pyramid Brewery’s Haywire Hefeweizen and a bowl of pretzels. It’s strange because, if…
Earlier today I wrote an email to a friend and decided to share a new revelation in my life: I don’t like cooked celery. I…
Oh, Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday. What will I do with you? Wednesday, I want to love you because you symbolise the middle of the workweek which…
My friend posted a list of 100 random things her daughter wrote about herself out of boredom and I thought I’d give it a shot…
Growing up, I used to love it when we had frosting and graham crackers as part of our school lunches. It was awesome! And the…
I’ve been noticing in recent weeks that I’m not eating enough and I need to work on that. Before Paul died my diet and exercise…
The second annual “Freeze Your Fanny and Burns’ Supper Extravaganza” weekend is officially over and I think it was a great success! There were 18 of us…
Oh my, oh my, oh my! My normally quiet home has transcended into a madhouse! But it’s a happy madhouse. Yep, the house is chock-a-block…
I am American, born and bred to American parents. My ancestors are Germans from Russia. This means that I am not, contrary to the insistence…
I arrived in Canada yesterday afternoon to find lots of left-over Christmas turkey and friendly people waiting to greet me. (The turkey gets first mention…
Now that all the truffles are rolled and dipped and drizzled and wrapped, it’s time to share the recipes. First, to credit the inspiration: My…
I’ve spent the day making Christmas goodies for family and friends. I thought it would put me in the Christmas mood, but it’s really just…
Shortly after we got married Paul and I started a new tradition of monthly dinner parties. Parties to which we were the only guests. It…
As part of my marathon training, I need to get back into the habit of eating healthy foods. You know – whole foods, low sodium foods, unprocessed…
My foster daughter had a visit with her mom tonight which meant I was on my own for dinner. So, I decided to stop into…
I remember the first time I made no-bake cookies for Paul. He came home from work, looked at the plate of cookies on the kitchen…