We moved into a new house at the beginning of January. We are pretty moved in, most of the boxes are unpacked and the house is starting to feel more like home. But now comes the hard task of getting organized, and finding a home for everything, and getting pictures on the wall, and getting [...]

UFOs the bane of the crafter’s existance… UnFinished Objects. Started with the best of intentions the UFO has been abandoned for a myriad of reasons. A mistake too daunting to undo, creative vision that took a wrong turn, poor time management on a gift that didn’t get finished, material shortage, crafter’s block… You name it [...]

I just saw a thing on Nightline about a guy in NYC who has taken a year of his life to have No Impact on the environment. And he’s doing it with his wife and two year old daughter! I looked up his No Impact Man Blog and what a great read. I’m pretty sure [...]

Last night we had Rachael’s Chicken Divine. Her version of Chicken Divan. Can I say YUM-O! Pat thinks he’s died and gone to gourmet heaven. One week I’m cooking things off the back of the Campbell’s soup can, next week he’s eating like a king! The recipe called for fresh tarragon, something I have not [...]

I will admit I didn’t even know who Rachael Ray was until fall. Her show is on after General Hospital so I started watching it by default and I love her! I love her spunky attitude and I love her recipes. I recently bought one of her 30 minute meal cookbooks and it has so [...]

One of my favorite Christmas cookies. Oh my do we love these chocolate cookies! This is a fantastic recipe. CHOCOLATE CRACKLES 8 oz Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips 1 1/4 cups flour 1/2 cup Hersey’s Coco Powder 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter 1 1/2 cup packed brown sugar [...]