Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Crunch time! “Crunch Time” was originally published in the Greenwood Daily Journal, on Saturday November 5, 2011 Imagine it if you will. It is 4 PM. We are all just home from school and the mad dash for an afternoon […]
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Soups On….
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Originally Published in the Greenwood Daily Journal Saturday September 24, 2011 The winds, they are a changing. Gone are the sweltering hot days at the pool, mosquito spray, sunscreen and flip flops. Bring on the warm cider, pumpkin patches and […]
A Little of This….
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Originally Published in the Greenwood Daily Journal Saturday September 10, 2011 I have learned over the years that I need to eat something in the morning for breakfast. I am not really hungry in the morning until I have moved […]
The Tale of Two Scoops…..
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Originally Published in the Greenwood Daily Journal August 20, 2011 If I know one thing about people it is that you just don’t mess with their ice cream. To some it is akin to a religious experience. From that first […]
Back to School Blues….
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Originally Published in the Greenwood Daily Journal August 13, 2011 It hardly feels right to complain about having to go back to work on Monday. I mean, most people who work do so year-round and that is life as they […]
You Can't Always Get What You Want….
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! I am a few days late in posting this. I had good intentions Monday night. I had the dinner dishes cleaned up, the kids in bed, The Husband was off doing something outside and the house was silent. I love […]
Little Lunches for Little People….
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! When my oldest son started school 8 years ago one of my most exciting moments came when it dawned on me that I would get to start packing a lunch for him, buy school supplies and a back pack. Yes, […]
Peachy Breakfast…..
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Originally published in the Greenwood Daily Journal Saturday June 25, 2011 One of my favorite things about summer is all of the bountiful fruits and vegetables that are available at local stores and farmers markets. I know I have mentioned […]
Sweet Memories of Childhood – Strawberry Granita
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Sweet memories of childhood include summer fun and frozen desserts from the ice cream man! Originally published in the Greenwood Daily Journal: Spice of Life column on June 11, 2011 One of my first sweet memories of summer growing up […]
Getting Healthy for a Fresh Start to Summer
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! To make real changes in getting healthy, you have to understand the moment that it all became clear to you that you were headed down an unhealthy path. Sometimes it takes 1 embarrassing event to wake you up and send […]
Quick Fix Dressings
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Originally printed in the Greenwood Daily Journal: Spice of Life. April 30, 2011 Several years ago I had begun to dread mealtimes. I had tried everything, and yet all my efforts to feed my family were being undermined by a […]
Strawberry Cake
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Originally Published in the Greenwood Daily Journal Saturday April 16, 2011 I’m not exactly sure when my love of strawberries began but it has reached a fever pitch in the last few years. I eat them almost every day.Not just for […]