October 31, 2010

Labor of Love

Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Whiskey Cream Sauce.


Human beings are fairly predictable. We generally do things for others, for one of two reasons--to GIVE or to GET. It doesn't really matter what the action is; giving or getting is always the underlying motivation.

October 27, 2010

Perfect Party Bites

Jalapeno Corn Cakes with Avocado Salsa.


This is my last post before Halloween night. I wanted to squeeze in one more party food before the weekend!

October 24, 2010

News, Apple Bread, & Giveaway!


Hey Friends, I'm a ball of SHEER EXCITEMENT about the three topics I want to discuss in this post. Bubbling with feverish bliss, Gleefully Ecstatic, overcome with ELATION...happy.

October 20, 2010

Pumpkin Paradise

Creamy Choco-Pumpkin Bars


Halloween is just around the corner. That means decorations are going up! We always wait until the morning of October 31st to put up the outside decorations. That way, they will be a surprise for the neighbors. But the inside of my house is getting a spookier and spookier!

October 17, 2010

Time and Tamales


Time, my ultimate love-language.

Some women want gifts or sweet talk. Those things are nice, but all I really crave is ample time with the people I love.

October 13, 2010

Simple = FANTASTIC!

 Roasted Fish Bruschetta


After rambling on about Chinese Fusion Food, Halloween and Corn Mazes last week, I thought I'd cut you a break today with a quickie write-up and a quickie dinner!

First, a few fun quotes for your reading enjoyment...don't you just love quotes?

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are good, is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian.  ~Dennis Wholey

October 10, 2010

Fall~Fun~Fear

Brandy-Apple Mini Pies with Cornmeal Crust.


Fall is my favorite season by far! Vibrant fiery colors blanketing the slopes, crisp air, jackets. I love jackets.

I also love all the "fall activities"...hay rides, apple picking, corn mazes. Ever been through a corn maze? Oh, you should! Although I must say, I had a little toughening up to do the first time we tried it.

October 06, 2010

1 Pumpkin, 3 Milkshakes

Pumpkin-Snap Milkshake*Java-Squash Milkshake*Ban-umpkin Milkshake


October brings a whirl-wind of crisp cool air, leaves, and HALLOWEEN...

October 03, 2010

REAL Chinese Fusion Food

Spicy Uighur Street Meat and Buttered Naan.


As a mom, I look back on all the travel I experienced--apart from my family--before ever graduating from high school, and wonder if I'll be as brave as my parents to entrust my children in the hands of a non-profit organization in some developing nation? Hmmm...

No, my parents were not inattentive loons. They were always watchful and wise. This is how it all went down.