by Sara Ray | Jan 2, 2020 | Cooks' Corner
Even though my last column was published the day after Christmas, I wrote it before the holiday. Now that our celebration is over, I can relate details of how I spent my time with family. There was a splendid sunrise on Christmas morning. If it had not been for...
by Sara Ray | Dec 26, 2019 | Cooks' Corner
The day after. Have you ever thought about what it is like to be the morning following a highly-anticipated holiday? The celebration that we eagerly awaited is now past tense. The presents are unwrapped, the stockings no longer bulge with goodies, and the...
by Sara Ray | Dec 18, 2019 | Cooks' Corner
I think I have been way too busy lately. When I haven’t been going somewhere, I have been preparing to go somewhere. (We won’t talk about the morning I spent in the dentist’s office getting crowns on a couple of teeth.) I readied a craft...
by Sara Ray | Dec 11, 2019 | Cooks' Corner
Through the years, I have witnessed many reactions when I inform people that I am allergic to chocolate. I would say that the most common one is horror, followed by pity. If I had a dollar for every time someone remarked, “You poor thing!” I would be a rich woman. ...
by Sara Ray | Dec 4, 2019 | Cooks' Corner
The last month of 2019 has arrived. Along with December comes the busy-ness of the Christmas season. Shopping for presents – gifts for those we hold dear, and gifts for those who may be not-so-dear. Holiday music fills the stores, is tuned in on the radio, and...
by Sara Ray | Nov 27, 2019 | Cooks' Corner
Another holiday is coming up, and sometimes I find it hard to face the idea that there will be someone missing at my Thanksgiving table. I remember the first meal my family had together after my husband graduated to Heaven. Things got quiet when we bowed...