Category: Favorites
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Wonder Beauty Product
Every girl has at least one go-to beauty product that she must have in her drawer, purse, makeup bag, diaper bag, etc… During the winter months, when the skin on my face feels tight, dry, and flaky, and my daily moisturizer isn’t quite enough, I reach for my tube of Ultra Repair Cream. I…
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Muffin Surprise
Perhaps you can relate to the following: you have some odds and ends hanging out in your refrigerator because it is after the holidays or after a dinner party. You wonder if there is any hope that these bits of this and that can actually transform themselves and become something edible. Then, if you are…
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Best of 2014: My favorite posts of the year
Technically, I should have posted this yesterday when the calendar still said 2014. But the previous year is still within the 24-hour mark so I think I am okay. Before I look ahead to the coming year, I want to take a look back at my five favorite posts of 2014. Perhaps my top…
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Shopping at Aldi: Love or Hate?
If I were a betting woman, I would bet that when you hear the words, “I shop at Aldi,” you either chime in with a “Me too!” or you respond with an “I can’t stand the place!” Aldi seems to elicit strong reactions from people for a variety of reasons. Personally, I love Aldi. I…
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A Summertime Favorite
Three main ingredients: tomato, basil, and fresh mozzarella. When put together atop a piece of toasted sourdough bread and drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with some pepper, the results are spectacular. My mouth sings every time I take a bite. No need for the standard lunch meat sandwich or PB & J right now.…
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Two Easy Summer Desserts
Since I am on a cooking/baking kick as of late, I wanted to share two dessert recipes that I made in the last week. Both are easy and delicious. Key Lime Pie is a favorite summer dessert for our family. I have several Key Lime Pie recipes in my repertoire. This one is actually called…
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The Power of Young Adult Fiction
A couple of weeks ago I read Up a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt. What a powerful, poignant story of a young girl growing from girlhood to womanhood! This book and its characters continue to linger in my heart and mind. Here’s a brief description about the book from the inside cover: “Up a Road…
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Goodbye to my Patron Saint of Hospitality
Two weeks ago I learned of the death of Edith Schaeffer. I don’t know how I missed this information, but at the age of 98, Edith died on March 30. My life has been directly influenced by the writings of Edith and this post honors this remarkable woman. (In case you don’t know, Edith is…
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Smitten By Smitten Kitchen and Saveur
So I finally know why people love the blog smittenkitchen.com and more recently, Deb Perelman’s first cookbook, The Smitten Kitchen. If you want to hear from a home cook (not a professionally-trained chef) who loves cooking and captures the finished product in beautiful photographs, she’s the one for you. She’s also not a bad writer…
Alicia Brummeler 