by Sara Ray | Oct 30, 2019 | Cooks' Corner
I can’t let October get away without featuring apple recipes. I have collected them for years and have tried lots of them along the way. Several years ago, a friend of mine called me the “apple lady” because she was fascinated with all the different things...
by Sara Ray | Oct 23, 2019 | Cooks' Corner
Fall is really beginning to show its colors after the frosty mornings of last week. Summer green is evolving into the reds, golds, and oranges of autumn. Speaking of last week, several days of mine were filled with caring for two of my grandsons, Liam (8)...
by Sara Ray | Oct 17, 2019 | Cooks' Corner
Children’s toys are so much more sophisticated now than they were when I was young. They include many of the things my contemporaries and I had to produce with our imagination. However, sometimes I think we were better off because we learned to be...
by Sara Ray | Oct 8, 2019 | Cooks' Corner
Remember the cartoon character Popeye? The one who was “strong to the finish” because he ate his spinach? October must have been his favorite time of year, as it has been designated as National Spinach-Lovers’ Month. I learned to eat many different...
by Sara Ray | Oct 2, 2019 | Cooks' Corner
This past weekend was something I had been anticipating. The plan was for it to be filled with time with my grandchildren. Things started out well; my son Jonathan brought his son Elijah (4) on Friday morning. After Jonathan left, Elijah and I went through a book...
by Sara Ray | Sep 25, 2019 | Cooks' Corner
One of my favorite “food groups” is potatoes. Baked, mashed, fried, made into a salad – I love them all. So the fact that September is National Potato month gave me an excuse to find new recipes to play around with. I can just hear Bob, my late...
by Sara Ray | Sep 18, 2019 | Cooks' Corner
Just a warning – before reading this column, be aware that it has some fowl language. The word “chicken” is often associated with cowardice. It has caused many a person to act in ways they would not ordinarily behave. After all, who wants to be called a...
by Sara Ray | Sep 11, 2019 | Cooks' Corner
One thing that has enriched my life is the abundance of family stories. My siblings and I heard all kinds of tales about our extended family, Dad’s adventures in the army, things that happened in church; the list could go on and on. Through the years, we...
by Sara Ray | Sep 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
This past weekend was packed full of time with family, especially with my daughter, Molly, and her three children. Many of my readers will remember little Maggie from the years I first started writing “Cooks’ Corner.” She is now fifteen, and the oldest of my...
by Sara Ray | Aug 28, 2019 | Cooks' Corner
I keep asking myself, “Where has the time gone?” Labor Day, the unofficial end to summer, is one week from today, and I already see signs of autumn. Leaves are falling here and there, and my garden is slowing down; even the zucchini plants are barely...
