Our Thanksgiving was quite enjoyable. My husband and I spent the morning cooking and working at a leisurely pace. Arriving at our friends' house just before noon, we completed the cooking of appetizers immediately, as everyone was hungry. Both the...

This year's Thanksgiving is much quieter than last year's. Last year, we had approximately 20 people at our home for a traditional dinner. We made turkey, duck, cornbread stuffing, Parker House rolls, and much more. It was a 2-day cooking event. This...

It dawned on me this morning that ours is a household of minis. In addition to our vehicles (a minivan and a Mini), there are other minis. My husband and I are both foodies, and thus, a couple of our children are mini-foodies. They love to cook and...

I have a very dear friend that I have known for almost 20 years. We worked together for about half of that time, so we had the luxury of seeing other daily and eating lunch together. However, in the spring I decided to change careers, which has been...

For soup night this week, our 12 year old chose corn chowder. As it is a heavier soup, we didn't need bread to go with it, but it seemed that some sort of cracker might work. Thinking about our options, I decided to try making cheddar cheese...