August is just peachy!

by | Aug 22, 2018 | Cooks' Corner

When searching for inspiration to help me write “Cooks’ Corner,” I often check out a list of National (Fill-in-the-Blank) Months. August is National Peach Month, so this week’s column is dedicated to that luscious fruit.  There is nothing like biting into a ripe,...

It Makes Two

by | Aug 22, 2018 | Cooks' Corner

Several people have asked me lately about “that little girl who used to cook with you.”  That girl, my granddaughter Maggie, isn’t so little anymore; she is taller than I am!  She turned fourteen on Saturday. Maggie lives in Newburgh, Indiana, and recently started her...

Red and Ripe for Recipes

by | Aug 8, 2018 | Cooks' Corner

One of the most memorable vacations of my childhood was a trip my family took to Oklahoma in 1968.  It seems so very long ago – and that’s because it was – fifty years, to be exact.  We made our journey in August, headed for the Kiamichi Mountain area.  Two parents,...

It’s green and grows in the garden

by | Aug 1, 2018 | Cooks' Corner

One of my favorite things of summer is fresh cucumbers right out of the garden.  My plants have finally started yielding their produce, and I am thoroughly enjoying the bounty. For the past several years, I have planted the pickling cucumber variety instead of their...

Fun with family

by | Jul 25, 2018 | Cooks' Corner

A good portion of last week was spent with family.  My daughter Molly came on Wednesday with her younger two children, Lincoln and Melody.  Maggie (who lives with her dad) arrived on Friday.  My house has been filled with the sounds of children for several days; now...