I’m a fan of the underdog. I love to see the least likely succeed, the marginalized find a voice, and the outcast find a place to belong. While this may sound like political commentary, or perhaps a way to decide which team to root for at football games, I assure you, today ...
Weather: 36 degrees, rain in the forecast (which is crazy for this time of year) What I’m listening to: Phillip Phillips radio on Pandora Way back in 2011, I posted one of my favorite family go-to recipes for Chicken Enchiladas with a basic, yet much-better-than-store-b...
Recently, I happily volunteered to make cupcakes for a bridal shower for a beautiful young bride-to-be at our church. Soon after, my friend who was in charge of the shower preparations, found some ideas on Pinterest for cupcake bouquets and a cupcake wedding dress (photo of m...
I have found that home cooks, like me, are most likely to want to cook as much as they possibly can from scratch during the holidays. We want to make those special, heirloom recipes we set aside to make only once-a-year, the recipes that family members annually request and abo...
Weather: 19 degrees, fiery sunrise over snowy landscape What I’m listening to: Let Her Go, Passenger Thanksgiving is just around the corner and it’s the time of year when we in the U.S. make the most pies – pumpkin, apple, and pecan being the seasonal favo...
Weather: 27 degrees, blue skies and frost What I’m listening to: a small plane overhead and the laundry tossing in the dryer Last spring, I was poring over the cookbook section of the Anchorage Barnes and Noble, when a particular cookbook caught my eye. Jennifer Perill...