Part II: Bless Us O Lord

There is not much I like less than professional sports (with the exception of baseball -- go Reds!), except maybe the hype that comes wi...

. My brother was in town from Maryland for his birthday this year. We usually don't see each other on our birthdays -- mine is jus...

. My favorite appetizer these days is the antipasto platter. Antipasto is the Italian dish that means "before the meal." Not ...

. For the big 25/50 party we hosted a couple of weekends ago, I made many, many desserts and froze them because I knew with Thanksgiving ...

During college football season, every Saturday presents an opportunity for a yummy appetizer-style meal. I don't do this "tailgate ...

. In a few weeks Doug and I will celebrate our 25 th Anniversary and Doug will celebrate his 50 th birthday -- both events in the same wee...

. Lunch is such an issue in my house. My picky children just don't like to eat the same thing all the time. I could eat peanut butter an...

. This past weekend I made this salad for my mom's birthday party. I really don't know why I chose this salad -- I've probably o...

. This quick recipe for macaroni and cheese is a lovely compromise between artery-clogging comfort food and healthy eats. I made it a few ...

. In my neck of the woods there's a placed called Schmidt's -- an " olde " style German restaurant, which originated...

I discovered this recipe a few years ago, and it has truly been a favorite in this house of potato-lovers. Who can resist restaurant-styl...

If you're in central Ohio, be sure to stop by. There will be lots of food and drinks and plenty of fireworks at midnight. I'm not of...

. As we put the finishing touches on the Christmas tree last night, my high school boy reminded me that it was one week until Christmas Eve....

. This recipe is the only recipe that I have from my grandmother, my father's mother. Most of my memories of my grandmother are of her i...

. Sunday night we had "fun night" for dinner, as my kids are known to call it. That pretty much means no cooked veggies with dinne...

. I promised you a story about this chocolate cheesecake which I made last week for my Joshua's 17 th birthday. He asked for a chocola...

. I've been a lousy blog host this week and I apologize. I completely wrenched my back last weekend and I've been in pain all week. ...

. His grad pictures are on my other blog. .

. ...this afternoon? Two desserts down, two to go. These are my graduate's favorite cookie. And I am so very grateful that my graduate...

. I sort of got off track in the last week or so, in my preparation for our graduation party. Previously I posted an Asparagus Pasta Salad t...