Finding Our Way Now

This light and easy tomato pasta is a super fast entree to throw together in minutes. It uses what we already have in our pantry giving you an instant meal that is light, delicious and inexpensive. We will often have this light and easy tomato pasta di...

Let me introduce you to one of my best friends and she also happens to be my blog assistant. I have known Elizabeth Scott for over 10 years. She was my executive assistant when I was a VP of Sales and has continued to be an invaluable resource for me ...

Let me tell you about Steelhead Vineyards and the two bottles of wines I received. The two wines are the Steelhead Pinot Noir 2011 and the Steelhead Red Wine 2010. We decided to have the two wines with a simple pasta dish, salad and crusty bread...Th...

Cheese boards are the easiest thing ever to serve for any type of entertaining. A good cheese course works well before or after any meal, anytime really. While picking out cheeses, pick out three to five cheeses that will go well with each other. What...

Human nature has always fascinated me.  It is one of the many reasons I love to teach and why I found myself in a management role. I’ve noticed that we have the ability to form opinions with some of the most minute pieces or information, events ...

I was talking with a good friend the other day, and we were discussing Mothers’ Day. I had mentioned that I was making a really great Peach Balsamic Bellini to celebrate. She started laughing.  She then told me her kids would come over to her ho...

I know not everyone likes marinated mushrooms. For those of you who do, this is a super easy and "way cool" marinated mushroom recipe just for you. I've been making this recipe for years. I can't even tell you where it originated. It is a family fa...

Spring is in full swing in my area. It seemed to have arrived a bit early, but then again time seems to fly by. I feel blessed because a number of my friends (such as Cheryl Therrien/Grandmother's Diaries) are still waiting for Spring to happen...The...

I’ve been traveling of late and found myself at a very nice wine and cheese bar with my husband.  Even though I had a bottle of Scharffenberger Brut Excellence at home, I choose it to complement our cheese plate.  It was a good choice. I have alwa...

Lemon Meringue Pies are a particularly nice treat in the spring and especially for Mother’s day.  So I thought why not make them in a jar. I love lemon.  Lemon meringue pies are one of my favorite kind of pie.  What gave me the idea for happened w...