Better Me, Better World

My Cranberry Walnut Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce  is a riff on Charlie Trotter's Cinnamon-Raisin Bread Pudding with Vanilla Anglai...

Did Hubby REALLY put all that roasted garlic on his hotdog? Oh, yes, he did. Ugh! Hubby finds my fondness for Cincinnati chili just as ...

"I challenge everyone to consider the direction and the value of your days– because like it or not, those days are going by and either ...

How am I supposed to become a minimalist when DD keeps bringing back stuff that we'd given to her? When DD went off to university, we ...

Have to give up caffeine for awhile, so these Lazarus Chocolate Chip Cookies made with dark chocolate are off limits to me. No need for H...

Don't even want to think about how many of my face powder compacts have crashed and burned in my years of wearing makeup. Wish I'd k...

My ear's still pounding like the ocean during a hurricane, despite two nights of steroids/decongestants-induced insomnia. Though I...

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” Carl Sagan Wish I had not been wishing there were more hours in the day. Woke up...

For the second year, unseasonably warm temps have forced blooms on this bush in our side yard. Here in western Kentucky, daytime temps hav...

Had this Cashew Chicken Stir Fry right where I wanted it...until I remembered some leftover restaurant Chicken Pad Thai in the fridge. *si...

Captured this gal with her tea tray at an historic hotel in Cincinnati. Pretty sure this was at The Cincinnatian , where we ate lunch in 2...

We went with a carefree tapas-style celebration. Pictured here is Hubby's Garlic Thyme Chicken, alongside some hard cooked eggs with a...

Each holiday season, my Aunt M has a Christmas breakfast to which she invites family and friends. The breakfast is her "gift" to e...

Hoping this Kentucky State Fair showcase will inspire me to get off this computer and go create something equally yummy in my own kitchen...

Still hate my camera; still don't feel like posting. Life goes on here tho'. Still cooking as many meals at home as possible. Most...