• pizza, pizza

    - - My husband suggested pizza for our Sunday night supper. He didn't want the normal pizza, but something a little different. I suggested doing half of a pizza with goat cheese, caramelized onions,...

  • does this girl making anything else besides chicken?

    Chicken plays a big part in the diet at our house. I'm constantly clipping appealing chicken recipes to add to my repertoire. Many years ago I found in the July 1993 issue of Gourmet Magazine a recipe...

  • something new

    I recently came into possession of a new flavor enhancement for cooking. Villa Grimelli Balsamic Glaze White, which is balsamic reduction, that can be used right from the bottle or in my case, mixed...

  • party extras

    I had some people over this weekend for a get together. With the weather being so hot, I didn't want either myself or my husband standing over a grill making hot dogs and hamburgers. I thought, too,...

  • squash blossoms

    My husband had a pumpkin from last Halloween composting in our small side garden. The result was we had a huge pumpkin plant growing with large leaves, plenty of blossoms, but no sign of pumpkins. My...

  • Breakers dining Spring Lake

    - - Last week I brought my 87 year old aunt down to my home for a few days. I was a bit surprised that she didn't give me an argument about coming down. However, when you have a water view while eating...