Double Ginger Cookies from Cooking Light When planning our very belated Chinese New Year party, I decided to make things easier on myself by choosing relatively simple dishes that I could also make ahead. These cookies were the perfect choice. Once they’ve cooled off, I can pop ’em in a […]
How sweet it isn’t
Fake blooms I’ve come to a tough decision. One I probably should have come to much sooner. I have to cut way back on my sugar intake. Sweets just aren’t sitting well with me lately. They really throw off my blood-sugar levels and make me feel awful. Problem is, I […]
Veggie pizza with a twist
Potato pizza with red peppers and goat cheese…AKA yum! I found this recipe while flipping through back issues of Cooking Light in search of Asian-inspired appetizers for our belated Chinese New Year celebration. I quickly set it aside to make sometime soon. Today was the day. It has a whole-wheat […]
Coffeetable conundrum
They’re called cluster tables…how quaint The other night I went shopping with my friend Heather. We traipsed around the mall in search of bargains until we came upon Pottery Barn. I have plenty of items in my home from Pottery Barn, but I’ve become pretty persnickety about the stuff they […]
Shiny fabric
Better than your average drink coasters We’ve decided to throw a Chinese New Year party this year. Of course we’re a bit behind when it comes to planning, so we’re throwing if after the usual celebrations, which start Jan. 22. But that’s OK. As the wisdom says, it’s the thought […]
The Sunday Blues
Buddy Guy’s Legends The blues seem a fitting way to describe my state this Sunday. No, I’m not really sad. Nothing terrible has happened. I’ve just got those “I put everything off ’til the last minute and now it’s Sunday” Blues. It’s a typical state for me, depending on my […]
No photo today…
I haven’t figured out all the ins and outs of Movable Type yet, obviously, or I wouldn’t be contending with blank pages staring at me periodically. In the interest of keeping things looking neat and tidy around here, I feel the need to at least put something up today to […]