Maybe because this has been a challenging year for all of us. Maybe because this is a time of reflection as we end the year. Whatever the reason, I am reminded of our time in Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. Santiago de Compostela, the capital of the […]
If you like mole but hate the time-consuming process, you will LOVE this sauce. It combines black beans with many of the ingredients in traditional moles. The result is a rich sauce you can use with tamales, chicken and even over scrambled eggs for breakfast. I’ve also used […]
The weather we are having in our part of the world makes me feel like baking. Winter weather has arrived before it is welcome (at least for me). But a nice fire roaring in our fireplace and an oven baking usually helps make things better. What I like […]
I am so excited that I finally have a masala dabba of my own! A gift from a friend of ours from India. Thank you, Anju! A masala dabba is a stainless steel spice round box that contains most of the spices you would use for preparing a […]
Autumn has arrived! For those of us that live in the northern half of North America that means apple season. This past weekend on the way home from church, we visited Door Creek Orchard, an apple orchard a few minutes from our house. It is a small orchard […]
I don’t eat a lot of cookies, but I do like shortbread cookies. In fact, we often keep a pack of Keebler Pecan Sandies in our pantry (sometimes Cashew Sandies). They are great with some ice cream when you want to relax while watching a movie. I like […]
As the weather gets colder and the snow starts to fall, we like to have some mulled wine, get a good fire going in the fireplace and settle down to watch a movie or a good football game. We did that last night, except that I didn’t make […]
We weren’t a family that had dessert very often but this was one of our favorites. Especially when it started getting cold outside. In southern California that meant the low 50s! It is a very simple dessert: milk, rice, sugar, raisins and cinnamon. Sweet and creamy. While reading […]
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