Snack time!
“Pineapple isn’t white!” my daughter insisted from the fresh foods aisle in Target. “Well, what fruit can you think of that is then?” She thought long and hard, scanning the options available. “Pears and apples are white inside, but they turn brown. Bananas are yellow…” “Do you have a better idea?” “Pineapple it is!” I … [Read more…]
We’re down to the wire here. Christmas is hours away now and the stores are mobbed with last-minute shoppers. And there’s nothing I dislike more than crowds. I have a strong fear of being buried alive–and shopping on the day or two before Christmas feels a little too much like being buried alive. You’re in … [Read more…]
Disclosure: Kerrygold Cheese and Butter provided me with a wheel of Cashel Blue cheese, which was used to develop this recipe to enter into one of their contests. All opinions remain my own. Blue cheese is one of those foods that you love or hate–there is no in between. Its strong flavor demands attention, overpowering … [Read more…]
My son is an early riser. Regardless of the day of the week, no matter what time he went to bed the night before, you can be sure he’ll be up by 6 A.M., knocking on my bedroom door to ask if he can have breakfast. I hate mornings. I’ve become complacent since returning to … [Read more…]
Life is flying by these days at an impressive rate. Just when I think I may be able to catch up, grasp the moment and wring everything possible out of it, I”m falling behind again, watching it all whiz on by. Like the month of October. It seems like it was only yesterday that I … [Read more…]