I love the holiday season, especially this year. My two oldest children have been away at college, and I am SO very happy to have them home again. I really love seeing them hanging out together.  Laughing. Talking. Just being them. I love hearing my son bound down the stairs…I missed that when he’s away. I love […]

Hope you enjoyed the weekend!  We visited with our extended family in New Hampshire and enjoyed a little lake time.  I love watching the kids hanging out together…even though they don’t see each other that often, they re-connect like no time has been lost. We finished our evening with a campfire…we experimented with a few […]

I have been playing around a bit with quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) in the kitchen. It’s such an interesting grain that has ancient origins dating back to the Inca civilization. My latest craze has been Ancient Harvest’s Inca Red. This red quinoa seems to keep it’s texture a bit better than other quinoa I have experimented […]