What started off a year ago as cooking something special on Sundays, has morphed into an entire day of cooking on most Sundays (time permitting, of course). I have been working my way through my personal cookbook and have been making things I haven’t made in a long time. In …
I decided to not make any wine this year. I’m not quitting the hobby–it’s just that we don’t drink or entertain like we used to so what’s the point in having 200 bottles of wine in the house? For that matter, even when we do entertain, it seems like everyone …
Despite being off yesterday, I took today off to enjoy the nice weather. Yesterday was full of painting the bathroom, shopping at Conzatti’s, a trip to the vet, and making cookies, so I was not able to get outside, as much as I would have liked to. Let’s start with …
I’ve spent the last two weekends gearing up for Jacob’s upcoming Eagle Scout ceremony. I’ve made dozens of cookies (chocolate chip, no bake, and peanut butter) at home. Jake even helped me out with some of them. Then, last Saturday, I went to my Mom’s and we knocked out five …
Brian went hunting on the first day of buck and snagged his first non-vehicular deer. Some people around here were surprised to hear it was his first. But, unlike most people, he hasn’t been hunting since he was a teen–he just started a few years ago. Anyway, he picked up …