Food

For me, Thanksgiving recipes are a walk down memory lane with tastes and smells that bring back stories and memories of holidays past.  They are a sweet reminder of all the holidays we have spent in homes all over the US from Alaska to Texas, Florida, Virginia, and everywhere in between.  From the gravy recipe […]

Today I am sharing an easy recipe for Basil Lemonade from one of my oldest friends and cooking guru Kelly.  We met back in college when we both were RA’s on the same dorm floor.  I have known her almost as long as I have known my husband.  Over the years, many of our visits have […]

Last week I talked about how I had to overcome being a new bride who had no idea how to cook.  My husband, cookbooks, and the internet were a great first step but what truly helped for those first 15 months when he was gone, were my neighbors. These ladies were my first neighbors as a […]

On Monday I talked about one of the things I wish I had known going into being a wife and how horrible of a cook I was.  Starting today, Fridays will be devoted to food, recipes, cookbooks, and everything kitchen related.  For our first installment of Foodie Fridays, we are going to look at a […]

When I got married, I married my best friend!  We were lucky enough to spend time together as friends for many years before dating again for the second time (that is a whole different blog post) and getting married in the town we met in.  What I didn’t realize until we were a few months […]