Mmmmm… maple

It has felt a little spring-like this week, no? Have we served our six week sentence yet, Phil? Time off for good behavior perhaps?
One sure sign of spring is the tapping of maple trees for their sap.  The sap is then boiled, filtered, and the result is maple syrup. If you have only had the Aunt Jemima version, you [...]

Come On, Spring!!

Last week in the grocery store A.P. saw a magazine cover with one of those super cute baking ideas that seem innocent enough… 
It was simply a batch of cupcakes (OK, I can do that) with white frosting (hey! I think I have white frosting in the pantry!) and ’spring things’ on them like bees, and butterflies made [...]

Happy New Year!

As you know, we celebrated the New Year with our friends in St. Louis.  This time, I am talking about another New Year.  Last night my book club discussed ”Snow Flower and the Secret Fan“, which is set in 19th century China (more about book club here).  No sooner did I finish that book than my copy of [...]

National Pie Day

Well, Tasty Tuesday was cancelled yesterday on account of we got about 11 thousand feet of snow and I couldn’t get out of my driveway. We made it a “day in”, and I ignored the phone and email and just hung out with my kids and played games.  Don’t get me wrong, I was itching [...]