Help and Hope

What a month March has been.  I don’t think any of us would want to repeat it!  Life has changed for all of us, and in light of the current situation, I am going to provide recipes that may help with meals during this time.  During a conversation with my...
Spring flours

Spring flours

Spring arrives on March 19th this year.  It seems early, but we have been waiting all winter for the news that spring has sprung.  However, winter doesn’t always listen to the fact that it is supposed to be gone, so we can’t depend on it to completely go...

How to use your noodles

The phrase “Use your noodle!” is another way of saying, “make use of your intelligence!”  My parents instilled in me the idea that there are many ways to get things accomplished.  Sometimes all it takes is a little brainpower. Both Dad and Mom were experts at solving...

The sauce of life

One of the things I try to do in life is to find blessings in situations that are considered to be negative.  Last week I wrote about my cousin Jimmy, who passed away on February 21st.  My son Jonathan, my grandson Elijah, and I traveled to Tennessee for the...

What’s not to like about cherries?

I had been planning this week’s column in my head for quite a while, but then, as often happens, life got in the way.  For just over a month now, I have been getting reports on my cousin Jimmy and his health issues.  Then, on Friday evening, I learned that Jimmy will...

Morning Memories

February is National Hot Breakfast Month.  As I sit here trying to decide what to write about, I have the recipes already chosen for this week’s column.  My breakfast is over; yes, I did try one of the recipes this morning.  Now I need to figure out...