Need a couple of last-minute ideas for the flood of visitors that is coming in? Look no more: here to save your bacon are Jon and Vermecia, sharing some of their favorite sweet things of the season! Everyone knows that a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine (and the chaos) go down in a most […]
We’re just days before Christmas. Got the presents wrapped? Tree trimmed? Menus planned? Food always played a big part in the Christmas and New Year’s traditions in my home growing up, and I thought it might be interesting to find out what foods or dishes are cherished by our neighborhood chefs and restaurateurs. This week, […]
Is it just me or has Red Velvet Cake become insanely popular in the last couple of years? I blame the cupcake trend… I grew up with this cake — my mom would make it every Christmas and for my sister’s January birthday. It is, and has always been, her favorite cake, and it was […]
We’re just days before Christmas. Got the presents wrapped? Tree trimmed? Menus planned? Food always played a big part in the Christmas and New Year’s traditions in my home growing up, and I thought it might be interesting to find out what foods or dishes are cherished by our neighborhood chefs and restaurateurs. This week, […]
The first Christmas Ramona and I spent together, I bought her one of those huge bags of various styles of rawhide which she promptly ripped open, piled up and then passed out on top of. She was so happy and content to spend Christmas day asleep on her mountain of rawhide. These days, the pooch […]