The beach sounds awefuly good this time of year, with 100+ temps already here at home.  So off we went.  San Diego did not disappoint.  The ...

I first heard about the Backyard Farmer from my sister-in-law, Alice . Then, I Heart Mesa bragged about it too. I decided to try it for my...

Thanksgiving was good. I live to eat.

Don't you love that peaches are everywhere right now?  We ordered a big box from a friend who has a Utah-peaches connection [thank you E...

Life with 2 babies: We have not had to buy wipes at all for Hank and George, thanks to very generous friends who gifted me wipes and diape...

A few days ago, I mentioned the delicious dessert our friends brought over. On this particular occasion, Erin was helping her son fulfill hi...

Last night I was telling Alice and Debbie about a yummy dessert I had several years ago. I have not made it myself, but I thought I would p...

Stephen and Leone (bro- + sis-in-law in Seattle) gave us a gift card to La Grande Orange for Christmas. It is one of our favorite places t...

for this girl, nothing was greeted with more anticipation than the day she got her braces last year. that day was recently trumped - the ...

I'm adding this to my must have- list even though it doesn't jive with my no more kitchen gadgets- list . Then there's my chi...

Did anyone watch Amy Finley's road to becoming " THE NEXT FOOD NETWORK STAR ?" I caught bits of it here and there. In short,...