Category Archives: Family For the past eight years, I’ve woken Wednesdays knowing it was the day my daughter would be back home with me. Sharing custody of a child is hard on everyone, especially children. My concern about how it would impact her almost kept me from making one of the best decisions I’ve ever struggled to make. […]  For the past few months my house has become Scone City, when each Saturday I make a new batch of scones; trying a variety of sweet and savory. I am not the most disciplined recipe tester, but I’ve gotten into it as I play with different methods, flavors and ingredients. After making at least seven […]  I love risotto, but I often forget about it, remembering only when I come upon it while looking for something else in my cupboards. Last week I was looking for ideas for dinner and stumbled on that half box that’s been there a while. I had time, and a container of Brussels sprouts which seemed […]  Saffron is expensive, but if you skimp on it you might as well put it right into the trash, because you can’t taste it. Using too little is as wasteful as using too much. I know better, and yet lately I haven’t been using enough saffron. I have been denying myself as if rationing the […]  When I was a kid there was an auto shop that ran an ad each spring “Spring has sprung the grass has ris, I wonder how my spark plugs is?” I have no idea what company it was, and a Google search was fruitless, nevertheless, the jingle has stuck with me. When people ask […] |
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