Stuffed Pork Chops with Cinnamon Apples
This is one of those entrée’s that is autumnal in nature. But trust me, it tastes great any time of year. This is not difficult and don’t let the thought of “butterflying” the pork or making the stuffing from scratch discourage you. Heck, you can use a box of...
A Winter Storm Warning and Breakfast for Dinner
This is not news to anyone by now. I’m sitting in my office gazing out the window watching the sleet and freezing rain come down and feeling grateful to be inside. I actually enjoy winter. I like snow, but I hate an ice event. With a little patience we can...
Christmas Traditions – What's Yours?
It’s really interesting how things evolve over time. Most of us tend to repeat what our parents did in order to keep family traditions alive. We all loved Christmas so much when our kids were little. Then, even after our kids started having babies, our adult sons...
The Things That Make Us Human
Some of you may remember the overnight radio host of Coast to Coast, Art Bell. About 15 years ago, he wrote a book called, “The Quickening”. Love him or hate him, it was an interesting read. I spotted it on my bookshelf a few days ago and remembered one of the...
Mexican Lasagna
We love Mexican food. We also love Italian food. Sounds like a good marriage. Instead of lasagna noodles, substitute corn tortillas or my family’s favorite…taco shells.Ingredients:1 pound ground beef1 pound chorizo sausage-Optional (careful-can be sorta hot)1 pound...
What Thanksgiving REALLY Is, A personal message
We’ve been planning and shopping and chopping and stressing and Thanksgiving is finally here. Thanksgiving for me has always brought memories of comfort and warmth. The holiday was always spent up north with my grandparents. We’d pile into the car when school got...