Truffling With Your Affections

Today was the farewell for Mrs. V. The astute reader may remember there was a farewell last fall but only Mr. V. left us for TX at that time. Now their house has finally sold and they will be reunited (*yay!*) but we are sad to see them leave (*boo!*). Once again [...]

Bacon Breakfast

When I make muffins they almost always have a little sweetness to them. I like fruit in them — apples, berries, bananas, whatever is on hand, as long as it is sweet. I have made savory muffins, generally to go with soup or some other lunch or dinner entree, but not for breakfast [...]

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you had a good night to end 2007 and ring in 2008, whether that meant going to bed early, watching Dick Clark in your bathrobe, or partying ’til dawn. We had our annual New Year’s Eve Party/Open House event.
We never know from year to year exactly how [...]

Memo to Self

I seem to have a bad case of what The Husband calls ‘Blogger’s Back’ — too much late night computer use with my chair, keyboard and monitor aligned to cause a kink in the middle of my back. So I’m afraid I don’t have anything fabulous for you today.
Last week, on Thursday, I [...]

Tex-Mex Lasagna

I tried another recipe from Cooking Light, Tex-Mex Lasagna. The kids all gave it a resounding thumbs down. The little girls liked the noodles (no surprises there) but it was too runny and I thought it lacked flavor. I have other recipes that we like better, like the chicken enchiladas we’ll [...]