Leftover Stuffing and Egg Bake Recipe

Friends, I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving and that it was everything you hoped it would be.  I feel very grateful that we had a house full of family and friends, many of which spent the whole day with us watching the parade, football, and popping in and out of the kitchen to chat […]

Planning a Happy Thanksgiving 2015 — 1 week and counting

This post has been edited from the original which was published on November 17, 2011. Is it just me, or have the last few weeks flown by??  I am getting super excited for Thanksgiving.  We have a great group joining us this year, although I am still unsure about how many we’ll be.  The latest count […]

Thanksgiving 2015 Menu Ideas

Guess what today is?  It is exactly 4 weeks before Thanksgiving!  Don’t panic.  We are going to plan and get organized and have so much fun doing it.  “Right after Halloween!” you’re thinking.  Yes, of course.  Halloween is on Saturday and if you’re like me, you still have to buy candy and figure out your […]

Five Friday Favorites 10.23.15

Happy Friday, my dears.  The temps are seasonable.  My air conditioning works beautifully.  I have no complaints.  I now have to think of other things to talk about with my friends though, since the weather is no longer an issue and I am already over the Presidential election.  Of course, there’s always those last 5 […]

Five Friday Favorites 07.31.15

Here’s my summer conundrum:  I teach a little less in the summer which gives me more free time, so then I make a huge list of projects and stuff I’ve always wanted to get done (e.g. scan all the kids’ artwork and frame it), but then realize I need a break and cross nothing off […]