First Things First
With New Years’ Resolutions flying around everywhere, it would be easy to fall into the same old set of the yearly wishes. You know, loose weight, start the exercise program, organize my life, save money, travel more, and of course, keep the daily journal to…
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Orchestrating a large Christmas Banquet the other evening was a lot of fun for me. The crowd seemed energized, and ready for good food and fun. The sweater contest was embraced with folks wearing the ugliest, the most unique, and the flashiest. Sweaters were lit…
Fall for Love
Opening my door this morning, I was met with a blast of very cool air, enough so, that I went back in for my soft warm jacket. Cappuccino, my Shih-Tzu, was wondering why the delay in his daily morning walk. I explained that it was…
Back to School Mania
Hey guys, do you remember when we went back to school way back in the day? It was the day after Labor Day on September 4th, and for sure we were still in school all the way up until the first week in June. The…
The Peach Tree
Growing up as a kid in the 1950’s in a little community know as Jennings, MO., I can still picture the 2-story house my dad built, and the peach tree planted right along the south side of the house. My dad loved to make flower…
The Smoothie Bar
NEWSLETTER – The Smoothie Bar- July 12 Planning for my kid’s class, called Healthy and Nutritious, I wanted something that the kids could make on their own, have fun with, and be good for them all at the same time. With the weather being so…
Perserve Me Not
I have been blessed to have been raised in an Italian home with a mother who loved to cook. I am sure it was at her apron strings that her love for cooking gave me the passion I have today. Since we had the luxury…
Forever Thanksgiving
When I think about the career that I have as a registered nurse, it makes me so thankful to have had the luxury of witnessing the miraculous hand of God in the lives of so many. As it gets closer to the Thanksgiving holiday, I…
Eleven Best Reasons for Using Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Being raised in an Italian home, it was nothing for my mom to go through gallons of extra virgin olive oil. It was just a daily dosing of one of the best tasting staples in our home. We used it on hot Italian bread, right…
Book Signing
Book Signing down at DiGregorio’s Italian Market the other day, I realized one of the benefits of being a cookbook author… people! I don’t know of much more fun than running into all sorts of people, all wanting to look at, and possibly purchase one…