Last year we decided to begin a tradition, which we continued tonight.  A few days before Christmas we travel to Portland to have a sc...

As our Christmas weekend began, we decided to have a small family celebration at "Brazil Grill" in Portland.  Brazil Grill is a Ch...

We had a fun impromptu date night when Richard picked me up from work tonight.  Started with a cocktail and some delicious Purple Peruvian F...

I don't know what has gotten into me, but I've been canning just about every weekend.  Last weekend I even got one of my "besti...

I have been having SO much fun canning pickles over the past couple of weekends.  So far, I've made 2 dozen jars of Spicy Garlic Dill Pi...

photo from KingArthurFlour.com I think people would say that I am a pretty good cook. My Mom was a really good cook too. She taught me a lo...

photo from See's.com Cindy’s paternal grandmother, Julia, worked for See’s Candy in Los Angeles for many years. She worked at the plant...

photo from i.ehow.com Nothing tastes more like summer than home grown tomatoes. My father grew the most amazing tomatoes every summer. They...

My (Cindy’s) Mom and Dad were a couple of characters. Here is one of my favorite stories about them… Mom and Dad were married in 1941. They...