Have you ever had something on your mind and you just couldn’t get it out of your head? I had that feeling a couple of nights ago, at one of my book clubs. We were suppose to discuss our recent book pick , “In the Garden of Beasts“, by Erik Larson about the Second World [...]
My high school friend, Rita sent me a recipe for Butternut Squash And Sage Lasagna and told me I had to try it. Rita’s an excellent cook and we share recipes a lot, so if she gives it the thumbs up, it’s worth a try. It’s a Martha Stewart recipe requiring fresh lasagna noodles…Don’t tell [...]
About once a month I make my pilgrimage to Costco. I usually have a list and try not to veer from it. But if you’ve ever shopped at Costco, you know that it’s tough to get out of there, a) for under $100 and b) without buying something you hadn’t actually planned on. I never [...]
The first time I went to Paris, was just after college and I was backpacking through Europe alone. I ended up there sometime in early autumn. One night, I treated myself to dinner at the famous four star restaurant, “La Coupole“, on the Boulevard Monparnasse. The romantic, artsy side of me wanted to sit in [...]
I, like I think half the world, listened to the Stanford commencement speech that was shown all over the internet and television the day after Steve Jobs died. Everyone I know posted bits and pieces of the speech via Facebook. I didn’t know him, therefore I didn’t cry. But, I love the iPad, and the [...]
I’m pretty sure my Kansas City family will be turning on their BBQ spits after they read this post, but I am not a BBQ afficianado. In Kansas City, BBQ is a religion. The family loves BBQ’d Pulled Pork sandwiches, so I slot it in occasionally. The best thing about my BBQ’d Pulled Pork is [...]
