Happy National Cheese Lover’s Day! Although I’m not sure there’s much of a difference between today, January 20, and National Cheese Day (June 4)…I mean, how can you eat cheese and NOT love it? Have you ever wondered how the first human discovered cheese? Maybe it’s like the first person who ate an oyster, we’ll…
Happy National Crêpes Suzette Day!
Well how about that, today May 6 is National Crêpes Suzette Day! So now everyone needs to either go out and order the infamous dish or make it at home tonight for a special dessert. Ummmmmm, right. This is a typical French dessert, that was invented for the Brits! French dessert Crêpes Suzette consists of…
When it Comes to Salads, Let’s Get a Little Naked
I learned a looooong time ago to order my salad dressing on the side when I go out to eat in an American restaurant. Sometimes even the higher end restaurants still put way too much dressing on salads for me. I love a perfectly dressed salad, not one that is literally swimming in a pool…
How to Make Your Own Icelandic Yogurt
Back in my hippie days in college — no, I really wasn’t a hippie but I did have a tie-dyed shirt — I discovered “health foods.” One of them was yogurt. Growing up I’d never even heard of yogurt let alone eaten it. But when I got to college we had a dairy on campus…
Easiest Cookies Ever for the Holidays — or Anytime!
I went to an old-fashioned “cookie swap” over the weekend, something I haven’t done in years. My sweet neighbor Martha organized it as a way for us to get to know some of the newer people who’ve recently moved into our community. But Martha knows how to host a cookie exchange — there was wine…