Being the Secret Ingredient

The Setting: There are streaks of blue vying for space amidst the clouds and birds merrily chirping outside my window. Did I wake up in a D...

The Setting:  A kitchen frenzy. The Soundtrack: Not even sure. On the Stovetop: Brownies...Strawberry Jam...various components of w...

The Setting: A chilly fall day. The Soundtrack: Gilmore Girls. On the Stovetop: Piping hot peanut oil for frying up some Homemade Co...

The Setting: Rainy day. The Soundtrack: That 70s Show. Steaming up the Slow-Cooker:   Apple Butter The Scenario: Tons of apples in th...

The Setting: Game Day in South Bend. Pumpkin-carving day at the playground. The smell of charcoal in the air; a patchwork of leaves on th...

The Setting: A hovel of a whole 'nother sort. The Soundtrack: My daughter's adorable snoring. Steaming up the Oven: Peach Cob...

The Setting: The incrementally cleaner-by-the-day Hovel. The Soundtrack: Gilmore Girls, Season Seven On the Stove-top: Goat Ch...

The Setting: A lovely day off. Blue skies. Sunshine. Breakfast. The Soundtrack: Wealth Track with Consuelo Mack on PBS On the Stove-t...

The Setting: Rain is off and on...such is the onset of hurricane season in my hood. The Soundtrack: Glee: The Road to Sectionals on DVD (p...