Super Special

There are times when I reminiscence about childhood memories with one or more of my siblings.  Most of the events we discuss would not have been possible without the people involved in those recollections.  Some folk pass in and out of our lives without much fanfare,...

The pies have it!

One of my most practiced hobbies besides cooking and sewing is crocheting.  You might say I’m hooked on it.  My mother taught me how when I was around five or six years old, and I have made countless items since.  I started out making long chains; when...
The Last Dance

The Last Dance

There is an old saying that goes like this: “All good things must come to an end.”   While I don’t entirely agree with this statement (after all, God is good and He is infinite), it is often very true.  For the past several months I had known that my...

Some like it sweeter

This past Sunday (January 13th) was one of those days I felt like I needed to bake a cake.  It was my late husband’s birthday, and for many years it was my practice to make him a sweet treat in celebration.  I had not done so for quite some time (it was the...

Bread machine quandary: dough or bake?

When I first began writing the Cooks’ Corner column, much of what I discussed was the “how-to” aspects of cooking and baking.  As time went on, I began adding stories as well as recipes.  The story submissions were much the favorite of my late husband, who...