Sam, Coffee, Money, & Thyme

I still have almost 1/2 a bag of a 10 pounder of potatoes bought right before Christmas. While I have kept them in a dark place, I fear ...

DD made us some spaghetti last night. Nothing more than Barilla pasta and Ragu sauce, but at the end of a long choreography weekend for her,...

Minnesota dinner was a hit. It was a small group of us, but my mother-in-law joined us for dinner prior to heading for one of her many ...

Perhaps no one thinks about Minnesota when you think fine cuisine.  I bet though, if you've ever past through our great state, you wi...

It is goulash.  I'm feeling nostalgic this week and wanted some hearty rib sticking comfort food. Thick and rich tomato sauce with groun...

It has been a crazy day, but a three day weekend is ahead as it is my Friday off tomorrow.  I was most grateful for my little candy stash, b...

There are not many commonplace experiences I enjoy more than breakfast.  I'm not talking about the bran flakes in the cereal bowl, mu...

Here with a Loaf of Bread beneath the Bough, A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse - and Thou Beside me singing in the Wilderness - And Wilderne...

My extended family draws names for Christmas.  We all dread drawing one of the guys names because men seem to be historically difficult t...

My brother once said, "I used to think mom was a really good cook until I grew up and learned there is something called spices....