Fix-It and Forget-It

You can go nuts fast worrying about what dish to take to your next holiday or football play-off get-together. I mean to be sympathetic and sensitive to all the concerns, but sometimes when I agonize, I can get a little cynical. That’s a confession and a warning. Continue Reading...

1. The new shoes I hated.
2. Sweet potato croquettes.

The First “Shoebox” Trigger

My parents and I didn’t have many wars. But there was one that still turns my face pink. Continue Reading...

Just wondering. . . is it ever too late to talk about good news? Continue Reading...

When the Thanksgiving turkey platter is passed to me, I always root around looking for the dark meat. Early on, I must have hit a piece of white meat that behaved like sawdust in my mouth—and no amount of gravy could rescue it. Continue Reading...

Rebecca is my daughter. She’s a very good cook. While I couldn’t get her to chop an onion when she was growing up, she’s become a cook who tries everything now—successfully. She also is the Manager of The Good Cooking Store in our little Lancaster County town of Intercourse, PA. She taught Language Arts to middle-schoolers for 7 years. Now we benefit from all of her energy and good ideas. Don’t miss what she has to say!

As I was growing up, our Thanksgiving meals were spent gathered around my grandparents’ dining room table. We would enjoy eating ham or pig stomach (Yes, pig stomach. It’s a local favorite.), noodles with brown butter mounded on a platter surrounded with a moat of peas, sweet potato croquettes, and yummy chocolate pecan pie for dessert. Continue Reading...

I sucked in my breath when I heard “artichokes.” They wanted to serve “Roasted Pepper and Artichoke Spread” as an appetizer at the women’s dinner where I had been invited to speak. Continue Reading...

We are planning a new book called Mom and Me in the Kitchen. We are gathering stories about moms, especially our mom’s part in making meals for us and caring for us, often in the kitchen. We want to hear about your mom!

We have 6 questions for you to answer about your mom, with some “jogging-your-memory” questions to help remind you of stories you may have forgotten.

Simply click on this link to fill out the questionnaire:
Mom and Me in the Kitchen Questionnaire.

Our Thank You

A grand prize of $1,000.00 (U.S.) will be awarded to the person whom we determine has shared the best stories for the whole questionnaire.

There will be 6 runners-up with prizes of $300.00 (U.S.) each for those who have given the best story for each of the 6 questions.

Feel free to share this invitation with your friends.

Anticipating hearing about your mom,

Whether your slow cooker is one of these old girls, or a sleek new one, call it into service whenever you’re in a cooking jam.

I keep putting it off and putting it off. I’ve written it on the calendar on a couple of different dates and erased each one. Continue Reading...

Rebecca is my daughter. She’s a very good cook. While I couldn’t get her to chop an onion when she was growing up, she’s become a cook who tries everything now—successfully. She also is the Manager of The Good Cooking Store in our little Lancaster County town of Intercourse, PA. She taught Language Arts to middle-schoolers for 7 years. Now we benefit from all of her energy and good ideas. Don’t miss what she has to say! Continue Reading...

I agree, there are some stinkers in this world. But there sure are an awful lot of good people. Continue Reading...