Hey Amy!

When I think of comfort food a few things come to mind–grilled cheese, tomato soup, slippery pot pie and mac n’ cheese.  Lately I have been seeing fried macaroni n’ cheese and mac n’ cheese bites on a lot of menus.  Seems it is the new trendy item like the cupcake. I searched for a [...]

If you have kids, you will either be at a party or out trick or treating Saturday night.  For most of you, it will be a chilly evening to be out walking the streets collecting sweet treats.  I don’t have children but have spent many chilly evenings out with friends and their children trick or [...]

Last week as I was sitting in traffic I noticed a truck full of a red round shape fruit or vegetable.  I first thought they could be tomatoes but as I got closer I realized the red was too deep of shade to be.  I then thought they were red onions.  No.  They were pomegranates!  [...]

Many of you have already carved pumpkins for the big holiday on Saturday.   I was a little distracted these last couple of weeks fighting the flu so it doesn’t appear I will be carving anything until this weekend.  If you are late like me, here are a few ideas for carving from Halloween past. 1.  [...]

A few of you have written asking me what to do when you have forgotten someone’s name and are in the position to introduce said person to another.  I have always introduced the other first in the hopes the person whom I have forgotten will then extend their hand (or simply smile) and say “Pleasure [...]

It’s Sunday morning and I am thinking about throwing something in the slow cooker for the men to enjoy this afternoon while watching football. This is a really simple recipe that any skill level can accomplish. It’s easy to create and easy to serve so if you want to toss this together now and get [...]

My dear friend Becky in South Bend, Indiana wrote recently to share some great advice about peroxide use around the house. I was floored by all the things this small and inexpensive bottle could do! As I tried each of these, I was pleasantly surprised and decided I needed to share these tips! 1. Take [...]